By David Rogers. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Two Watauga touchdowns and successful PATs in the first half accounted for all of the scoring on Aug. 23 in TCR-Ensley Stadium as the Pioneers defeated T C Roberson, 14-0, in a gritty season opener for both teams.

It may well have been a non-conference game but with picture perfect, early fall weather framing the contest and thousands of football-hungry fans in attendance, there was an electric atmosphere on the field for the longtime friendly rivalry game, the grandstands nearly filled on both sides of the field.

For offensive minded spectators, the night was a disappointment, especially among the Rams’ faithful in seeing their favorite sons shutout. After some mid-game and halftime defensive adjustments, Roberson held the Pioneers’ grinding, ball control-oriented option offense mostly in check — just as Watauga’s defense did throughout the game.

To learn that Watauga was limited to 223 yards of total offense, those not in attendance might have reckoned a Pioneer loss. Look deeper into the team statistics, though, and you learn that the High Country visitors limited their hosts to just 117 yards of total offense while forcing four turnovers, two fumbles and two pass interceptions.

As he has done for the previous three seasons, Watauga quarterback Maddox Greene rolled up a game-high 126 yards rushing on 20 carries, his longest a 44-yard scamper through the Ram defense, that one play accounting for slightly more than a third of the senior’s rushing total.

The game was not without offensive highlights, such as running back Matthew Leon’s 24-yard TD sprint to open the game’s scoring in the first quarter. Head coach Ryan Habich explained later that the play’s success in getting the speedy Leon into space hinged on quarterback Maddox Greene’s “read” of the defensive movements and adjusting accordingly. Also a sprinter in track, Leon was able to capitalize in attacking space.

“Matthew Leon and Everett Gryder share that running back position,” said head coach Ryan Habich after the game. “Both also play defense. We’ll rotate that running back position and as the year goes on they are both options to play running back and they are both good players. There will be games where we will go with the hot hand, say if one of them is hitting the holes really good…

“… On that particular play, it was a read (by QB Maddox Greene). Our quarterback reads (the defensive coverage) 90 percent of the time,” said Habich. “It was a shotgun play where we were pulling people and Maddox was reading (the defender) and he came up the field. So Maddox made a nice read with good blocking in to the weak side of that play. It was a big play for us… It was a unique play that we showed them. They hadn’t seen it. We ran it from a ‘trips’ (formation). We did a good job of popping it through. We tried it again in the second half but they did a very good job of defending it.”

Habich was candid in talking with reporters after the game about his team’s performance.

“Even where we win sloppy, we will take the win,” he said. “I told our guys before the game that we have an opportunity to play a very good football team. (TC Roberson) returns everyone except two starting players on defense, so that was a big win. Offensively, we didn’t play (well). Defensively, I thought we played really good. We played assignment football.

“That’s the big thing about our program. We want to play complimentary football,” Habich added. “We controlled the field position and did a good job with punts, our quick kicks. Maddox Greene did a good job of pinning them back. It is harder for a team to call offensive plays when you pin them back (against their own goal line). I don’t (normally) like to punt the ball, but we (punted well). We made a lot of mistakes and there are a lot of things we have to change if we want to be a top tier team. We have high expectations here at Watauga High School. The last decade has shown that… We have great kids. They are close but now we have to figure out how to be great teammates.”

Watauga travels to Newland, N.C. next Friday for a High Country rivalry game against Avery County. The Vikings fell to Cherryville in its hard fought season opener, 20-18. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m.

T C Roberson is also on the road Aug. 30, with a tilt hosted by East Rutherford in another non-conference matchup.

STATISTICAL LEADERS

Rushing

• WAT – Maddox Greene: 20 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
• WAT – Matthew Leon: 8 carries, 43 yards, 1 TD
• WAT – Evan Burroughs: 5 carries, 29 yards
• TCR – Tyrin Credle: 7 carries, 27 yards
• TCR – Laron Mills: 15 carries, 25 yards
• TCR – Cohen Bohanon: 6 carries, 22 yards
• TCR – Zeb Swangim: 4 carries, 20 yards
• WAT – Everett Gryder: 7 carries, 13 yards

Receiving

• TCR – Zeb Swangim: 1 catch, 30 yards
• WAT – Landon Smith: 1 catch, 12 yards

Passing

• TCR – Laron Mills: 2-7-34
• WAT – Maddox Greene: 1-4-12

Defensive (Watauga only)

• Carson Gunnell-Beck: 9 tackles, 1 sack
• Dillon Zaragoza: 8 tackles
• Trathan Gragg: 7 tackles, 1 forced fumble
• Landon Smith: 5 tackles, 1 fumble recovery
• Caleb Dewey: 1 tackle, 1 fumble recovery
• Maddox Greene: 2 tackles, 1 interception
• Evan Burroughs: 3 tackles, 1 interception, 1 forced fumble

By Zach Smith. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Gritty, hard-working and “blue collar” have been terms used in the past to describe the mentality of Watauga High School football by head coach Ryan Habich. Those traits were on display Aug. 23, when the Pioneers defeated TC Roberson in a tough, low-scoring contest, 14-0.

