The overall top performer from the event was Warren Jones from Smithfield High School who posted a SPARQ score of 111.6 by notching a powerball toss of 31 feet, an incredible 41-inch vertical, a 4.64 forty, and a 4.5 shuttle. The 5-foot-10, 176-pounder, as detailed in this report from Will Garlick, missed a large portion of the football season during his senior campaign due to injury but it appears he's recovered and prepared for college football.
Top 5 SPARQ scores (male)
SPARQ Participant Grade School Sport
111.6 Warren Jones 12 Smithfield HS Football
108.1 Kevin Johnson 12 Hampton HS Football
93.8 Ben Edwards 11 York HS Football
87.6 Darrell Wheelhouse 11 Tallwood HS Footbal
78.0 Dion Futch 11 Hampton HS Football
Top 3 SPARQ scores (female)
SPARQ Participant Grade School Sport
91.3 Curfman, Anna 12 Stonebridge HS Soccer
86.0 Bowman, Amber 11 Kellam HS Basketball
74.1 Wister, Sarah 12 Grafton HS Field Hockey
Jones combine was highlighted by a vertical leap which topped every other participant by 2.5 inches and best the #5 leap by nearly nine inches.
Top 6 Vertical leaps (male)
Vertical (inches) Participant Grade School Sport
41.0 Warren Jones 12 Smithfield HS Football
38.5 Kevin Johnson 12 Hampton HS Football
34.3 Ben Edwards 11 York HS Football
33.2 Kelvin Florence, jr. 11 Kellam HS Football
32.1 Nate Hobbs 11 Granby Track and Field
32.1 Shawn Butts 11 Kellam HS Football
Top 3 Vertical leaps (female)
Vertical (inches) Participant Grade School Sport
22.4 Sydney Omweg 9 Tabb HS Soccer
21.9 Amber Bowman 11 Kellam HS Basketball
21.4 Anna Curfman 12 Stonebridge HS Soccer
Football players dominated the speed portion of the event as four of the top five times were recorded by gridiron stars pace by the explosive Ben Edwards from York while two of the top five spots came from the Beach District's Tallwood Lions.
Top 5 Forty-yard dash (male)
Forty (seconds) Participant Grade School Sport
4.41 Ben Edwards 11 York HS Football
4.48 Nate Hobbs 11 Granby Track and Field
4.55 Kevin Johnson 12 Hampton HS Football
4.59 Marquis Sherrod 10 Tallwood HS Football
4.6 Eric Brown 10 Tallwood HS Football
Top 3 Forty-yard dash (female)
Forty (seconds) Participant Grade School Sport
5.49 Sarah Wister 12 Grafton HS Field Hockey
5.59 Anna Curfman 12 Stonebridge HS Socce
5.68 Kat Chappell 12 Grassfield HS Field Hockey
York's Ben Edwards captured his second event championship with a 4.16 shuttle run which topped the a very strong field which saw six players record shuttle times at or under 4.30 with the football players dominating again
Top 6 Shuttle times (male)
Shuttle (seconds) Participant Grade School Sport
4.16 Ben Edwards 11 York HS Football
4.21 Dion Futch 11 Hampton HS Football
4.25 Anthony Schofield 11 Hickory HS Basketball
4.25 Lance Waddell 11 Tallwood HS Football
4.30 Marquis Sherrod 10 Tallwood HS Football
4.30 Tyler Holloway 10 Kings Fork HS Football
Top 3 Shuttle times (female)
Shuttle (seconds) Participant Grade School Sport
4.82 Sydney Omweg 9 Tabb HS Soccer
4.84 Anna Curfman 12 Stonebridge HS Soccer
4.87 Sarah Wister 12 Grafton HS Field Hockey
The strength portion of the event was not only dominated by the football players but was ruled by one team, the Tallwood Lions, who secured three of the top six spots led by Darrell Wheelhouse who notched a 39-foot toss.
Top 6 Powerball tosses (male)
Powerball (feet) Participant Grade School Sport
39 Darrell Wheelhouse 11 Tallwood HS Football
36 Tyler Smith 11 Other Football
36 Greg Jackson 11 Tallwood HS Football
36 Nathan Driver 11 Tallwood HS Football
35 Kenneth Johnson, Jr. 10 Heritage HS Football
35 Boden Fuller 11 Smithfield HS Basketball
Top 3 Powerball tosses (female)
Powerball (feet) Participant Grade School Sport
30 Anna Curfman 12 Stonebridge HS Soccer
30 Amber Bowman 11 Kellam HS Basketball
24 Rose Williams 9 Kellam HS Basketball