Clash of the Classes IX (Track & Field)

Cov Cath tops Trinity, Ft. Knox is back, and the Mercer Co. girls win the meet in the final race on Saturday at Bardstown HS. 

Boys - Cov Cath won five events, placed second in two others, and used its depth to score in 14 of 16. Andrew Hardwick (Boyle Co.) SP/DT, Armon Tucker (Trinity) 100/200, and Charlie Sora (Cov Cath) HJ/TJ, were each double winners. Ft. Knox, having competed in zero sports in the last year, looks to be a strong contender in this year's state meet.

Girls - Mercer Co. held a narrow lead over Warren East and Bourbon Co. headed into the final event. The Titans won the meet on a second place finish in the 4x400 relay. Payton Bugg (Boyle Co.) 100/LJ, and Jai Marie Piazza (Mercer Co.) 100H/300H won two events on the day.

Top individual performances (KY Top 10):

Girls - Gracie Reed, Barren Co. (3200), Payton Bugg, Boyle Co. (LJ), and Lauren DeBold, Bethlehem (DT).

Boys - Andrew Hardwick, Boyle Co. (SP), Josh Meiman, Lou. Holy Cross (3200), Armon Tucker, Trinity (100/200), and Charlie Sora, Cov Cath (TJ).

Unofficial Scoring - Combined classes, to eight places:

Boys - 1. Cov Cath 120, 2.Trinity 92, 3. Mercer Co. 89, 4. Ft. Knox 70, 5. Lou. Holy Cross 67, 6. Boyle Co. 42, 7. Bardstown 41, T8. Bethlehem 24, T8. Christ. Ed. Cons. 24, 10. John Hardin 23, 11. Warren East 22, 12. Spencer Co. 16, 13. Cent. Ky. Home. 14. Barren Co. 9, 15. Gallatin Co. 4.

Girls - 1. Mercer Co. 97, 2. Bourbon Co. 92, 3. Warren East 90, 4. Boyle Co. 78, 5. Lou. Holy Cross 52, 6. Bardstown 44, 7. Christ. Ed. Cons. 40, 8. Spencer Co. 33, T9. Ft. Knox 26, T9. Barren Co. 26, 11. Cent. Ky. Home. 24, 12. Bethlehem 17, 13. Gallatin Co. 14, John Hardin 11.