Junior Matthew Leon scored the 2024 edition of Watauga football’s first points late in the first quarter. With the ball on the Rams’ 24-yard line, Leon broke through the offensive line with explosive speed, crossing the goal line without a defender in sight.

Late in the half, another Habich mantra — “win the middle eight [minutes]” (last four minutes of the first half and the first four minutes of the second half) — was reinforced. Senior Landon Smith pounced on a fumble coughed up by TC Roberson quarterback Laron Mills, providing the Pioneers a golden opportunity to extend their lead with a short field. Five plays later, senior Maddox Greene powered his way to a four-yard score with less than 15 seconds on the clock.

While the Watauga offense was largely stifled, the Pioneer defense was stellar against an athletic Rams team. The Pioneers forced four fumbles, two of which resulted in turnovers, while intercepting two passes to create four Roberson turnovers. 

Ryan Habich praised his defense for their performance post-game.

“Defensively, I thought we played really good,” Habich said. “We played assignment football, and that’s a big thing about our program. We want to play complimentary football. I thought we did that.”

Watauga’s offense was never able to find a groove in their win over TC Roberson. The longest run that didn’t result in a touchdown for the Pioneers was 13 yards, which is uncharacteristic for a Habich-led team. He spoke on the team’s struggles in the run game.

“We didn’t block very well,” Habich said. “When that happens, it’s not a good situation for us. We’re trying to find different ways that we can pop running backs through [the offensive line], and we’re not blocking.”

Habich compared his team’s performance to the Pioneers’ previous bout with the Rams in 2023, an even closer game in which Watauga emerged winners of a one-point contest, 13-12. He pointed out that his squad improved drastically in the following weeks.

“It’s that first game,” Habich said. “It’s like the same thing that happened last year when we played TC Roberson, and we got better. I told the guys at the game, ‘continuous improvement.’”

Watauga opens the season 1-0 with their victory over TC Roberson. The Pioneers return to action Aug. 30, traveling to Avery County for a High Country rivalry game. Kickoff is slated for 7:30p.m.

By Matt Present. BOONE, N.C. — BOONE, N.C. – As the sound of vuvuzelas rang out through the High Country, the App State Soccer team fed off the energy and delivered a 5-0 victory over Wofford in its home opener at The Valley.

Dynamic duo gets things started

The Mountaineers (1-0-1) jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the opening 15 minutes of play, with the duo of Shannon Studer and Kaytan Kroboth working in tandem for a pair of tallies.

First it was Studer, who received the feed from Kroboth, used the outside of her right foot to slide the ball into space, before slotting it inside the near post in the ninth minute of play. Less than four minutes later, Studer repaid her helper – slicing through the defense before laying the ball off to Kroboth, who delivered a left-footed strike into the top left corner of the cage.

The goal was the first of Kroboth’s career, two games into her sophomore campaign. “It was great,” Kroboth said. “I’ve really been wanting one and really been waiting for it, I’ve been practicing it and I’m so glad I got to do it tonight at home with these girls.”

The Mountaineers kept the pressure on. In the 28th minute, sophomore Olivia Simon jumped a passing lane deep in the Terriers’ (1-2-0) end, and in one fell swoop booted a shot into the side netting to give the Mountaineers a 3-0 edge going into halftime.

More of the same in second half

App State forced another miscue less than eight minutes into the second half. Freshman Ellie Garrison fed a cross through the middle of the box, and while her pass was a stride behind Izzi Wood, a backtracking Wofford defender deflected it into the net for an own goal and a 4-0 lead.

Wood would find the net anyway, just 90 seconds later in heading home a Kyli Switalsi corner kick for her first tally of the season. The goal also marked the 16th of Wood’s career, moving her into sole possession of ninth place on the Mountaineers’ career scoring list.

The game was called with just under three minutes to play in regulation due to a severe head injury when two Wofford players collided.

Another clean sheet for Wommack

Goalkeeper Sarah Wommack posted four saves and a shutout for the second consecutive match. App State has now recorded 17 clean sheets in head coach Aimee Haywood’s tenure. The victory also extended the Mountaineers’ home unbeaten streak to 11 consecutive matches dating back to Oct. 14, 2022. The five goals were the most scored by the Mountaineers in a shutout since defeating UNC Asheville 6-0 Sept. 1, 2019.

The Mountaineers will celebrate senior day at home on Sunday as they play host to Charlotte. The senior day ceremony will begin at 4:15 p.m., ahead of a 5 p.m. tilt with the 49ers. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

—

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — It was billed as among the only cross country events where senior high school girls run against other senior high school girls, junior boys run against other junior boys, freshman girls run against other freshman girls, and so on. The Pioneer Clash of the Classes was a sort of peer review — but thanks to some creative mathematics on what amounted to a side sheet type of scorecard, we have a picture of who “won” and how the teams ranked for both the boys and girls divisions.

Watauga head coach Randy McDonough did the tallying, assigning numerical scores for first through tenth places in each of the eight high school races.

