HAZLEHURST — Pierce County’s Lady Bears and Bears cross-country teams competed here Thursday in the Three Rivers Cross-Country Classic hosted by Jeff Davis.
The Lady Bears placed 10th in the 13-team girls meet finishing with 265 points. Bleckley County dominated the field scoring just 19 points with five runners finishing eighth or better and all seven members insided the top 13 spots.
The Lady Royals were followed by Frederica Academy (94), Glynn Academy (100), Coffee (104), Brunswick (124), host Jeff Davis (171), Camden County (189), Vidalia (217), Brantley County (263), PCHS (265), Appling County (265), Bacon County (268) and ACE Charter (368).
The Lady Bears were paced by Nevaeh Grant’s 46thplace finish in the field of 102 runners with a time of 24:21.20. The winning time was 17:50.
Grant was followed by Ana Llamas-Diaz (51st; 24:45), Selah Griffis (55th; 25:03.80), Baylee Rose Tippins (71st; 26:05.40), Rilie DePratter (75th; 26:25), Myla Martinez (96th; 30:03.30), Addison Folette (97th; 30:21.10) and Kymber Minchew (98th; 30:23).
The Bears finished 13th in the 18-team boys’ meet behind Bleckley County’s winning performance to sweep the event. The Royals, who placed all five runners inside the Top 10, totaled 23 points for the runaway victory.
Following Bleckley County were Vidalia (126), Jeff Davis (136), Coffee (137), Glynn Academy (161), Toombs County (178), Camden County (179), Brunswick (195), Worth County (257) and Brantley County (268) in the top 10 spots.
The rest of the field included Berrien (285), Frederica Academy (307), PCHS (322), Tattnall County (334), Wayne County (361), Appling County (420), ACE Charter (434) and Bacon County (551).
Brandon Yepes led the Bears copping a 34thplace finish in the field of 137 runners posting a time of 18:46.10. The winning time was 16:06.
Yepes was followed by Breck Benton (53rd; 19:27.40), Samuel Carrillo (71st; 20:10.40), Jared Watson (83rd; 20:27.80), Coleman Lee (91st; 20:55.70), Jeb Bradley (99th; 21:15.60) and Jaxson Williams (112th; 22:05.70).
