HAZLEHURST — Brantley County High School cross-country teams competed here Thursday in the Southern Georgia X-Country Championship hosted by Jeff Davis.
The Herons finished 12th in the 23team meet. The Lady Herons only had four members participate in the girls’ 17team meet falling one runner short of a team score. The Herons had three runners compete in the junior varsity meet.
In the boys’ meet, Benedictine topped the 23 qualifying teams scoring 23 points with four runners inside the Top 10 finishers featuring a field of 185 participants. Brantley County placed 12th with 307 points, the Gators were 13th with 323 points and Pierce County was 16th with 397 points.
Finishing behind the Cadets in the Top 10 were Savannah Arts Academy (80), Jeff Davis (89), Vidalia (120), Effingham County (191), Coffee (217), Brunswick (222), Toombs County (222), Long County (265) and Atkinson County (287).
Tattnall County (305) led the 11-20 finishers. The Warriors were followed by Brantley County, Ware County, Berrien (331), Islands of Savannah (369), PCHS, Portal (459), Appling County (477), Lanier County (515) and Echols County (553).
Rounding out the field were Fitztgerald (576), Bacon County (681) and Montgomery County (733).
Savannah Arts Academy placed first in the jayvee meet with 26 points after six of its seven runners finished 17th or better in the field of 115 participants.
Trailing the Panthers were Jeff Davis (53), Atkinson County (93), Tattnall County (115), Long County (158), Effingham County (189), Brunswick (193), Berrien (200), Islands of Savannah (286), Coffee (291), Ware County (292), Fitzgerald (296) and Bacon County (317).
Savannah Arts Academy won the girls’ meet with 31 points placing four runners in the top seven. The Lady Panthers were followed by host Jeff Davis (74), Coffee (85), Brunswick (103), Islands of Savannah (141), Appling County (208), Long County (225), Vidalia (233), Bacon County (262) and Ware County (278) to round out the Top 10.
PCHS (285) led the rest of the field. Trailing the Lady Bears were Portal
(312), Tattnall County (333), Fitzgerald
(373), Atkinson County (374), Lanier County (417) and Treutlen (442).
Boys’ meet
Brantley County’s Haze Evans recorded the best finish in the area placing sixth with a time of 18:00.80. The winning time was 16:35.90.
Haze was followed by Brayden Middleton (65th; 20:36.20), Grant Middleton (71st; 20:48.80), Max Herrin
(77th; 21:01.10), Eli Nielson (96th;
21:24.50), Carter Lentz (132nd;
23:20.50), Evinrude Green (144th;
23:50.30) and Jett Florey (149th;
24:05.10).
Girls’ meet
Klara Barnes led Brantley County’s four-member team finishing 35th with a time of 25:31.50. Delaney Lloyd
(66th; 27:55.80), Linzi Parker (67th;
27:56.30) and Aubree Purvis (106th;
31:57.70) rounded out the team.
Jayvee boys’ meet
Brantley County’s Jayden Simmons recorded the best showing placing 28th with a time of 23:58.90. The winning time was 20:00.70.
Simmons was followed by Cayson Lentz (71st; 27:13.30) and Bryan Chevalier (109th; 33:31.20).
