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Beaufort High’s Yzeult Antia and Bluffton’s Earlon Baker torched the field for the individual titles, and Bluffton’s girls and Hilton Head Island’s boys took the team titles at the Beaufort County Cross Country Championship on Saturday at Sgt. Jasper Park in Hardeeville.
Just a freshman, Antia ran 20:37 to win the girls race by 48 seconds over Bluffton’s Avonlea Hale, but four teammates were hot on Hale’s trail, as Ava Gerschutz, Elise Hunt, Ella Crapps, and Jillian Spencer all finished in the top nine to give the Bobcats a big cushion atop the standings.
Baker continued his scorching start to his junior season, clocking a 16:01 to outpace May River’s Noah Wasserman by 21 seconds. JD Gilman placed third and Drake Edmonds was eighth to lead the Seahawks to the team title, though, as Hilton Head placed five runners in the top 16 overall.
Bridges Prep’s Elise Thompson had a great race, finishing fourth in the girls race in 21:41, and Beaufort High’s Gavin Moore was fourth in the boys race in 16:38.
GIRLS
Teams
Bluffton 31, May River 61, Hilton Head 94, CBCCA 122, Holy Trinity 126, Bridges Prep 132, Cross Schools 156, Beaufort High 176, Patrick Henry 204
Individuals
Yzeult Antia, BFT 20:37; Avonlea Hale, BLUF 21:25; Abbee Bolin, MR 21:36; Elise Thompson, BP 21:41; Ava Gerschutz, BLUF 21:48
BOYS
Teams
Hilton Head 53, Bluffton 57, May River 73, John Paul II 78, CBCCA 116, Cross Schools 171, Beaufort High 191, Bridges Prep 229, Holy Trinity 274, Colleton Co. 280
Individuals
Earlon Baker, BLUF 16:01; Noah Wasserman, MR 16:22; JD Gilman, HHIHS 16:28; Gavin Moore, BFT 16:38; Boyd Collins, BLUF 16:54
