SIJHSAA Cross Country Regionals Held Friday

Friday around the southern part of the state was the junior high cross country regionals.

Franklin Park boys and girls both advanced from their regionals to next weekend’s State Meet in DuQuoin.  Scout Puricelli was the boys individual champion.

Central City ran in their Class S regional.  For the varsity girls, Kinley Blair was 7^th and will advance to state.  Not moving on was Kailee Easley who was 18^th.  Kolton Cook was 3^rd and was the lone boy to advance.  Also running were Trey Sloat 25^th, Dayton Oller 28^th, Braxton Bitter 29^th, Drew Jack 32^nd and Mike Sutton 34^th.  The Citians boys were 4^th as a team.

Selmaville also hosted a Class S regional.  The girls were 1^st with a team score of 16!  Karmen Murray, Gabby Harper, Carly Veach and Shelby Johnson went 1-4, Kenna Benjamin 6^th and for good measure, Alana Howe 8^th and Gia Ward 12^th.  New Horizon was 2^nd.

New Horizon won the boys race with Selmaville also advancing to state finishing 2^nd.  Noah Gaston won the race with Gavin Harper 7^th, Ryder Lawson 12^th, Elijah De Rossett 15^th and Rafe James 17.

Selmaville will compete in the OBC Meet on Wednesday at Lions Park in Central City.  They will then run with New Horizon at the State Meet in DuQuoin next Saturday.