Seminole Boys, Lake Mary Girls Win Coach McPhearson Invitational Titles

Lake Mary's girls scored 176 points at the Coach McPhearson Invitational in Sanford on March 27, the highest team total of the afternoon, while Seminole's boys claimed the other championship with 164.5 to give Seminole County a clean sweep of both team titles.

On the boys side, Seminole's 164.5-point haul left Flagler Palm Coast well back in second with 135.5 and Mainland third with 106. Lake Mary placed fourth in the boys standings at 85.5. For the girls, Lake Mary's 176-point effort outpaced second-place Seminole by 35 points, with Mainland rounding out the podium at 93.

The McPhearson Invitational, hosted each spring at Seminole High's home track in Sanford, is one of the county's most competitive mid-season tests, pulling together Seminole County programs alongside regional opponents from Flagler and Volusia counties for a full day of sprints, distance races, relays and field events. Competing on familiar turf gave the Seminole boys a recognizable edge, but their 164.5-point total reflected something more durable: scoring depth distributed across event categories rather than a short list of individual standouts carrying the load.

Lake Mary's girls result told a structurally similar story. A 176-point total built across throws, jumps and distance events is the signature of a balanced roster. Programs that can score in every discipline carry a meaningful advantage when district brackets compress the competition field, and the Rams' girls demonstrated that breadth on a Friday afternoon in Sanford.

The work now shifts to preparation for district and regional meets arriving in April and May. The seed times, marks and relay splits logged on March 27 feed directly into lane and heat assignments at those championship rounds, giving coaches at both programs a detailed map of what to sharpen and where relay lineups can still gain ground. For athletes chasing state qualifying standards, the marks on the board now serve as a clear target with just weeks remaining.

Flagler Palm Coast and Mainland both scored competitively on the boys side, and Seminole's girls finished a strong second, confirming that this late-March stretch attracted programs with genuine postseason ambitions. Seminole County left Sanford holding both trophies.