SMITHFIELD - Clayton and Garner made the biggest splashes Thursday night as Smithfield-Selma and the Greater Neuse River 4-A Conference baptized the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center with a pair of high school quad meets.

The Comets used their overall strength to sweep county rivals West Johnston and Smithfield-Selma, along with conference newcomer Harnett Central in the evening's opening meet.

Garner relied on its numbers to register a sweep of Wake County rivals East Wake, Knightdale and Southeast Raleigh in the nightcap.

Clayton's boys used eight event victories along with four second-place finishes and seven thirds while amassing 199 points in splashing away from runner-up West Johnston, which scored a pair of event wins en route to 115 points.

Smithfield-Selma, with 94 points, placed third while Harnett Central managed 79 points.

On the girls' side, the Comets benefitted from five wins and three seconds to hold off West, which combined two wins, five seconds and five thirds, 150-143.

Harnett Central captured five events to make the outcome a tight three-way battle, finishing with 139 points while SSS managed 70 points.

Leading the way for the Comets boys were Erik Biggs, Trevor Parris, Nolan Quinn, David Barnes and Austin Hopkins - all earning individual wins.

Biggs captured the 200-yard freestyle in 1:57.54 and placed second in the 100-yard freestyle in 1:01.12.

Parris took the 50-yard freestyle in 24.71 seconds, while Quinn splashed to victory in the 100 butterfly, Barnes took the 100 backstroke in 58.82, and Hopkins claimed the 100 breaststroke in 1:17.10.

Additionally, the Comets boys swept the relays, with Alex Simpson joining Hopkins, Barnes and Parris in taking the 200 medley in 1:52.27; Quinn, Johan Quintero, Trevor Boyd and Parris combined to capture the 200 freestyle in 1:48.37. Simpson, Parris, Hopkins and Barnes teamed up to rule the 400 freestyle in a time of 3:45.89. Placing second for the Comets were Biggs in the 100 free, Barnes in the 500 free, Simpson in the 100 back and Quintero in the 100 breast.

Andrew Henry paced the Wildcats boys with a pair of wins, capturing the 500 freestyle at 4:47.96 and the 200 individual medley in 2:05.81.

Carson Campbell shone brightly for Smithfield-Selma, winning the 100 freestyle in 57.43 while taking second in the 50 free in 25.67.

He also participated on both of SSS's second-place relay teams, combining with Justin Sturges, David Murphey and Ben Daughtry in a time of 2:21.18 and joined Daughtry, Patrick Sawrey and Sturges to take second in the 400 freestyle.

Emily Duff led the Comets girls with a pair of individual wins, taking the 200 IM in 2:13.68 and the 500 free in 5:21.32.

She joined Kimberly Russell, Blair Altman and Kelsey Boykin as Clayton won the 400 free relay in a time of 4:11.45.

Boykin took an individual win with her victory in the 100 freestyle in a time of 1:01.51 while Jenna Silver claimed the Comets' other victory by winning the 200 free in 1:57.54.

Earning runner-ups for the Comets were the 200 medley and freestyle relay teams and Boykin in the 100 butterfly.

Kate Pearson picked up the lone individual win for West's girls in the 100 backstroke, wining in 1:07.33, while placing second in the 500 free in 5:47.24.

The Wildcats claimed the 200 free relay in a time of 2:04.79, while getting second-place finishes from March Pretzinger in the 200 free, Kendall Nelms in the 50 free and 100 breast and also the 400 free relay team.

Elizabeth Ashley paced the SSS effort with a third-place showing in the 50 free in 29.17 while placing fourth in the 100 free in 1:09.65. Muriel Lasater took fourth in the 50 free in 31.90.

Ashley was also a member of the Spartans' relay teams, both taking fourth place, joining Emily Wood, Leah Isenhour and Sydney Ball in the 200 medley (2:21.18) and Lasater, Nina Murray and Kate Williams in the 400 (4:31.58).

Garner's boys used four first-place finishes along with five seconds, a pair of thirds and five fourths in out-distancing Southeast, which tallied four wins and four seconds, 154-114.

East Wake managed a pair of event victories to place third with 91 points while Knightdale, despite low numbers, earned a pair of firsts in finishing with 55 points.

Garner's girls almost matched their male counterparts, posting 142 points on the strength of three wins, four seconds, three thirds and three fourths in turning back East Wake, which tallied 103 with two event wins and four seconds.

Southeast Raleigh, despite four event wins and four runner-up efforts, managed just 97 points, edging out Knightdale, which tallied 87 for third.