André Lowe, Special Projects Editor - Sports

Jaheel Hyde seems to think that the 400m hurdles is the sprint hurdles, Michael O'Hara delivered, Calabar and Kingston College (KC) tugged at nerves, switching leads for fun in a high-octane Friday night at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Championships inside the National Stadium.

KC surged ahead after the 1500m races, but Calabar came storming back in the sprints, quite like O'Hara did with his 10.42 seconds win in the Class One 100m, coming after he was seemingly sleeping in the blocks, highlighting a productive day for the Lions.

"I wanted to simply come out here and do my best, and that's what I did. I knew I just needed to stay in the pack and come through for the gold and I'm elated I got it," said O'Hara.

Edward Clarke Jr, also from Calabar, was second in 10.50, with Wolmer's Raheem Robinson taking third in 10.61.

Heading into today's final day, Calabar lead with 104 points after 15 finals. They are followed by Kingston College, 79, St. Jago High, 69, Jamaica College, 59, St Elizabeth Technical 47, Wolmer's High School for 26, Edwin Allen High, 20, Holmwood, 19, Cornwall College, 16 and Bellefield High, 14.

In the Class Two Boys 100m final, Dejour Russell, 10.67, got left in the blocks but showed his superior power, pulling back his schoolmate, Tyreke Wilson, 10.76, and St Jago's Michael Bentley, 10.99.

Taiwane Garriques (St Jago) led from start to finish as he stamped his name on the Class Three Boys 100m with a time of 11.26, with Green Island's Javier Johnson, 11.53, and KC's Akeen Smith, 11.55, in close pursuit.

Everyone knew it was going to happen even before it did. It was the surest gold medal at Champs, but the manner in which Hyde demolished the field to erase his own 49.49 record and set a new national junior record 49.01 was the icing on the cake.

KC's Davian Baker kicked over a couple hurdles as the STETHS pair of Marvin Williams, 51.22, and Robin Black, 52.37, took second and third.

Only Michael Stigler's 48.44 ran at last night's Texas Relays is faster than Hyde's time this year. Clayton Brown (JC) set a new record in the Class One Boys triple jump when his 16.02m broke Clive Pullen's 15.83m mark set in 2013, but he had to settle for second behind teammate Obrien Waysome, whose 16.24m was wind-aided. Campion's Jordan Scott was third in 15.70m.

In the boys Class Three long jump final, JC's Micah Wellington took full points with a winning leap of 6.61m, getting the better of the KC pair Shacquille Lowe, 6.57m, and Wayne Pinnock, 6.51m.