TEAM SCORES (Top 16 of 44 teams that scored) - REVISED 3/4/97
 1. Durham Hillside 36
 2. Southern Pines Pinecrest 28
 3. Raleigh Leesville Road 27
 3. High Point TW Andrews 27
 5. Fayetteville EE Smith 19
 6. Greensboro Dudley 18
 6. East Mecklenburg 18
 7. Durham Jordan 17
 9. Greensboro Smith 16
10. North Forsyth 15
10. Fayetteville Pine Forest 15
12. North Rowan 13
12. Winston-Salem Mt.Tabor 13
14. Gastonia Ashbrook 12
15. South Rowan 11.5
16. Charlotte Myers Park 10
16. North Henderson 10
16. Raleigh Broughton 10
16. East Rowan 10

55m:
1 Montay Wilds, North Forsyth 6.38
2 Chris Justice, Greensboro Dudley 6.50
3 Jermaine Killey, Thomasville 6.57
4 Jontae Snipps, Eastern Alamance 6.57
5 Michael Waddell, Richmond Co. 6.58
6 David Hawkins, Southern Vance 6.65
7 Britt Cox, Fuquay Varina 6.68
8 Landell Jacobs, High Point Andrews 6.70

300m: REVISED
1 Tyson Gardin, Gastonia Ashbrook 36.04
2 Rodney Talbert, Fayetteville Smith 36.12
3 Montay Wilds, North Forsyth 36.17
4 Landell Jacobs, High Point Andrews 36.35
5 Donald McDowell, High Point Andrews 36.50
6 Eric Williams, Fayetteville Pine Forest 36.67
7 Jermaine Killey, Thomasville 38.04

500m:
1 Lamont Penington, Hillside 1:07.14
2 Rashad Diggs, High Point Andrews 1:09.01
3 Dale Slaughter, Fayetteville Smith 1:09.33
4 Terrance Anderson, Fayetteville Pine Forest 1:10.26
5 Earl Rush, High Point Andrews 1:11.65
6 OJ Holmes, Wilson Beddingfield 1:11.97
7 Tyrone Brooks, McMichael 1:12.40
8 Ohmar Land, Charlotte Olympic 1:12.80

1000m:
1 Lamont Penington, Durham Hillside 2:35.89
2 Richard Hill, Charlotte Myers Park 2:38.64
3 Shane Walts, East Meck 2:39.50
4 Edmun Kelly, So. Pines Pinecrest 2:41.10
5 Darrell Metcalf, North Buncombe 2:44.48
6 Andy McNeely, West Rowan 2:47.63
7 Jay Jahnes, SW Guilford 2:48.97
8 Jim Martin, Charlotte Myers Park 2:50.84

1600m:
1 Lamont Penington, Durham Hillside 4:26.16
2 Tommy Howell, Apex 4:31.37
3 Jesse Norman, Fuquay Varina 4:34.75
4 Doug Wessling, Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 4:35.37
5 Ryan Woods, Watauga 4:35.87
6 Brad Wilkins, Orange County 4:35.97
7 Jim Martin, Charlotte Myers Park 4:36.02
8 Jody Corum, Watauga 4:36.89

3200m:
1 Aaron Keller, North Henderson 9:28.58
2 Nick Iavco, Winston-Salem Mt. Tabor 9:57.85
3 Jon Bell, Raleigh Leesville Rd 9:58.01
4 Craig Littlefield, Raleigh Leesville Rd 9:58.15
5 Ben Bissette, East Mecklenburg 10:03.54
6 Jody Corum, Watauga 10:11.29
7 David Jordan, East Forsyth 10:15.26
8 Blake Roberson, Greenville Rose 10:16.47

55m High Hurdles:
1 Brandon Isaac, Gbo Smith 7.65
2 Omar Orr, Charlotte Harding 7.80
3 Alvin Grimes, Greenville Rose 7.84
4 Keith Sims, Fayetteville 71st 7.87
5 John Whitesides, Brevard 7.90
6 Tavalous Brown, Richmond Co. 8.06
7 Arthur Deans, Southern Nash 8.34
8 Bruce Ford, Jacksonville 8.54

1600m Relay: REVISED
1 Fayetteville Pine Forest 3:32.48
2 High Point Andrews 3:33.01
3 Fayetteville EE Smith 3:35.15
4 North Mecklenburg 3:35.85
5 Gastonia Ashbrook 3:37.56
6 Greensboro Ben L. Smith 3:38.16
7 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 3:39.36

