Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Leesburg Gets 3 Lifters In State, February 11, 1989

 
 
February 11, 1989|By Joe Williams of The Sentinel Staff
 
Leesburg qualified three lifters for state in its first match of the season, but the Yellow Jackets failed to capture a victory in the tri-match Friday afternoon in the school's fieldhouse.

Leesburg's lack of a victory wasn't attributed as much to a lack of quality as it was to a lack of quantity.

The Yellow Jackets lifted without anyone in the three lower weight classes - the 114, the 123, and the 132. Despite the lack of depth, St. Cloud, which dominated all three of those classes, only defeated Leesburg, 39-34. Gateway finished a distant third with 16.

The state qualifiers were Lee Hanks, who won the 198-pound class with a total lift of 645 pounds (380 bench, 265 clean and jerk), Robert Russ, who finished second to Hanks with a 535 total (285-250), and Brad Dunn, who won the 220-pound class with a 570 total (290-280).

A fourth Leesburg lifter, freshman Donnie Williams, who won the 165 class, only missed qualifying for state by 5 pounds with his lift total of 510 (285-225).

The state qualifying weight in the 198 class is a total of 535 and in Dunn's 220 class it's a 550 total.

''I'm ecstatic, just like they are,'' Leesburg Coach Tracy Sherrod said. ''We have eight more meets to go and it's a great thrill to know that we already are over the hump. Now, we have to keep on getting better.

''I thought we might have Lee and Brad qualify both went to state last year but for Robert to qualify is great. He just had his mind set that he was going to do it.''

Leesburg should get some help in its lighter classes possibly as early as next week.

Among those expected to fill the void are David Cowin, who only completed soccer season Thursday night, and wrestlers Chris and Bruce Floyd and Sherman Manley. The wrestling team competes in districts today.

''I think individually they did quite well,'' Sherrod said. ''It was just a lack of bodies that we had. And, it is only going to get better.''

Team standings: St. Cloud 39, Leesburg 34, Gateway 16.

114: 1. Molina (SC), 285; 2. Keusch (G), 265; 3, Hoiz (SC), 250. 123: 1. Ritter (SC), 290. 132: 1. Cabot (SC), 420; 2. Tyson (SC), 225. 148: 1. Marlow (G), 405; Chip Walden (G), 400; 3. Gonzalez (L), 340. 165 1/4: 1. Williams (L), 510; 2. McMillon (SC), 490; 3. Chuck Walden (G), 450. 181 3/4: 1. Baker (SC), 515; 2. Watkins (L), 425; 3. Marting (SC), 410. 198 3/4: 1. Hanks (L), 645; 2. Russ (L), 535; 3. Baker (SC), 440. 220 3/4: 1. Dunn (L), 570; 2. Carpenter (SC), 495; 3. White (L), 460. Hwt: 1. Sopotnick (L), 485; 2. Taylor (L), 480; 3. Dumars (G), 465.

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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Asibey-Bonsu, Belton Placed On Orlando Sentinel Honor Roll, April 25, 2010



By Gerald Lacey
Staff Writer
Carver Heights Quarterback Club
April 25, 2010

LEESBURG - Two Leesburg High School boys weightlifters made the Orlando Sentinel final area boys weightlifting honor roll for 2010. Malcolm Belton and James Asibey-Bonsu both seniors, were the only two Yellow Jackets to make the honor roll.

Here is the final area honor roll for the 2010 season, with top totals, by weight class, for area weightlifters (state place in parenthesis):

119
395: Matt Hall, New Smyrna Beach (5 in 2A)
390: Jakob Uzzle, Spruce Creek
375: John Cumming, New Smyrna Beach (7 in 2A)
360: Jean St.-Louis, Jones
355: Keith Stevenson, Poinciana (5 in 1A)
355: Nicholas Martir, Deltona
350: Don Desliens, Evans
325: Lyall Irwin, Lyman
325: Jordan Bayley, Timber Creek

