CLINTON, La. &045; Just when things were looking up for both Tensas Academy and Huntington’s girls’ track squads, the wrench fell into the system.

In the form of Wayne Academy.

Wayne’s girls posted best times in a number of events to claim the Class A South State meet Saturday at Silliman with 46 points. Tensas came in second with 36, while Huntington’s Lady Hounds had 29 to claim third.

The three will go at it again Saturday at the state meet at Jackson Prep.

&uot;We had no idea,&uot; Tensas head coach Chris Jacobs said. &uot;We had the heat sheets for all the times they turned in. Their times were slower. We finished second, but us and Huntington really thought we had a good shot at first and second. Instead, we were fighting for second and third. We did what we thought we could do. They improved some times and look good going into state.&uot;

Mary Miller Ratcliff posted a win in the 1,600 as one of two wins for the Lady Chiefs. Ratcliff posted a time of 6:08, and the mile relay team of Aubrey McEacharn, Ratcliff, Mary Elizabeth Crigler and Caity Rogers won it in 4:30.

Other individual results were Whitney Alford in third in the high jump at 5-10, Crigler in second in the 400 at 1:06.2 with Rogers third in 1:06.9, Sadie Henderson was third in the 100 hurdles in 18.05 seconds and McEacharn was third in the 800 at 2:44.

The 800 relay team of McEachern, Crigler, Rogers and Kaitlen Emfinger came in second in 1:55.5. The 400 relay team of McEacharn, Emfinger, Rogers and Sarah Beth Melville came in third in 55.06 seconds.

In boys, Cody Hill won the shot put Wednesday with a throw of 49-7 and took second in the discus at 118-0 behind WCCA’s LaValle Johnson. Hill is the defending state champ in the shot.

Huntington, meanwhile, had only one first with Krystal Arnold claiming the shot put Wednesday with a throw of 30-5 3/4. But the Lady Hounds hung around with six individuals and two relays qualifying for the state meet.

Jessie Lee finished second in the 100 hurdles in 17.91 seconds, while Katie Gray was second in the 3,200 at 14:11.25.

&uot;Jessie dropped her time a little bit,&uot; Huntington head coach Penny Moak said. &uot;The girl that was seeded No. 1 that I thought was going to beat her, she tripped and didn’t even place. Overall, I thought we finished better than I thought we would. Our relays, I didn’t think we would get in the top four. Katie Gray did better in the two-mile and mile today.&uot;

Other results were Gray in third in the 1,600 in 6:36.65, Emily Anders in fourth in the 400 at 1:07.73, Julie Moak in fifth in the 100 hurdles in 18.28 seconds and Lesley Wagoner in fourth in the shot at 29-4 1/2.

The 800 relay team of Jessie Lee, Emily Anders, Molly Ashmore and Amberlee Collard finished third in 1:59.12. The 400 relay team of Lee, Sarah Loomis, Anders and Collard, was fourth in 55.4 seconds.

The mile relay team of Loomis, Ashmore, Collard and Anders was fourth in 4:39.18.