The Scarborough girls track team took the SMAA championship in a close meet at the Portland Expo on Saturday, taking the title by a narrow five-and-a-half point margin over second place Thornton Academy.

It was a come-from-behind win for the Red Storm, as Scarborough trailed the Trojans for most of the day before taking the lead for the final time following the senior relay. The Storm finished the meet with 125 points, Thornton was second with 119.5 followed by Bonny Eagle with 81. Gorham was fourth with 73 points and McAuley was fifth with 63.

Thornton got 14 points in the junior shot put thanks to second and third place finishes. The Red Storm got one of their event wins when Catie Funk won the senior shot put with a throw of 35-5 1/4.

Funk’s win in the shot put gave Scarborough a slim half-point lead entering the relays. Bonny Eagle won the junior relay with Thornton taking second. Scarborough was third. The Trojans second place finish gave them the lead again.

But Scarborough claimed the lead for good by winning the senior relay. Thornton finished the race in sixth to only secure one point. Scarborough needed to finish fourth or better in the open relay to win the meet if Thornton won the final race.

The Trojans did win the final race, but the Storm relay team was right behind them in second to secure the meet win and the title.

Lily Parenteau picked up 10 points for the Red Storm in the high jump when she cleared the bar at 5-2. She accomplished the feat in fewer attempts than Thornton’s Jacky Mendes to win. Bonny Eagle’s Stephanie Stockwell was third in the high jump.

McAuley runners won both the mile and two-mile runs. Lauren Dudley of Bonny Eagle was second in the two-mile. Olivia Mackenzie won the mile and Lauren Fecteau took the two-mile. Bonny Eagle’s Lauren Dudley was second in the two mile.

In the junior hurdles, the Trojans increased their lead in the meet. But the Red Storm managed finishes of second and fourth to pick up some valuable points. Annie Mills won the senior hurdles for Scarborough. Mendes was second for Thornton and Kelly Foley was fourth for the Trojans.

McAuley’s Hanna Lyons won the junior 40 with Bonny Eagle’s Morgan Costa coming in second. In the senior 40, it was Melissa Carrier winning for the Scots. Alyson Fearon and Leigh Maniscalco were second and fourth for Gorham.

Maniscalco won the open 300 for Gorham. Danielle Laverriere took the junior 400 for Biddeford in 1:04.70. Mendes won the senior 400 for the Trojans. Peyton Dostie of Bonny Eagle won the junior 200-meter dash. Mills was the winner of the senior 200. Rachel Wilkinson of Gorham won the junior 800 meters.

Biddeford was sixth in the meet with 50 points. Deering was seventh with 44.5 followed by Cheverus with 18.5, Noble with 12. Windham and South Portland tied for tenth with 10 points each. Portland was 12th with 7.5 points followed by Marshwood with five and Westbrook with one point.

The state championship will be decided Feb. 18 at USM in Gorham.