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continued from page IB1:37 just four days after running a 19:24 at Hope Mill South View’s Jungle Run Saturday night. Hanson said Griffith suggested she aim for splits around 6:15 Saturday.“Today he didn’t give me any splits, I was just trying to go out so I could go under 20,” said Hanson, who was unaware she was in the process of shattering her sister’s record despite being told that by her father on the final turn.“I think he said he yelled that to me but I heard something else so I thought I was somewhere in the 20s,” she said.As good as Hanson’s day was,Fike needed the efforts of Jones and sophomore Somer Jones, who overcame a slow start and caught three of the four Rocky Mount “sprinters” in the woods to finish fifth.“It was definitely a lot faster than my first one and I wasn’t expecting that,” Somer said. “But Coach Griff said we had to step it up since we were missing one of our top runners.”Griffith reminded; “That’s just being competitive. Beth could’ve ran 18:20 today and it wouldn’t have mattered if Somer didn’t do what she did.”Southern Nash, fourth with 101 points, was led by Gabby Rackley’s 16th place finish in 25:13 whileHunt, with just four runners and out of the team race, was paced by Alexis Cunningham’s 26:09 for 21st.The white jerseys for the Fikeboys were ubiquitous as the 16-deep Golden Demons had three in the top five and five of the top 12 to push traditional power Nash Central.“They’re big shoes to fill. Nash Central, they’re always real dominant,” said Fike senior Eli Frazier, who was third in 17:47. “We have a real strong top seven, which is really good.”Frazier was followed by Brandon Tedder (17:52) in fourth and Cody Jones (17:54) in fifth while Jonathan Bennett (10th, 18:34) and Evan Griffith (12th, 18:37) rounded out its scoring.With 31 points to 34 for Fike, Nash Central had four in the top 10, including winner Will Bass with a season-best 16:37 and runner-up Jeremy Judd (17:32).“I’m happy. I don’t think our kids are scared anymore,” Griffith said. “Nash Central has always had that mystique but they did lose their top two runners.“I just want to be one of the top four teams coming out of our region and we invite them (Nash Central) with us. ”Southern Nash was fifth with 123 points, trailing third-place Northern Nash (89) and Rocky Mount (105). The Firebirds were led by Joseph Thompson in 11th at 18:35.Head coach Crystal Joyner pointed out that she has two young squads with five total returnees.Hunt, making its Big East debut after four years in the 3-A Eastern Carolina Conference, discoveredBOYS Team scoresNASH CENTRAL 31, FIKE 34, NORTHERN NASH 89, ROCKY MOUNT 105, SOUTHERN NASH 123, HUNT 137Top 10 Individuals1 Will Bass (NC) 16:37; 2. Jeremy Judd (NC) 17:32; 3. Eli Frazier (F) 17:47; 4 Brandon Tedder (F) 17:52; 5. Cody Jones (F) 17:54, 6. Daniel Hannon (RM) 17:55; 7 Mason Williams (NC) 18:05; 8 Andrew Nguyen (NC) 18:18,9 Cody Williams (NN) 18:26; 10 Jonathan Bennett (F) 18:34Other area individuals11. Joseph Thompson (SN) 18 35; 12 Evan Griffith (F) 18 37; 15. Clayton Robinson F) 19:13; 17. Manuel Perez (H) 19:23; 18 Tyler Lambries (F) 19 43, 19. Brandon Watson (F) 20:01; 20 Lorenza Williams (H) 20:03 ; 22 Sean Richey (F) 20 18; 24 Justin Banks (F) 20:26: 26 Ryan Biggerstaff (SN) 21:01; 30. Aaron Wilmot (F) 21:21. 32 Daniel Overton (SN) 21:27; 34 Rodrigo Bustamante (SN) 21:55; 35 John Michael Messer (F) 21:59; 36. Joseph Johnson (SN) 21:59; 37. Ronald Washington (H) 22:21; 38 Athri Ranganathan (H) 22:43; 39 Brandon Fitch (SN) 22:52; 40 Nepolian Patel (SN) 22:57; 41. Julius Spell (H) 23:02. 42. Juan Linan (H) 23:24; 43. Jamal Frazier (H) 24 10; 44 Raheem Alford (H) 25:01; 45 Tyler Schmitzer (F) 25:41; 47. James DiPietro (SN) 29:35GIRLS Team scoresFIKE 33, ROCKY MOUNT 36, NASH CENTRAL 61, SOUTHERN NASH 101Top 10 individuals1. Beth Hanson (F) 19:20, 2. Jentzen Jones (F) 20:57; 3 Ashley Batten (NC) 21:20; 4 Latoya Applewhite (RM) 21 47; 5 Somer Jones (F) 22:20; 6 Zikeena Parker (RM) 22:39; 7. Marquita Hines (RM) 22 45; 8 Michaela Thorne (RM) 22:47; 9 Kristen Warren (NC) 22:49; 10. Logan Rollins (NC) 23:04Other area individuals13. Kristen Edmonds (F) 23:46, 14 Allison Oakley (F) 24:36; 15 Brittany Rowe (F) 25:11; 16 Gabby Rackley (SN) 25:13; 21 Alexis Cunningham (H) 26:09. 22, Niesha Vines (SN) 26 15; 23 Vivian Bass (F) 26:46; 24. Jacy Barnes (SN) 26:54 25. Taylor Dail (H) 26:57; 27 Elizabeth Anthony (H) 27:24; 28 Jasmine Perez (SN) 28:02; 32. Vada Taylor (SN) 29:22, 33 Emily Pope (H) 30 12.its new reality. The Warriors boys won the ECC last year and the girls were third. Hunt was last in the boys race Wednesday as Manuel Perez (17th, 19:23) led the way.The Warriors will have one small advantage as they host next Wednesday’s meet.paul(a wilsontimes.com I 265-7808
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