The Mathews High School boys’ cross country team claimed the Region A title last Thursday at the West Point Country Club, while the MHS girls placed fourth as a team.
The Blue Devil runners competed against teams from Middlesex, Northampton, Rappahannock and the host Pointers in the regional championships.
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Mathews senior Chance Higginbotham was also crowned the individual regional champion, finishing the course in a time of 16:52, more than 20 seconds ahead of the second-place runner from West Point.
In addition to Higginbotham, Mathews also had the fifth-place finisher, senior Jon Jenkins (18:18), juniors Ivar Golden (who tied for sixth place with a time of 18:42) and Adam Greve (who placed eighth with a time of 18:44) and senior Blake Hunley (11th place, 19:02). Together, the top five finishers accounted for 32 points, well ahead of second-place Middlesex (53 points).
Rounding out the Mathews boys competing were seniors Salvador Cardenas-Flores (19:13) and Dominic Winters (1...