129
505: Tho Hoang, New Smyrna Beach (1 in 2A)
455: Dominic DeMunno, Harmony (5 in 2A)
435: Andrew Kierulf, Bishop Moore (2 in 1A)
425: Joseph Liu, Spruce Creek
420: Devon Humphrey, DeLand (9 in 2A)
420: Chris Brockman, Bishop Moore (4 in 1A)
415: Malcolm Belton, Leesburg
410: Cameron Miller, East Ridge

139
550: Hussain Butt, New Smyrna Beach (1 in 2A)
510: Tommy Leslie, Apopka (3 in 2A)
505: David Harris, Spruce Creek (4 in 2A)
500: Chris Ramsey, DeLand (6 in 2A)
480: Dominick Delucia, New Smyrna Beach
475: Mitchell Donovan, Seminole
465: Nick Steele, Tavares (7 in 1A)
460: Eli Orosco, University

154
580: Jerry Owens, Spruce Creek (2 in 2A)
530: Craig Morris, New Smyrna Beach
525: Mark Pierre-Jeune, Evans (7 in 2A)
525: Nate Green, St. Cloud (8 in 2A)
505: Antavis Ray, New Smyrna Beach
505: Caleb Gooch, Winter Springs
505: Steven Bush, Tavares
505: Stephen Payen, East Ridge

169
640: Chris Kamp, Tavares (1 in 1A)
605: Eric Laffey, New Smyrna Beach (1 in 2A)
590: Oscar Vera, South Sumter (5 in 1A)
560: Kyle Harrelson, New Smyrna Beach (10 in 2A)
555: Tavarus Alcime, Poinciana (9 in 1A)
545: DeJoun Fisher, Harmony
545: Brian Adkins, Seminole
540: Bradley Lathman, Deltona

183
635: Brandon Mason, New Smyrna Beach (1 in 2A)
630: Kyle Campbell, Spruce Creek (2 in 2A)
605: David Bradley, Tavares (4 in 1A)
590: Dominic Bell, Wekiva (8 in 2A)
580: Blake Counts, Villages
570: James Asibey-Bonsu, Leesburg (10 in 2A)
565: Wilfredo Santiago, Colonial
565: Shaun Melady, Spruce Creek
565: James Griffin, Oviedo
565: Mike Landis, Lake Brantley

199
620: Alex Fields, Timber Creek (9 in 2A)
605: Deseda Meade, Lake Brantley
595: Kyle Hannah, Spruce Creek
595: Timothy Brown, Lake Howell
590: Cody Simmons, South Sumter (9 in 1A)
585: Christian Marrero, Timber Creek
585: Jimmy Griffin, Oviedo
580: Phillip Amone, Dr. Phillips
580 Nathan Barrett, Atlantic

219
705: Nick Ciciarelli, DeLand (1 in 2A)
660: Graham Nelson, Lyman
630: Anthony Bullaro, Spruce Creek
625: Hunter White, Harmony (10 in 2A)
615: Christian Hill, Spruce Creek
585: Steven Ghent, Pierson Taylor
580: Jonathan Lizzi, First Academy
570: Ryan Bishop, Olympia
570: Collin Brown, Timber Creek

238
665: Nic Booton, DeLand (3 in 2A)
640: Julian Proctor, DeLand (6 in 2A)
640: Louie Cruz, Liberty (9 in 2A)
630: Jayson Patrick, Edgewater (7 in 2A)
620: Peter Peppers, Pine Ridge
615: Tyler Ayers, Warner Christian (7 in 1A)
615: Tyler Mayes, Harmony
610: David Halverson, Lake Brantley
605: Austin McKinney, Lake Howell

Heavyweight
705: Chad Prioleau, East Ridge (3 in 2A)
690: Chad Tajudeen, Colonial (6 in 2A)
690: Tanner Fleming, Deltona
680: Kevin Wood, New Smyrna Beach (8 in 2A)
670: Luke Turner, Warner Christian
655: Jared Wilkens, DeLand
655: Duaron Williams, Jones
650: Andrew Rice, Lake Mary
645: Julian Rivera, Harmony (10 in 2A)

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