Girls Virtual Round 2: Central vs. West Hills

Mar 27, 2020

(Credit: DeAnna Turner)

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This article highlights the results of second-round dual as part of the MileSplitCA March Madness Virtual Meet Tournament. Virtual meets are scored based solely on 2020 results using the standard dual meet scoring points format of 5-3-1 for individuals and 5-0 for relays. Athletes are scored in no more than four events (although the program that processes the meet scores does not have access to individuals in a relay). Teams are limited to three athletes per event. Stay with us for the entire tournament to see which boys and girls teams reign supreme in this virtual meet format.

No. 11 Central (CS) vs. No. 27 West Hills (SD)

San Diego Section school West Hills as a No. 27 seed stunned No. 6 Bakersfield Liberty in the first round. Would history repeat itself in Round 2 against another Central Section foe?

Well, in a word, nope!

Not this time around.

Central from Fresno, in capturing four of six event categories and almost breaking even in West Hills' strongest event, rolled to a second-round victory in the girls bracket of the MileSplitCA March Madness Virtual Dual Meet Tournament.

Central won the hurdles, jumps, sprints, and relays, pitching shutouts in the hurdles and relays, and only gave up 10 points in the throws in advancing to the girls elite round of eight.

Junior Brandy Atuatasi, among the state's elite throwers, contributed wins in the discus and shot for West Hills, but Central claimed the other eight points in that category. Sophomore Savanna Gillespie had winning times in both the 800m and 1600m leading West Hills to an event win in the distances.

One area propelling Central into the next round is the 300m hurdles where sophomore Bella Gragnani (46.52), freshman Riley Costales (46.86) and senior Monea Jennings (47.02) rank Nos. 11-15-18, respectively, in CA for marks achieved before the 2020 outdoor season was suspended.

Jennings, who also ranks CA No. 11 in the 100mH with a best of 15.11 (1.7), is a major reason Central posted an 18-0 score in the hurdles.

Central also appears in the state's top-10 rankings list at No. 7 in the the 4x400 relay (4:02.31) and at No. 8 with senior Aniya Hoggatt in the high jump (5-4). Hoggatt (HJ), senior Simone Johnson (TJ) and sophomore Tristen Tompkins (PV) each added five-point event wins to Central's 26-point haul in the jumps.

Junior Sariyah Copeland in the 100m and 200m joined Gillespie as double-event winners for Central.

100 Meter Dash

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Sariyah Copeland	2021	Central High School (CS)	12.93	5
2	Berea Crescitelli	2021	West Hills High (SD)	13.15	3
3	Simone Johnson	2020	Central High School (CS)	13.26	1
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200 Meter Dash

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Sariyah Copeland	2021	Central High School (CS)	26.14	5
2	Sandra Costello	2022	West Hills High (SD)	27.87	3
3	Berea Crescitelli	2021	West Hills High (SD)	27.90	1
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400 Meter Dash

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Raanee Bay	2023	Central High School (CS)	1:03.53	5
2	Naiyla Dixon	2021	Central High School (CS)	1:06.00	3
3	Delaney Pares	2022	Central High School (CS)	1:06.34	1
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800 Meter Run

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Savanna Gillespie	2022	West Hills High (SD)	2:36.49	5
2	Elisha Mata	2021	Central High School (CS)	2:41.46	3
3	Victoria Orbe	2021	Central High School (CS)	2:47.01	1
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1600 Meter Run

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Savanna Gillespie	2022	West Hills High (SD)	6:00.67	5
2	Kendall Carr	2023	Central High School (CS)	6:01.51	3
3	Elisha Mata	2021	Central High School (CS)	6:14.95	1
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3200 Meter Run

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Audrey Kansas	2022	West Hills High (SD)	13:22.00	5
2	Angelica Emlund	2021	West Hills High (SD)	14:32.53	3
3	Merci Hassin	2021	West Hills High (SD)	17:38.77	1

100 Meter Hurdles

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Monea Jennings	2020	Central High School (CS)	15.11	5
2	Bella Gragnani	2022	Central High School (CS)	15.35	3
3	Taleeah Hoggatt	2023	Central High School (CS)	16.13	1
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300 Meter Hurdles

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Bella Gragnani	2022	Central High School (CS)	46.52	5
2	Riley Costales	2023	Central High School (CS)	46.86	3
3	Monea Jennings	2020	Central High School (CS)	47.02	1
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4x100 Meter Relay

PLACE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Central High School (CS)	49.26	5

4x400 Meter Relay

PLACE	TEAM	TIME	POINTS
1	Central High School (CS)	4:02.31	5

High Jump

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Aniya Hoggatt	2020	Central High School (CS)	5-4	5
2	Emily Brown	2022	Central High School (CS)	4-10	3
3	Hailey Alexander	2021	West Hills High (SD)	4-0	0.333
3	Lauren Schrader	0	West Hills High (SD)	4-0	0.333
3	Samantha Johnson	2021	West Hills High (SD)	4-0	0.333
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Long Jump

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Jessica Filak	2020	West Hills High (SD)	15-9.5	5
2	Riley Costales	2023	Central High School (CS)	15-3	3
3	Ashley Tiscareno	2021	Central High School (CS)	14-6.75	1
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Triple Jump

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Simone Johnson	2020	Central High School (CS)	36-3.5	5
2	Essence Jackson	2021	Central High School (CS)	31-10.5	3
3	Ashley Tiscareno	2021	Central High School (CS)	31-9.75	1
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Pole Vault

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Tristen Tompkins	2022	Central High School (CS)	8-6	5
2	Andrea Avila	2020	West Hills High (SD)	7-6	2
2	Maddox Ramsey	0	West Hills High (SD)	7-6	2
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Shot Put

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Brandy Atuatasi	2021	West Hills High (SD)	41-8	5
2	Kendra Batcher	2023	Central High School (CS)	35-5	3
3	Tiffany Uribe	2022	Central High School (CS)	30-3.5	1
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Discus

PLACE	ATHLETE	GRADE	TEAM	MARK	POINTS
1	Brandy Atuatasi	2021	West Hills High (SD)	141-4.5	5
2	Taylor Lloyd	2021	Central High School (CS)	123-0	3
3	Tiffany Uribe	2022	Central High School (CS)	96-0	1
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Team Scores

PLACE		TEAM	POINTS	DISTANCE	HURDLES	JUMP	THROWS	SPRINTS	RELAYS
	1	Central High School (CS)	90	8	18	26	8	20	10
	2	West Hills High (SD)	45.99	19	0	9	10	7	0

Next: Central will be scored against the second-round winner between No. 3 Santa Margarita (SS) and No. 14 Mission Viejo (SS) with a shot at the girls final four.

(Credit: DeAnna Turner)