3200m Relay:
1 East Mecklenburg 8:29.49
2 Morganton Freedom 8:36.03
3 Raleigh Leesville Road 8:42.58
4 Charlotte Providence 8:42.96
5 Charlotte Myers Park 8:43.58
6 Winston-Salem RJ Reynolds 8:51.17
7 Gastonia Ashbrook 8:54.10
8 Lumberton 8:54.74

Long Jump:
1 Marcus O'Neal, Greensboro Dudley 24-7.25
2 Troy Dolby, Raleigh Leesville Rd 23-5
3 Kwan Skinner, Durham Jordan 22-4.25

Triple Jump:
1 Ernest Hill, So. Pines Pinecrest 48-6.5
2 Jason Smith, So. Pines Pinecrest 44-9.5
3 Tron Morehead, Gbo EE Smith 44-1
4 Kwan Skinner, Durham Jordan 43-8.5
5 Marcus Hunter, North Rowan 42-0

High Jump:
1 Nathan Page, South Rowan 6-4
2 Brad Johnson, Raleigh Millbrook 6-2
3 Kwan Skinner, Durham Jordan 6-2
4 Landell Jacobs, High Point Andrews 6-2
5 Steven Heggins, South Rowan 6-0
6 Keddrain Bowen, Washington 6-0
7 Demaryland Cooper, Southern Nash 6-0
8 Chavis Barringer, West Rowan 5-10

Pole Vault:
1 Matt Price, East Rowan 14-6
2 Zach Witlow, Raleigh Broughton 13-0
3 Evan Rivas, So. Pines Pinecrest 12-06
4 Matt Jamison, Charlotte Providence 12-06
5 Dan Serisky, Raleigh Broughton 12-06
6 Brent Lesmerises, Raleigh Leesville Rd 11-0
7 Andy Reed, South Caldwell 11-0

Shot Put:
1 Jeff Chambers, North Rowan 52-6.75
2 Larry Brock, South Brunswick 51-2.50
3 Jermese Jones, Durham Hillside 50-4.25
4 Zed Anderson, Asheville AC Reynolds 49-2.25
5 John Judd, Harnett Central 48-7.25
6 Champ Burgess, Washington 47-9.25
7 Duston Obermeyer, East Meck. 47-8
8 Chris Glenn, Rockingham Co. 46-6

MVP: Lamont Penington, Durham Hillside

1997 Girls Results:

Team Scores: (Top 15 of 43 teams that scored)
 1. Watauga 50
 2. Apex 30
 3. Polk County 28
 4. Charlotte Myers Park 22
 5. Southern Durhan 21
 6. Fayetteville Terry Sanford 20
 7. Charlotte Providence 18
 8. Lumberton 16
 9. Cary 16
10. Raleigh Millbrook 14
11. West Charlotte 12
12. Charlotte Olympic 12
13. North Rowan 10
14. Fayetteville Pine Forest 10
15. Southern Pines Pinecrest 10

55m:
1 Aspen Powell, So. Pines Pinecrest 7.22
2 Demetria Washington, Fayetteville Sanford 7.27
3 Jimille Nelson, Rocky Mount 7.37
4 Demetria Dixon, Fayetteville Sanford 7.44
5 Chrystal Lee, Fayetteville Westover 7.46
6 Jenny Cassell, Southern Guilford 7.51
7 Joy Nsubuga, Apex 7.57
8 Danielle Davis, Fayetteville 71st 7.64

300m:
1 Crystal Cox, Fayetteville Pine Forest 40.56
2 Demetria Washington, Fayetteville Terry Sanford 40.94
3 Brenda Taylor, Watauga 41.52
4 Lisa Bradsher, Burlington Cummings 42.79
5 Jimille Nelson, Rocky Mount 42.83
6 Ashelyn Little, East Meck. 42.97
7 Cheron Clark, Charlotte Harding 43.80
8 Martina Freeman, Fayetteville 71st 43.90

500m:
1 Kiona Kirkpatrick, Charlotte Providence 1:19.25
2 Becca Walker, Charlotte Myers Park 1:22.16
3 Ursula McLean, West Charlotte 1:23.46
4 Renae Robinson, Charlotte Olympic 1:23.72
5 Andrea Matthews, Fayetteville Westover 1:24.33
6 Jessica Thomas, Charlotte Myers Park 1:24.49
7 Ashelyn Little, East Mecklenburg 1:24.78
8 Gerimee Bailey, Greensboro Page 1:25.14

1000m:
1 Jennifer Dimsdale, Polk Co. 3:10.56
2 Erin Howard, Sun Valley 3:12.05
3 Morgan Cole, North Buncombe 3:16.98
4 Jami Rains, Princeton 3:18.01
5 Jessica Rutchka, Greenville Conley 3:21.51
6 Lauren Yoder, Charlotte Myers Park3:24.70
7 Halima Gill, Fayetteville Pine Forest 3:28.20
8 Anne Highley, Charlotte Myers Park 3:29.10

