The Mathews High School cross country season ended last week, as teams from all across Virginia traveled to Great Meadow to compete in the Class 1A state championships.

The MHS boys placed third in Friday’s meet, behind Auburn and George Wythe; while the Lady Devils took fourth overall, with Auburn also winning that race, followed by Parry McCluer and Galileo.

Up first on Friday was the 1A girls’ race with 98 racers, including 12 teams and 20 individuals. The individual 2018 1A state champion was Morgan Dalton of George Wythe, who finished with a time of 19:08. The Blue Devils’ first runner to cross the line was Abbie Hudgins in 23:08, earning 28th place overall. One spot behind was teammate Avery Betz, finishing in 23:13. Brittany Ottarson secured the Lady Devils’ third finishing spot on the team in 23:40. Zoe Goodwin and Jade Davis finished out the team’s top five, in 23:43 and 24:04. Mathews’ top seven was completed by Jaysen Hall (25:35) and Ca...