High school roundup: Woodland rides its offense past Richland

Neil Johnson smashed a three-run homer in the first inning as he helped Woodland jump ahead early and beat Richland 16-5 in five innings Wednesday.

Johnson went 2-for-4 with five RBIs while teammate David Gray stroked two hits and knocked in one run.

Martin Williams earned his first victory on the mound. He went the distance, striking out seven batters.

Woodland (4-10) will host Advance today.

WP -- Martin Williams, 1-1. LP -- Skleffer. HR -- Neil Johnson (W). 2B -- David Gray (W), Skleffer (R), Phorton (R). Multiple hits -- Woodland: Johnson 2-4, Gray 2-3; Richland -- Wamble 2-3. Records -- Woodland 4-10.

TRACK

Festus Invitational

Jackson senior Adam Zweigart ran to victory in the 100 and 200. He also helped the 800 relay team finish second.

Senior Blake Peiffer took first in the discus and second in the shot put.

On the girls side, Jill Rushin broke her own school record in the shot put with a throw of 46 feet, 10 inches for the victory. She also won the discus.

Jackson top-three finishers

Boys

100 -- 1. Adam Zweigart 10.8

200 -- 1. Zweigart 22.3

800 -- 1. Tyson Stoverink 2:01; 2. Josh Cook 2:03

100 hurdles -- 2. Drew Hinkle 16.25

300 hurdles -- 2. Hinkle 42.38

800 relay -- 2. Jackson 1:34.20

Shot put -- 2. Blake Peiffer 50-0

Discus -- 1. Peiffer 148-0

Girls

100 -- 1. Mary Ann Bradshaw 12.50; 3. Rachael Meyr 12.84

200 -- 1. Meyr 27.54

400 -- 2. Landon Wachter 58.95

1,600 -- 2. Taylor Dickerson 5:21

Shot put -- 1. Jill Rushin 46-10

Discus -- 1. Rushin 138-0

Pole vault -- 2. Jordan Whitener 8-0

-- From staff reports