On Tuesday, October 18, the Patriots cross country team took on Richmond Senior High School, Hoke County High School, and Scotland High School.

 

This was the Southeastern 4A Conference Championship.

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For the boys team, junior Colin Alexander finished in first with a time of 18:07.50, freshman AJ Williams finished second with a time of 18:42.40, and junior Nick Klug came in third with a time of 18:42.50.

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For the girls team, sophomore Sophia Hirtle finished first with a time of 21:55.90, followed by sophomore Brooklyn Doorey in second with a time of 22:51.10, and in third was sophomore Sarah Dorrel with a time of 22:53.90.

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Sophomore Emma Grace Reville said, “I think the team did great. I’m really proud of everyone. I personally did better than I’ve ever done in the past because it's Elks, which is a really hard course. I’m more proud of the team than myself.”

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Pinecrest came in first on the girls side with a team score of 15, followed with Richmond Senior in second with a score of 52, and Hoke County High School in third with a score of 77.

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The Patriots boys cross country team also came in first with a score of 25, followed by Scotland High School in second with a score of 36, and Hoke County High School in third with a score of 82, and Richmond Senior High School finished in fourth with a score of 93.

 

Sophomore Emory Bradley said, “Our team did really well and we ran together as a pack, which is why we did really well.”