BRIEFLY: CAPE CENTRAL FRESHMEN TRACK TEAM WINS

NEW MADRID -- Cape Central's ninth-grade boys captured a five-team meet at New Madrid Saturday, outdistancing the host by 28 points.

Cape Central finished with 143 points, followed by New Madrid 115, Poplar Bluff 98, Sikeston 66, and East Prairie 43

Central took first in four events: Gabe Austin won the 1,600 in 5:00 and the 800 in 2:21; Mark Stone took the 3,200 in 11:01; and Casey Dwyer won the pole vault with a 10-0 effort.

In 8th-grade competition, Central's boys finished fourth among seven teams with 66 points. Poplar Bluff finished first with 105.5 points.

Central's Jordan White placed first in the 400 in 57.0 seconds.