Area High School Cross Country Teams Place at State

Saturday (November 4) was a big day for Hopkins County at the State Cross Country Meet at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

Class A Saltillo Varsity Boys Place 2nd in State: L to R: Hendrick Rios, Trevor Moore, Branson McGill, Matthew Gurley, Lyle Bench, Dillon Beadle & Walker McGill.

In boys Class 1A, Miller Grove won the state championship, Saltillo finished second and Sulphur Bluff fourth.

In girls Class 1A, Miller Grove was second and Saltillo twelfth. Miller Grove’s Jorja Bessonett won the state championship with Saltillo’s Sienna Collins just seconds behind in second place. Other Miller Grove girls runners and their finishes: Lauren Bullard 17^th, Jolee Fox 23^rd, Cassidy Seaney 27^th, ClasAlexa Pelerosa 62^nd and Katie Williams 115^th. Other Saltillo girls runners: Kristina Wade 63^rd, Jocelyn Ochoa 79^th, Danielle Ross 130^th, Madison Simmons 131^st, Ofelia Cabrera 143^rd and Chandler Bain 147^th. Maddie Hooker of Yantis finished 30^th.

Runners and their finishes for Class !a champ Miller Grove: Kobe Robertson sixth, Albert Serrano seventh, Luke Brignon ninth, Grant Earp 17^th, Grant Sharp 21^st, Matthew Brignon 55^th and Andre Treyton 110^th. Runner up Saltillo boys runners: Trevor Moore 19^th, Walker McGill 25^th, Hendrick Rios 27^th, Branson McGill 32^nd, Dillon Beadle 36^th, Lyle Bench 40^th and Matthew Gurley 62^nd. Sulphur Bluff boys runners: Turner South 12^th, Montana Hurley 44^th, Ishmael Wade 52^nd, Trayton South 79^th, Shane Johnson 97^th and Jonathan Brown 114^th.

In Class 2A girls, Cumby’s Lexi Busby finished 26^th.

Two Mount Vernon runners competed. In Class 3A boys, Esteban Cruz was 28^th. In Class 3A girls, Gabriella Skelton finished 85^th.