BATON ROUGE  — With district track and field meets set for next week, East St. John and West St. John took to Baton Rouge for one final tune up, the boys and girls teams for each school competing at the Panther Relays at Woodlawn.

East St. John took the first place girls crown while the boys earned second place at the event. West St. John took ninth on the boys and 12th on the girls side in a competitive field.

East St. John’s Dontrell Allen won the boys 100, his time of 10.81 outpacing West Jefferson’s Kevin Crayton’s 11.07. West St. John’s Austin Alexander and Kie’Ave Harry finished fifth and sixth in the 100 with times of 11.24 and 11.28, respectively.

East St. John boys track and field coach Greg Gathers said Allen, a 6’, 180 pound junior who is also an accomplished defensive back on the football team, isn’t done making an impact.

“He’s just a special kid,” said Gathers, who said he believes Allen’s mark of 10.81 set an East St. John school record in the 100. “I think he’s the best kept secret in the area, and a guy who has a chance to be a top five athlete in the entire country before it’s all said and done. He’s talented, but it’s almost like he doesn’t know it. He has such a strong work ethic, and I tell him, ‘When you start getting the attention, keep that work ethic.”

The Wildcats’ Jarrod Jackson took first in the boys 400 with a mark of 51.08.

“Jarrod’s a kid who runs all three relays for us,” Gathers said. “He qualified for state last year in the 400, so I put him back in that event. The 400 comes right after the 4×100 ends, though. So not too long after running that second leg of the 4×100, he runs a personal best time in the 400. He’s already committed to (Louisiana –Lafayette). He’ll just keep getting better.”

The ESJ 4×100 boys relay team (Javon Brown, Jarrod Jackson, Xavier Lewis and Dontrell Allen) finished second to Destrehan, 43.01 to 42.83. The 4×400 team (Dequan Cross, Jarrod Jackson, Javon Brown and Brian Cain) earned second place (3:33.20).

ESJ’s Javon Brown took second in the boys 110 hurdles. Johnell Crockett earned fifth in the 3200 (11:37.41).

East St. John’s Brian Davis was third in the boys 1600 (5:02.79), while teammate Brian Cain earned fifth (4:53.79). ESJ’s Dequan Cross took second in the 300 hurdles (48.08) and fourth in the 110 meter hurdles (18.17).

West St. John’s Lamore Boudoin shined in the field events, taking second in the boys long jump (19-08). Teammates Jabari Walters and Glenn Grayman also did well, taking fifth in the triple jump (40-02.50) and third in the high jump (5-06) respectively.

West St. John’s boys 4×200 team of Kie’Ave Harry, Marcus Boudoin, Lamore Boudoin and Austin Alexander took fifth place with a time of 1:33.46. Alexander also took fifth in the 200 (22.84).

On the girls side, the Rams’ Christina Holmes had a big day in the javelin, setting a mark of 92-02 for second place. Teammate Dyrianne Tuckerson (32-04) earned third place in the shot put.

The ESJ 4×100 boys relay team (Javon Brown, Jarrod Jackson, Xavier Lewis and Dontrell Allen) finished second to Destrehan, 43.01 to 42.83. The 4×400 team (Dequan Cross, Jarrod Jackson, Javon Brown and Brian Cain) earned second place (3:33.20).

East St. John’s team of Keilah Scott, Troynisha Gerard, LaDeja Harris and Angelique Johnson won the 4×200 with a time of 1:47.69.

The 4×100 team (Ryanesha Denet, Gerard, Harris and Melinda Perrilloux) took first (51.09) as well. The 4×400 team (Gerard, Emily Bartholomew, Kenisha Lemieux and Chaylin Smith) earned fourth place (4:40.25).

East St. John’s Ryanesha Denet placed second in the girls 100 with a time of 12.68 and second in the 200 (26.45). ESJ’s Keilah Scott finished fourth in the 200 (27.65).

East St. John’s Jirah Brown captured fourth in the girls 100 hurdles (17.27), fourth in the 300 hurdles (52.14) and fourth in the high jump (4-06). Ladeja Harris took 5th in the 100 (13.24).

The Wildcats took the top two spots in the girls 400, Scott’s time of 1:02.38 edging Denet’s 1:02.43.

In the field events, East St. John’s Angelique Johnson took third in the triple jump (31-10) and fifth in the long jump (14-08.00). ESJ’s Kyla Brumfield earned fourth in the discus (74-05).