Henderson, Chandler win recent races

Last Thursday, LaFayette sophomore Tucker Henderson earned his first high school cross country victory as he took first in an North Georgia Cross Country League meet in Dalton.

Just one week later, he added his second as he crossed the line in 18:24 to win the Adairsville Invitational on Thursday.

Kade Ballew ran a 21:54 for the Ramblers, while Nathan Ball (23:01.00) nipped teammate Eli Hudson (23:01.05) at the tape. Alex Holloway (23:12), Scott Sanford (24:19) and Carson Brassini (29:05) also raced for the Orange-and-Black.

Jessee Bradford participated in the boys’ JV race and finished in a time of 28:27.

Ringgold was also in attendance and got a 19:35 from junior Kale Davis, who placed third overall. No other individual times were available for the Tigers.

Bremen finished first in the boys’ team standings, while Trion was second.

Freshman Claire Brumfield clocked in at 24:44 and placed fifth for the Lady Tigers, who were second to Southeast Whitfield in the girls’ standings. No other individual times were available for the Ringgold girls.

LaFayette’s girls were paced by a 25:46 from Madison Todd, while Dakota Tabor crossed the finish line in 26:37. Also running for the Lady Ramblers was Brittany Aguero (28:50), Natalie Ball (29:47) and Kylia Van Pelt (35:09).

Chandler takes first in Alabama

The Heritage High School cross country team trekked to Huntsville, Ala. on Saturday to compete in the Southern Showcase and it was a day to remember for several runners, especially senior Gavin Chandler.

Racing in the Crimson Division, the twotime Catoosa County Boys’ Cross Country Runner of the Year crossed the line in 17:00 to win first place in the classification by 22 seconds over his next closest competitor.

Davis Justice also had a impressive day, finishing in 17:48 to place ninth overall. A total of 409 runners, representing several states all over the southeastern U.S., participated in the race.

Heritage placed seventh in the boys’ team standings. Also racing for the Generals was Will Riddell (19:05), Grayson Stallings (19:27.73), Cecil Bussey (19:27.75), Ryan Walker (19:38), Jacob Palmer (20:04), Collin Black (20:05), Maddox Henry (20:06) and Hyrum Smartt (20:12).

The Heritage girls were eighth overall, thanks in part to freshman Zoie St. John, who placed third out of a field of 244 with a time of 21:36. Mia Callahan finished a very