MOULTRIE — After its lone senior was honored while standing on crutches with a season-ending injury, the Colquitt County High gymnastics team went out and scored a 110.75 to win its portion of the dual triad meet held Wednesday at the Donald A. Blevins Gymnastics Center at the Moultrie YMCA.

And Meghan Marshall, who suffered her ankle injury while warming up for an event in a meet earlier in the season, was not the only Lady Packer unavailable on Wednesday.

Arrienne Miller, who has had a bad ankle and also has been ill, also did not perform on Wednesday.

Not to worry.

The remaining Colquitt County gymmasts — Leah May, Rachel Dampier, Kaitlin Tucker and Kambria Blakely — performed well with the state-qualifying meet and the state meets looming.

The defending state champions will go to the Lovett School in Atlanta on April 21 for the area meet.

The state championship meet will be held April 27.

“By adding a few more skills of difficulty as well as polishing the skills the girls already perform, we should be ready for our meet in Atlanta,” coach Donna Marshal said.

“This year will be different due to the fact that the area meet will be on Saturday and all the teams will compete at the same time as well as on the same equipment. We are expecting the meet to be long, but we feel that being judged by the same judges will give all teams a chance to perform at their best.”

In past years, there have been three area meets, with the top two from each advancing to state.

“We are looking for great things from this group of girls,” Donna Marshall said.

On Wednesday, even without Meghan Marshall, the Lady Packers posted the highest score since a school-record 112.1 in the season-opening meet.

May had an outstanding meet, with a 9.7 on beam, a 9.5 on bars, a 9.4 on vault and a 9.2 on floor.

On vault, Blakely also had a 9.4 and was awarded second place; Satilla Johns of Brantley County was third with a 9.3; Dampier was fourth with an 8.85; and Tucker was fifth with an 8.8

“The girls have worked hard on sticking all of their dismounts on each event,” Marshall said. “By sticking those dismounts, we were able to have routines with fewer deductions.”

On bars, May was first, followed by Johns, second, with a 9.3; Dampier, third with a 9.35; Tucker, fourth with an 8.7; LeAnna Flowers, Bainbridge, fifth, with an 8.3; and Blakely, sixth, 7.7

“Leah was outstanding on bars,” Marshall said. “Her routine was the strongest one she has competed this year.”

May also was first on beam, followed by Johns, with a 9.45; Blakely, who also had a 9.45; Dampier in fourth with a 9.4; Flowers, fifth with an 8.6; and Tucker sixth, 8.4.

“Leah performed a routine that the judge said she had a hard time finding any deductions,” Marshall said. “She mentioned that the routine was videotaped and she would have the evidence to prove that her routine was nearly flawless.

“All of the girls completed a routine without any falls. That in itself is an accomplishment.”

Marshall said she was especially pleased with Blakely’s beam performance.

“She made her connections which she missed in our last meet,” Marshall said. “Coming on the team as a freshman comes with a great deal of pressure.

“Kambria is gaining experience as a high school competitor and will be one to be reckoned with at area in Atlanta.”

Johns was first on floor with a 9.25. She was followed by May, 9.2; Blakely, 9.0; Dampier, 8.9; Tucker, 8.85; and Flowers, 8.8.

“We will continue to polish our floor routines as we prepare for area,” Marshall said.

Colquitt County competed against Bainbridge and Brantley County.

Bainbridge had a score of 9.1. Brantley did not have enough competitors for a team score.

In the other competition, Cairo scored a 95.05, to defeat Tift County, which had an 89.35, and Camden County, which had an 88.15.