Homewood High School’s boys track and field team claimed the Class 6A state championship over the weekend in Gulf Shores, compiling 79 points to edge out defending champion Northridge (64) and Blount (45). It marks the Patriots’ first outdoor title since 2023.
Senior Zaire White led the way for the Patriots, finishing second in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 14.51 seconds and placing third in the 300-meter hurdles at 39.24. Senior Colvin Bussey earned the 800-meter title in 1:55.46 and placed fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 49.50. He also helped the 4×800-meter relay team to a second-place finish in 8:06.51. That relay team also included Foster Laird, Jack Lowery and Isaiah Davis.
Laird scored in three individual distance events, placing sixth in the 800 (1:59.13), ninth in the 1,600 (4:21.48), and fourth in the 3,200 (9:30.93). Davis also placed 13th in the 800 and 12th in the 1,600. Ninth-grader Charles Stone added a 16th-place finish in the 1,600 and placed 10th in the 3,200…