Cross Country: Etowah sweeps county tournament

North Paulding won the boys Class AAAAA and Class AAAAAA race while Oconee County won the boys Class A-AAAA race at the Alexander High School/Asics Cross County Invitational Saturday. The North Oconee girls won the Class A-AAAA race while Northgate took the Class AAAAA-AAAAAA race.

Individual winners included Archer’s McKenzie Knudsen (girls 5A-6A), Emma Grace Hurley of Fellowship Christian (girls A-4A), Ermais Tewolde of Druid Hills (boys 5A-6A) and Michael Hans of Oconee County (boys A-4A).

Etowah swept the Cherokee County Championships Saturday at Boling Park in Canton.

The Eagles took only 42 points in the girls meet and were followed closely behind by Woodstock (49) and Creekview (51). Cherokee, Sequoyah and River Ridge rounded out the event. Kingsley Green of Etowah (18:18.93) won the race and was followed by Alexandra Melehan of Woodstock (18:33.08). Lauren Wallin of Creekview (19:12.44), Caitlyn Ferrell of Cherokee (19:20.66) and Shelby Rensell of Etowah (19:38.51) rounded out the top five.

The boys meet saw Etowah defeat Cherokee (64), Woodstock (69) and Creekview (71). River Ridge and Sequoyah took fifth and sixth, respectively. Cherokee’s Taylor Scarbrough won the boys race in a time of 15:46.15 and Woodstock’s Owen Bailey took second in 15:51.92. Brennan Garriques of Creekview (15:53.11), Michael Perrona of Etowah (16:02.50) and Ahmed Jama of River Ridge (16:08.07) rounded out the top five.

Veterans won the girls Houston County Cross Country Championships at Huntington Middle School while Perry won the boys race.

Veterans came in second in the boys event with 56 points, just edging Warner Robins’ 60 points. Perry took second in the girls race with 49 points while Houston County took third with 52.

Veterans harrier Bethany Bailey won the race in 20:42.75 and Tiffany Mountin of Perry took second in 20:57.06. Autumn Glynn-Johnson of Houston County (21:42.47) came in third, Autumn Straw also of Houston County (22:16.91) took fourth and Katie Luque of Veterans came in fifth (22:35.50).

Rob Ray of Veterans won the boys race in 16:48.28, Michael Rowlands of Veterans came in second in 17:18.50, Tanner Reid of Perry took third in 17:40.42, Josh Spalding came in fourth in 18:27.88 and Brandon Bodony of Veterans came in fifth in 18:29.09.

Class AAAAAA

1. Marietta
2. South Forsyth
3. Etowah
4. Brookwood
5. Walton
6. Mill Creek
7. West Forsyth
8. Peachtree Ridge
9. Lakeside-DeKalb
10. Milton

Class AAAAA

1. Forsyth Central
2. Starr’s Mill
3. Clarkston
4. Alexander
5. Lakeside-Evans
6. McIntosh
7. Flowery Branch
8. Creekside
9. Cambridge
10. Ware County

Class AAAA

1. North Oconee
2. St. Pius X
3. Woodward Academy
4. North Hall
5. Whitewater
6. Johnson-Gainesville
7. Wayne County
8. Marist
9. White Coutny
10. Pickens County

Class AAA

1. Blessed Trinity
2. East Jackson
3. Westminster
4. Oconee County
5. Coahulla Creek
6. Savannah Christian
7. Banks County
8. West Hall
9. Dawson County
10. Hart County

Class AA

1. Pace Academy
2. Wesleyan
3. Lovett
4. Holy Innocents’
5. Bleckley County
6. Darlington
7. Benedictine
8. Union County
9. Lamar County
10. Berrien County

Class A

1. Trion
2. Jenkins County
3. Providence Christian
4. Baconton Charter
5. Galloway
6. Whitefield Academy
7. Georgia Military
8. Hawkinsville
9. Towns County
10. Hebron Christian

Girls

Class AAAAAA

1. South Forsyth
2. Etowah
3. Northview
4. Milton
5. Mill Creek
6. West Forsyth
7. Brookwood
8. Walton
9. Marietta
10. Harrison

Class AAAAA

1. Starr’s Mill
2. McIntosh
3. Dunwoody
4. Creekview
5. Columbus
6. Northgate
7. Cambridge
8. Winder-Barrow
9. Flowery Branch
10. Lakeside-Evans

Class AAAA

1. Marist
2. St. Pius X
3. Heritage-Catoosa
4. White County
5. Buford
6. Whitewater
7. Woodward Academy
8. North Oconee
9. North Hall
10. Pickens County

Class AAA

1. Westminster
2. Blessed Trinity
3. Hart County
4. Oconee County
5. Savannah Arts
6. Dawson County
7. Jefferson
8. Coahulla Creek
9. Banks County
10. Morgan County

Class AA

1. Darlington
2. Lovett
3. Holy Innocents’
4. Wesleyan
5. Pace Academy
6. St. Vincent’s
7. Model
8. GAC
9. Lamar County
10. Bremen

Class A

1. Landmark Christian
2. Hawkinsville
3. Commerce
4. Providence Christian
5. Hebron Christian
6. Athens Academy
7. Jenkins County
8. Trion
9. Marion County
10. Towns County