Seniors Leila Ortiz, Miyana Johnson and Rainelle Blocker combined for 74 points and led the Clayton girls to their fourth sectional title in five years.
Clayton outscored 2nd-place Haddon Township 86-74 at Pennsauken, with Schalick a close 3rd with 72 points and defending-champion Audubon 4th with 65 ½.
The Clipper won South Jersey Group 1 titles in 2021, 2022 and 2023 before Audubon ended their streak last year.
Oritz won the 200 in 25.24 and 400 in 56.39 and took 2nd in the 100 in 12.42 (after a 12.39 in the trials), Johnson won the 100 in 12.40 and placed 3rd in both the 200 in 25.77 and high jump at 4-10, and Blocker won the javelin with a 114-7, took 3rd in the discus also with a 114-7 and was 2nd in the shot put at 37-8 ¼. Clayton freshman Destinee Williams placed 5th in the discus with a 110-0 throw.
The rest of Clayton’s points came in the relays. Miyana Johnson, sophomore Gabrielle Pernell-Lipsey, Ortiz and junior Deondria Simon ran 4:06.72 and placed 2nd in the 4-by-4, and freshman India Bryant, Pernell-Lipsey, sophomore Amor Stevens-Gaines and Simon ran 52.05 and placed 5th in the 4-by-1.
Schalick senior Jordan Hadfield doubled the 1,600 and 3,200 in 5:04.93 and 11:16.14 and ran 2:18.67 and placed 2nd to Audubon junior Riley Fayer’s 2:17.09 in the 800.
Glassboro sophomore Sunsarai Moore threw 137-1 to win the discus, Woodbury senior Antonia Federici hit 38-4 to win the shot put, Maple Shade sophomore Ciani Floyd ran 15.93 to win the 100-meter hurdles, Buena junior Emily Madden won the intermdiates in 1:07.74, Woodstown junior Kami Casino cleared 5-2 to win the high jump, Woodbury senior Denirah Jones won the long jump with a 17-4 ½, Pennsville senior Megan Morris won the pole vault at 10-6 and Burlington sophomore Nyima Burley went 35-9 to win the triple jump.
Woodbury won the 400-meter relay in 49.70 with junior KaChar Woods, sophomore Yuri Yates, junior Mirly Saintsulne and Jones, Haddon Township won the 1,600-meter relay in 4:06.29 with junior Casey Birdwell, sophomore Abby Wiedeman, freshman Aubrey Carson and sophomore Reagan Maher and Audubon was 1st in the 4-by-8 with sophomore Isabella Legatie, sophomore Lydia Gravante, Fayer and sophomore Sophia Rizzo running 9:55.24.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 