BISHOP MCGUINNESS SWEEPS NCHSAA 1-A CROSS COUNTRY TITLES; WEDDINGTON, CARDINAL GIBBONS ARE 3-A WINNERS KERNERSVILLE— Kernersville Bishop McGuinness, running close to home, successfully defended both its men’s and women’s team titles in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 1-A cross country championships at the Ivey Redmon Sports Complex in Saturdays morning session. The men’s 1-A team race was extremely tight, with only eight points separating the top three teams. Bishop recorded 90 points in the men’s standings to 95 for Research Triangle and 98 for Elkin. Zach Boone of Mitchell was the individual 1-A champion, winning in a time of 15:51.84, almost 22 seconds ahead of Chris O’Brien of Raleigh Charter. The victory by the Bishop McGuinness team in the women’s championship was a little easier, with Bishop getting 60 points to 98 for runner-up Lincoln Charter. Community School of Davidson placed third with 109 points, led by individual champion Malia Ellington. Ellington won in 19:05.13, 14 seconds ahead of Franklin Academy’s Hannah Zenker. Weddington ended the reign of Cardinal Gibbons in 3-A men’s cross country, snapping the Crusaders’ streak of state titles at two. Weddington had 98 points to 104 for Cardinal Gibbons, with North Lincoln third at 130. Fayetteville Terry Sanford’s Philip Hall was the individual champion, beating defending champ Tanis Baldwin of East Henderson to the line by less than half a second in a winning time of 15:07.55. Mary Grace Doggett of Cardinal Gibbons won her second straight individual crown in the 3-A womens race in a time of 17:57.07, ahead of teammate Sophie Ebihara. Gibbons, with four runners in the top eight scoring positions, won the team title for the fourth consecutive year with 37 points. Waxhaw Marvin Ridge finished in second place with 73 points and West Carteret was third with 111. The 2-A and 4-A championships are scheduled for later Saturday afternoon.
Posted on: Sat, 02 Nov 2013 18:18:37 +0000