The boys cross country team qualified for Saturday’s Class A State Meet on Oct. 30 when it finished fourth at the Region 7-A Championships. Jack Scully’s 19th-place finish keyed the state title berth. The girls also qualified for the state meet, finishing in third place at the meet with 95 points. Hannah Williams turned in the best performance for the Lady Pythons, finishing 13th overall in 22:50. Last Saturday, both teams ran at the GHSA State Championships in Carrollton. The boys finished in 16th place in the state. Scully again was strong, scoring a 60th-place finish and improving his time from the region meet to 19:09. The girls ran to a 13th-place finish with 406 points. Williams ran the 5K race in 24:07, good for seventh place overall. … The swim team opens up the 2008-09 season on Nov. 20 when it hosts the Providence School in a region meet. … Boys basketball plays its season opener on Saturday against Brookstone Academy at 6:30 p.m. The 2008 state finalist Lady Python basketball team will scrimmage at Westminster on Nov. 15 at 3:30 p.m.