Congrata to JC on winning the AR State Weightliftng Championship

[dragondad]

Junction City won 2A as well as the Overall Championships today.

Way to go Dragons!!

[bleudog]

And in the 148 pound class, JC's Fred Daniels set a new class record with a lift of 295 pounds. 

Congratulations to Fred and his Dragon teammates.

[big E]

Man when I was 295 pounds I could lift 145 to.Oh snap I read that wrong.lol Congrats to the dragons.

[Proud Buckaroo]

It really pays out to have a good weight lifting program. Good job, Dragons.

[bleudog]

The Dragons won the Arkansas High School Weightlifting Competition Saturday in Alma, lifting 5,260 pounds to claim both the Overall championship and the 2A championship.

El Dorado placed second in the 7A-6A Division and was third in the Overall with 5,035 pounds. Benton, the 7A-6A champion, totaled 5,065 pounds to finish second in the Overall.

There were 55 teams and more than 500 athletes competing.

Junction City has won the 2A weightlifting title eight times and the Overall crown on four occasions.

"We had a very good day today. We're real pleased with the guys," said Junction City coach David Carpenter. "We have a lot of young ones on the team this year. They performed great. Had a good mix of seniors and underclassmen on there. The seniors did a real good job of leading the young guys and showing them what to do. It was a great day."

Freshman Fred Daniels won the 148-pound division with a total of 510 pounds. He set the state record in that division with a 295-pound bench press.

C.J. Johnson finished second in the 132-pound division. Taylor Mason was third in the heavyweight division.

Other competitors for the Dragons were: Davarion Nelson in the 123-pound division, Dez Brown (165-pounds), Daquan Ford (181-pounds), JaQwis Dancy (198-pounds), Corey Kemp (220-pounds), Marquez Singleton (259-pounds) and Matthew Freeman (242-pounds).

Full EDNT article:  CLICK HERE

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State sports briefs

— Democrat-Gazette Press Services

WEIGHTLIFTING

State champions crowned

Benton, Wynne, Dover, Booneville and Junction City won their respective classifications' titles in the state weightlifting meet Saturday at Alma High School.

Class 2A Junction City had a meet-high 5,260 pounds. Benton won the Class 6A/7A title, lifting 5,065 pounds. Class 5A Wynne lifted 5,025 pounds, Class 4A Dover had 4,880 pounds while Class 3A Booneville finished with 5,020 pounds.

Three of the five state weightlifting champions played in the state football championship games in 2014. Junction City won the 2A title, while Benton and Wynne played in the 6A and 5A title games, respectively.

El Dorado's Ernest Reed won the heavyweight class, lifting 755 pounds. Other champions included Greenwood's Colton Sims (259 weight class), Benton's Dylan Murphy (242), Wynne's DeAndre McGill (220), Benton's Adonte Winston (198), Magazine's Cheenew Yang (181), Hazen's Logan Penn (165), Junction City's Fred Daniels (148), Bismarck's Zach Roberts (132) and Magazine's Josh Syrock (123).

CLICK HERE

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Weightlifting

STATE WEIGHT MEET
At Alma High School

TEAM TOTALS

CLASS 7A/6A
TEAM TOTAL WEIGHT
1. Benton ............................................................5,065
2. El Dorado .......................................................5,035
3. FS Northside ..................................................4,735

CLASS 5A
TEAM TOTAL WEIGHT
1. Wynne ............................................................5,025
2. Beebe .............................................................4,630
3. Farmington .....................................................4,580

CLASS 4A
TEAM TOTAL WEIGHT
1. Dover ..............................................................4,880
2. Mena ..............................................................4,815
3. Pottsville.........................................................4,770

CLASS 3A
TEAM TOTAL WEIGHT
1. Booneville .......................................................5,020
2. Danville...........................................................4,540
3. Benton HG ......................................................4,460

CLASS 2A
TEAM TOTAL WEIGHT
1. Junction City ..................................................5,260
2. Hazen .............................................................4,915
3. Parkers Chapel ...............................................3,870

