By Malcolm Butler
Cedar Creek’s powerlifting teams had a stellar weekend competing in the Joey Chustz Invitational at Denham Springs High School on Saturday.
Head coach Jacob Angevine’s Lady Cougars captured the team title with all 11 girls earning a spot on the podium against some tough competition. Woodlawn of Baton Rouge was the girls runner-up.
While the Cougars finished as the runner-ups, just one point shy of tying for the overall team title with defending Class 5A state champion St. Paul’s.
“This was a great experience for our kids to get a road trip like that before the state meet,” said Angevine. “Some of our girls started off really shaky on the squat but bounced back on bench and deadlift to have strong finishes. It helps having an experienced and battle-tested group like we do. It was really special to get all of them on the podium.
“Our boys are so scrappy. We were one of the smallest schools there, but our boys were ready to fight. The boys had a late start time and that threw off the warm up times. To have all that adversity and still finish just one point shy to the defending 5A state champions says a lot. I’m so proud of them and this weekend says a lot about our program.”
Seniors Emma Moore and Lauren Enterkin took home both of the Outstanding Lifter trophies, while senior Lawson Lillo finished as the Outstanding Lifter on the light platform.
Moore, Ainsley Riley, Enterkin, Ashlyn Bourn and Avery Bourn all won first place in their respective weight classes on the girls side, while Lillo, Blake Wade and Carter Lewis won first place in their classifications.
The teams will compete this Saturday at North DeSoto High School.
Girls Results
Alli Claire Johnson (3rd 97) 520 total
Emma Moore (1st 123) 790 total
Rosemary Sewell (2nd 132) 545 total
Ainsley Riley (1st 148) 900 total
Elli Dickerson (3rd 148) 730 total
Lauren Enterkin (1st 165) 940 total
Olivia Salter (2nd 165) 845 total
Kate Harris (2nd 198) 760 total
Gia Fernandez (3rd 198) 740 total
Ashlyn Bourn (1st 198) 960 total
Avery Bourn (1st 220) 930 total
Boys Results
Blake Wade (1st 132) 880 total
Aidan Crosby (148) 950 total
Lawson Lillo (1st 165) 1415 total
Noah Durrett (165) 940 total
Carter Lewis (1st 181) 1365 total
Brett Johnson (4th 198) 1230 total
Landon Amidon (3rd 220) 1345 total
Aidan Woods (220) 1020 total
Blake Robinson (5th 242) 1175 total
Conner Rolen (4th 275) 1270 total
Kaden Williams (5th SHW) 1140 total
