Memorable finishes during the Narrows League track and field championships are usually reserved for sprints — the races so close that officials gather near computer screens to review the finishes.

But the only congregation during Friday’s league meet at South Kitsap High School was to watch who finally would claim the high-jump title. It came down to Lincoln’s C.J. Wright and South’s Isaiah Davis.

The result?

“It would be nice to get him next time,” Davis said.

The two were the final competitors when the bar was raised to 6 feet, 6 inches. Both missed all three attempts at that height and the bar was lowered an inch.

Davis went first and cleared, and Wright responded.

It was a scenario that played out much longer than any computerized review as they went through 14 more repetitions. The bar went up to 6-6, down to 6-5 and then 6-4. It then increased to 6-5 before going back to 6-4. Then it climbed to 6-5 and 6-6 for the third time.

“I’m not used to running that much,” Davis said. “I always joke around and say I’m a jumper, not a sprinter, but it wasn’t too wearing on the legs.”

It finally ended on Wright’s 18th attempt when he cleared 6-6 after Davis missed.

South’s Dave Olsen, an assistant who has coached sporadically at the school since the 1960s, said he never had seen anything like it.

Davis, a sophomore, will have another opportunity to challenge Wright, a junior, on Friday and Saturday at the West Central District meet at Mount Tahoma. The top six placers in each event advance to districts.

That was the site of perhaps the Wolves’ biggest sports drama of the 2007-08 school year. On the second lap of the 1,600-meter run, South’s Dan Nadeau and Kentwood sophomore Tristan Askew made contact.

Askew, who replaced injured Demetrius Bronson on the team, hit the track first and Nadeau tripped over him. The tangle-up resulted in the Conquerors’ disqualification.

The Wolves’ team of Corey Galligan, Nadeau, Jon Phillips and Leon La Deaux, who ran anchor, had to make up ground to finish sixth in 3 minutes, 30.53 seconds.

“Not falling or tripping over people would be a good start,” La Deaux said with a laugh, in reference to their plans for this year.

That same team will return to districts with much higher aspirations: South finished first in the 1,600 relay in 3:24.39 to easily outlast second-place Wilson (3:29.08). The performance helped the Wolves’ boys team finish first among 11 Narrows teams with 104 1/3 points.

Seven individual boys qualified in 12 different points events at districts for South.

In addition to his second-place mark in the high jump, Davis won the long jump in 20 feet, 6 1/2 inches.

Phillips, a senior, won the 800 in 1:57.01, was second in the 1,600 (4:17.04) and fourth in the 3,200 (9:40.36). Central Kitsap’s Shane Moskowitz won the 1,600 (4:11.75).

“If we both run a solid time, I’m happy,” Phillips said. “I was with him until the last 300, I just couldn’t respond.”

Another senior, Galligan, also qualified in multiple events. He won the 400 in 49.93 and was sixth in the 200 (23.37).

“It feels great,” said Galligan, who ran better than 50 seconds for the first time in the 400. “I think it was the competition that pushed me. I’m really happy to see the hard work pay off.”

La Deaux, a junior, was the third member of the 1,600 relay team. He won the 300 hurdles in 39.22 and was second in the 110 hurdles (15.58). Classmate Ray Chico gave the Wolves a pair of qualifiers in the 110 hurdles in 16.39.

“It was my first time going sub-40,” La Deaux said. “Hopefully I can get down into the 38’s at districts and move onto state.”

Sean Allison, the defending district champion, won the javelin with a throw of 171 feet, 7 inches during the first day of the league meet Wednesday. Another senior, Jordan Spears, was third in the pole vault at 12 feet.

Senior Jose Andriano competes in the wheelchair run events that don’t qualify for points, and as the only competitor in the 100, 800 and 1,600 events, will advance to districts.

South’s girls team finished fifth with 46 points behind Olympia (167.5), Gig Harbor (137.5), Bellarmine Prep (107.5) and CK (80).

Six different girls qualified in eight individual events for the Wolves.

Junior Erica Copeland and senior Caren Pavlic both will go to districts in two events each. Copeland was sixth in both the 800 (2:24.44) and 1,600 (5:20.61). Pavlic also placed sixth in the javelin (100-0) and shot put (32-2).

Pavlic was one of three competitors from South to qualify in the javelin. Samantha Gulisao was third (111-1), while sophomore Shelby Jackson was fifth (103-9).

“I need to pick up more speed at districts,” Gulisao said. “But I’m going for the first time as a senior.”

Senior Jolynn Jernigan had the highest individual finish on the girls side when she placed second in the pole vault at 9-6. Olympia’s Sarah Norman won the event (10-6).

Another sophomore, Bethany Sanchez, was sixth in the long jump (15-3). Senior Porsche Maneice was sixth in the 200 (26.41).

The Wolves also had relay teams qualify with a sixth-place finish in the 400 (50.92) and 1,600 (4:15.24).