1600m:
1 Jennifer Dimsdale, Polk Co. 5:21.53
2 Jenny Payne, Cary 5:26.04
3 Fran Lattie, Lumberton 5:28.36
4 Leigh Ann Waldrop, Polk Co. 5:42.49
5 Melanie Cooper, Fuquay Varina 5:42.74
6 Whitney Weber, West Forsyth 5:43.77
7 Diana Henderson, North Henderson 5:43.97
8 Rachel Taylor, So. Pines Pinecrest 5:45.04

3200m:
1 Fran Lattie, Lumberton 12:00.92
2 Beth Fonner, Trinity 12:03.72
3 Kathryn Daniel, East Meck 12:08.09
4 Leigh Ann Waldrop, Polk Co. 12:20.22
5 Denise Merritt, Surry Central 12:21.07
6 Meredith Owensby, East Forsyth 12:23.10
7 Michelle Cooper, Fuquay Varina 12:29.76
8 Kendall Scales, Washington 12:35.40

55m High Hurdles:
Brenda Taylor, Watauga 8.28
1 Christine Eckholm, Apex 8.56
2 Kawanna Skinner, Southern Durham 9.01
3 Marshari Williams, Southern Durham 9.06
4 Jessica Thomas, Charlotte Myers Park 9.26
5 Adrienne Bell, High Point Central 9.40
6 Jennifer McCleary, Havelock 9.41
7 Maria Steadman, Raleigh Millbrook 10.17

1600m Relay:
1 Watauga 4:06.46
2 Charlotte Olympic 4:14.72
3 West Charlotte 4:17.42
4 Charlotte Providence 4:18.34
5 Burlington Cummings 4:24.93
6 W-S Mount Tabor 4:25.68
7 Greensboro Grimsley 4:25.69
8 East Mecklenburg 4:26.56

3200m Relay:
1 Charlotte Myers Park 10:23.12
2 Cary 10:33.43
3 Apex 10:36.42
4 Charlotte Providence 10:44.56
5 Fuquay Varina 10:47.71
6 Winston-Salem RJ Reynolds 10:51.44
7 Washington 10:53.81
8 Winston-Salem Mount Tabor 10:59.06

Long Jump:
1 Maria Steadman, Raleigh Millbrook 18-04
2 Christine Eckholm, Apex 18-01.5
3 Lindsay Taylor, Watauga 18-00.5
4 Kim Jones, Greensboro Grimsley 17-07
5 Sakura Beatty, Jacksonville 17-05
6 Marshari Williams, Southern Durham 17-05
7 Rosalyn Hood, Lenoir Hibriten 16-11.5
8 Taressa Davis, Southern Durham 16-10.5

Triple Jump:
1 Taressa Davis, Southern Durham 38-03.5
2 Nikki Wells, Richmond Co. 37-11
3 Lindsay Taylor, Watauga 37-08
4 Maria Steadman, Raleigh Millbrook 37-07.5
5 Brenda Taylor, Watauga 37-04
6 Quiana Battle, Southern Nash 36-10.5
7 Christine Eckholm, Apex 36-05
8 Virginia Lacombe, South Caldwell 35-09

High Jump:
1 Lindsay Taylor, Watauga 5-08.5
2 Christine Eckholm, Apex 5-04
3 Virginia Lacombe, South Caldwell 5-04
4 Allison Bowden, Raleith Leesville Rd 5-02
5 Shari McClain, Wilson Beddingfield 5-02
6 Megan Hendrix, Davie Co. 4-10
7 Deidra Mapp, Burlington Cummings 4-10
8 Jessica Rector, Winston-Salem Mt.Tabor 4-10

Shot Put:
1 Tara Clinding, North Rowan 38-09.75
2 Janae Davis, North Forsyth 37-11.00
3 Margaret Clayton, East Forsyth 37-02.75
4 Jasmine Moss, Salisbury 34-02.25
5 Shunnel Brathwaite, Southern Nash 33-08.00
6 Keisha Boggan, West Meck 33-06.00
7 Latosha Boggan, West Meck 33-00.25
8 Jamie Walls, Northern Durham 32-10.00

MVP: Lindsay Taylor, Watauga

Durham Hillside's boys, led by 88-year-old Coach Russell Blunt, won the 1997 indoor title by 8 points over Pinecrest.
Blunt, born in 1908, began coaching in 1936 and started coaching at Hillside in 1955.
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