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

123-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Josh Syrock, Magazine 185 185 370
2. Fernando Morales, Danville 185 175 360
2. Cedric Hall, Forrest City 185 175 360

132-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Zach Roberts, Bismarck 215 250 465
2. C.J. Johnson, Junction City 225 235 460
3. Will Recinos, Alma 235 225 460

148-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Fred Daniels, Junction City 215 295* 510
2. Simeon Watson, Benton 225 265 490
3. Dakota Aycock, Hazen 225 255 480

165-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Logan Penn, Hazen 265 275 540
2. Joey Vore, Jonesboro 265 275 540
3. Shane Atchley, Mena 300* 235 535

181-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Cheenew Yang, Magazine 255 360* 615*
2. Matthew Berry, Booneville 275 315 590
3. C. Marquardt, Heber Springs 265 295 560
3. Trenton Mosby, Hazen 285 275 560

198-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Adonte Wilson, Benton 320 325 645
2. B.Rousseau, Gr. Co. Tech 305 315 620
3. Jon Johnson, Benton HG 305 305 610

220-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. DeAndre McGill, Wynne 330* 275 605
2. Billy Yang, Magazine 285 315 600
3. Chris Wheeler, Sheridan 285 305 590
3. Bryce Williams, Jonesboro 265 325 590

242-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Dylan Murphy, Benton 295 335 630
2. Jodeci Booker, Jonesboro 285 345 630
3. Roy Like, Wynne 305 315 620
3. Bryson May, Booneville 285 335 620
3. Zach McGhee, El Dorado 265 355 620

259-POUND DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Colton Sims, Greenwood 335^ 365 700
2. Chase Fondren, Dover 285 365 650
3. Austin McNeely, Pottsville 315 325 640
3. M. Singleton, Junction City 295 345 640

HEAVYWEIGHT DIVISION
NAME, SCHOOL CLEAN BENCH TOTAL
1. Ernest Reed, El Dorado 360^ 395 755
2. Austin Capps, Star City 345 365 710
3. Taylor Mason, Junction City 305 395 700

* State record
^ Tied state record

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[WonderWartHawg]

Anybody know if Rison participated?  They usually are in there somewhere among the top.

[HorseFeathers]

Just curious is there a list anywhere showing how many kids actually participated for each team?

[bleudog]

Just curious is there a list anywhere showing how many kids actually participated for each team?

I don't know about a list, but there are 10 lifters to a full team (one in each weight class).  ENDT references 55 teams competed with over 500 lifters.

I think JC won a 2A title one year with nine.   Pooh Man weighed too much and had to compete in the second smallest class.  JC didn't have anybody to back him up in the smallest class but Kemp was such a pound-for-pound beast he made up most of the difference without the 10th lifter.

[FD4]

Congrats to the Dragons on another title, Wynne got their second straight 5A title, just came up short on the overall I see.  Still, a good effort.

[Coach Vincent]

Anybody know if Rison participated?  They usually are in there somewhere among the top.

Rison was not there this year.

Was very proud of Parkers Chapel for taking 3rd in 2A while lifting only 1 senior including 6 freshman

[WonderWartHawg]

Anybody know if Rison participated?  They usually are in there somewhere among the top.

Rison was not there this year.

Was very proud of Parkers Chapel for taking 3rd in 2A while lifting only 1 senior including 6 freshman

Unusual.  They usually compete and compete well.  Wonder why they passed this year?

[WonderWartHawg]

Now understand it was a budget decision to not take a team to Alma due to cost of staying overnight.
Maybe they just decided to spend that money on something else.

[BigBrother]

Knew they couldn't lift 5260

[cuz]

Congrats JC on a job well done...

[WonderWartHawg]

Knew they couldn't lift 5260

Don't know.  Didn't go.
But they usually finish pretty well, usually top 2 or 3 in classification (and won it before I think) and top 10 in overall.

[amehr36]

Why aren't the big schools complaining about all our "out of state" talent keeping them from winning?...