Boys
Starr’s Mill topped McIntosh for the No. 1 spot in Class AAAAA after winning the 2nd Annual Nike Panther XC Invitational on Saturday. James Adams and Joshua Warren posted top 10 finishes for Starr’s Mill.
In Class AAAAAA, Brookwood finished first in Saturday’s Covered Bridge Run and jump to No. 4 as a result.
Marist remains No. 1 in Class AAAA and finished in fifth place of The Coach Benson Double Dip Invitational. Michael Thurston and Frank Pittman both posted top three finishes for the War Eagles.
Flowery Branch took first overall at The Coach Benson Double Dip Classic, but Marist’s Michael Thurston ran an impressive 16:19 and edged Walton’s Kenan Farmer for first overall. All seven Brookwood runners finished inside the top 16 at the Covered Bridge Run on Saturday as the Broncos topped Etowah, Roswell, Milton and Cherokee for first overall.
South Forsyth used four top 10 finishers to win the North Gwinnett Technical College Mountain Invitational on Saturday. Ryan Peppenhorst edged out White County’s Austin Thomson by a second for first overall.
The 14th Annual Warner Robins Invitational played host to 24 high schools on Tuesday, and Perry edged out Westover for first overall. Perry’s Jackson Reid and John Weaks posted first and second place, with Jackson finishing nearly 40 seconds ahead of the pace. Twenty schools gathered for the West Hall Invitational on Tuesday, and North Hall dominated. Junior Bryce Schuebert placed first, and teammates Quintin Miles, Zack Hill and Seth Chapman were right behind him making it a Trojan sweep of the top four fastest times.
On Sept. 14, North Hall will compete in a field of 31 teams in the Furman Classic in South Carolina, and Dunwoody, Eastside, Galloway, North Atlanta, North Springs, Pelham, Pope and Providence Christian will be making the trip. Along with the Furman Classic, The Warpath Invitational in Canton, Georgia and the Eagle Invitational at East Jackson High School highlight the weekend’s biggest meets.
Girls
Etowah wrestled the top spot of the rankings away from Peachtree Ridge in AAAAAA thanks to a strong showing at the Covered Bridge Invitational in Roswell. In AAAAA Woodland-Bartow replaces Pope as a ranked team thanks to three top 10 finishes at the Run at Rock Invitational in Cartersville.
Heritage-Catoosa and Carrollton make their 2013 debuts in the AAAA rankings. Blessed Trinity (AAA) competed well in the Covered Bridge race against bigger schools and the Titans flexed their depth with four runners placing in top 50.
Landmark Christian placed eighth in the Nike Panther Invitational in Fayetteville and assumes the lead position in Class A.
Last weekend, top girls teams gathered in two meets that showcased competitions that should go along way in preparing the best teams for region and state championship meets. The premier events were the Covered Bridge Run in Roswell and the Second Annual Nike Panther Invitational, hosted by Starr’s Mill in Fayetteville.
Etowah won the Covered Bridge Run and took over the top spot in girls’ Class AAAAAA. Kinsgley Green and Shelby Rensel took the top two spots for Etowah. In all, four runners for the Eagles placed in the top ten. Centennial placed second and was paced by a fourth place finish from Maddy Pederson.
Smaller schools Pace Academy (ranked No. 2 in A) and Blessed Trinity (No. 1 in AAA) represented and placed fifth and sixth respectively.
In the Fayetteville meet, top ranked Landmark Christian in Class A boasted a one-two finish by Kathryn Foreman and Nicole Fegans, but the depth of Starr’s Mill helped them earn the team win with three runners in the top 15 spots. Starr’s Mill retains the top spot in AAAAA. Lambert, Lakeside-Evans (No. 4 in AAAAA), McIntosh (No. 2 in AAAAA) and Hillgrove (No. 9 in AAAAAA) were the top five teams in the meet.
BOYS
Class AAAAAA
1. Etowah
2. Peachtree Ridge
3. Harrison
4. Brookwood
4. Mill Creek
6. Roswell
7. Parkview
8. Hillgrove
9. North Cobb
10. Norcross
Class AAAAA
1. Starr’s Mill
2. McIntosh
3. Lakeside-DeKalb
4. Flowery Branch
5. Whitewater
6. Sequoyah
7. Union Grove
8. Lakeside-Evans
9. North Paulding
10. Greenbrier
Class AAAA
1. Marist
2. LaGrange
3. Alexander
4. Pickens County
5. Wayne County
6. Carrollton
7. Perry
8. Columbus
9. River Ridge
10. Chamblee
Class AAA
1. Woodward Academy
2. St. Pius X
3. North Hall
4. North Oconee
5. Oconee County
6. Chapel Hill
7. Blessed Trinity
8. White County
9. Cross Keys
10. Central-Carroll
Class AA
1. Westminster
2. Wesleyan
3. Jefferson
4. Lovett
5. Benedictine
6. Murray County
7. Bleckley County
8. GAC
9. Vidalia
10. Bremen
Class A
1. Landmark Christian
2. Pace Academy
3. Darlington
4. Athens Christian
5. Galloway
6. North Cobb Christian
7. Holy Innocents’
8. Mount Paran Christian
9. Hebron Christian
10. Fellowship Christian
Girls
Class AAAAAA
1. Etowah
2. Peachtree Ridge
3. Woodstock
4. Harrison
5. Mill Creek
6. Milton
7. Centennial
8. South Forsyth
9. Hillgrove
10. Brookwood
Class AAAAA
1. Starr’s Mill
2. McIntosh
3. Dunwoody
4. Lakeside-Evans
5. Creekview
6. Lakeside-Dekalb
7. Winder-Barrow
8. Woodland-Bartow
9. Whitewater
10. Riverwood
Class AAAA
1. Marist
2. Alexander
3. Pickens
4. Chestatee
5. South Effingham
6. River Ridge
7. Heritage-Catoosa
8. Columbus
9. LaGrange
10. Carrollton
Class AAA
1. Blessed Trinity
2. St. Pius X
3. Woodward Academy
4. White County
5. Chapel Hill
6. Decatur
7. North Oconee
8. Buford
9. North Hall
10. Jackson County
Class AA
1. Lovett
2. Wesleyan
3. Jefferson
4. Bremen
5. Bleckley County
6. Westminster
7. Lamar County
8. St. Vincent’s Academy
9. Model
10. Long County
Class A
1. Landmark Christian
2. Pace Academy
3. Providence Christian
4. Darlington
5. First Presbyterian Day
6. Athens Christian
7. Walker
8. Holy Innocents’
9. Hebron Christian
10. Savannah Christian
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