Photo: Elijsah Westbrook of Center Hill lifts 530 pounds in the squat portion of the 6A North Half powerlifting meet at Lewisburg. (Bob Bakken/desotocountynews.com)
Lewisburg hosted the 6A boys’ North Half powerlifting championships on Saturday. The top three finishers in each weight class earned spots in the MHSAA state championships on April 1 at Jackson’s Mississippi Coliseum.
Madison Central won the team championship and Hernando finished second.
Here are the state qualifiers from DeSoto County 6A schools and their placings at the North Half meet.
114 lb
1st- Landon Waddill- Hernando
3rd- Alex Chapman- Center Hill
123 lb
3rd- Tavion Holmes- Olive Branch
148 lb
2nd- Andrew Moore- DeSoto Central
3rd- Dalton Standford- Hernando
165 lb
2nd- Britton Purvis- Lewisburg
3rd- Dyland Cubbage- Hernando
181 lb
3rd- Mason Biggs- Hernando
220 lb
1st- Anthonie Johnson- Southaven
242 lb
1st- Taurean Davis- DeSoto Central
3rd- John Campbell- Southaven
275 lb
1st- Landon Lageman- Lewisburg
2nd- Justin Griffin- Olive Branch
3rd- Sebastian Massie- Hernando
308 lb
3rd- Eilijsah Westbrook- Center Hill
308+ lb
3rd- Bryson Brown- Horn Lake
Lake Cormorant High School hosted the MHSAA 5A North Half powerlifting championships Saturday and defended last year’s team championship. The Gators scored 53 team points to second-place Lafayette with 28.
Following are the state meet qualifiers from Lake Cormorant and how they placed in the meet. Lake Cormorant will defend its state championship from last year at this year’s state finals in Jackson on April 1.