In the Girls division, he calculated that Daniel Boone HS (Gray, Tenn.) and Watauga tied with 23 points apiece, the Pioneers getting first place points from Cali Townsend in the freshman girls race, first place points from Annabelle Stewart in the senior girls event, and sixth place points from Janie Beach-Verhay in the junior girls race.

• T1 – Daniel Boone (23)
• T1 – Watauga (23)
• 3 – West Forsyth (22)
• 4 – Lake Norman (18)
• T5 – Ardrey Kell (10)
• T5 – University School of Johnson City
• T7 – Hough (9)
• T7 – West Henderson (9)
• 9 – North Buncombe (8)
• 10 – Providence Day (7)
• 11 – Hickory Ridge (6)
• 12 – A C Reynolds (5)
• T13 – Mooresville (3)
• T13 – West Stokes (3)

In the Boys division, Daniel Boone HS was clear winner, with 38 points, convincingly ahead of No. 2 Watauga (20). Watauga scoring was accounted for by Will Bradbury’s No. 1 finish in the Senior Boys race, Grady Gates No. 3 finish in the Sophomore Boys, and Calvin Zwetsloot’s No. 6 finish in the Junior Boys.

• 1 – Daniel Boone (38)
• 2 – Watauga (20)
• 3 – West Henderson (17)
• 4 – Lake Norman (15)
• 5 – Hough (10)
• T6 – North Buncombe (9)
• T6 – University School of Johnson City (9)
• 8 – Providence Day (8)
• 9 – West Stokes (6)
• T10 – A C Reynolds (5)
• T10 – Hickory Ridge (5)
• T12 – Ardrey Kell (4)
• T12 – West Cabarrus (4)
• T14 – McDowell (3)
• T14 – West Forsyth (3)

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — Peering from behind hot pink sunglasses, Watauga’s Annabelle Stewart was all smiles following her No. 1 finish in the Senior Girls division of the Clash of the Classes cross country festival. Meanwhile, the Pioneers’ Will Bradbury had little trouble in the Senior Boys race, crushing the field by more than 30 seconds.

Stewart crossed the finish line of the 2-mile course at the State Farm Intramural Fields in 12:22.77, a little less than six seconds ahead of No. 2 Kaely Patterson of Hough High School. They were followed by top student athletes from West Forsyth, Ardrey Kell, North Buncombe, Providence Day and West Henderson

The Senior Boys race was the last of the day, finishing at roughly 1:30 p.m. Afterwards, Bradbury spoke with High Country Sports.

“I felt pretty good today,” said the Watauga senior and veteran distance runner. “I was out there by myself pretty much the whole race but I was able to stay pretty much mentally engaged. It was my first real race this season so there is a lot to be worked on, but overall I am pretty happy to get the season started with this race.”

Muddy conditions proved a bit of a challenge.

“I’d say that for about a tenth of a mile on this starting and finishing loop it was (muddy) like you are jogging and there is nothing you could really do about it,” recalled Bradbury. “Even though it is not that long of a section, it definitely takes a lot of momentum out of your running.”

Bradbury finished No. 5 at the North Carolina state meet a year ago, as a junior, and said of his goals for the year, “Just to get back to compete at the state level again,” he said. “I did pretty well at the state championship last year and I would certainly like to replicate that performance this year, if not do even better. This was a big confidence boost, heading into the season.”

Top Senior Girls Finishers

    1   555  Stewart, Annabelle  12          Watauga                      12:22.77
    2   205  Patterson, Kaely  12            Hough, William A             12:28.36
    3   635  Serang, Lulu  12                West Forsyth                 12:35.24
    4    81  Hohenberger, Reese  12          Ardrey Kell                  13:12.43
    5   361  Banks, Sophia  12               North Buncombe               13:29.45
    6   377  Adams, Ashlyn  12               Providence Day School        13:31.96
    7   665  Houlihan, Noelle  12            West Henderson               13:36.57
    8   662  Clonch, Lauren  12              West Henderson               13:43.19
    9   330  Gschnell, Annika  12            Mooresville                  13:43.69
   10   256  Panichella, Eisabella  12       Lake Norman                  13:46.89
   11   154  Lewis, Kerigan  12              Daniel Boone High School     13:56.39
   12   211  Wiechers, Abigail  12           Hough, William A             14:08.04
   13   636  Siebert, Chloe  12              West Forsyth                 14:11.82
   14    92  Thornton, Evie  12              Ardrey Kell                  14:52.10
   15   668  Madera, Alysia  12              West Henderson               14:59.10
   16   248  Gamble, Isabel  12              Lake Norman                  15:14.83
   17   336  Rockness, Karli  12             Mooresville                  15:23.70
   18   367  Wilson, Brayden  12             North Buncombe               15:27.57
   19    12  Plocica, Anna  12               A.C. Reynolds                15:31.06
   20   537  Llibre, Mia Grace  12           Watauga                      15:34.52
   21   159  Riddle, Rain  12                Daniel Boone High School     15:35.50
   22    34  Fongemy, Megan  12              A.L. Brown                   15:40.43
   23    91  Steh, Kyra  12                  Ardrey Kell                  15:56.18
   24    86  McAnally, Lillian  12           Ardrey Kell                  16:09.14
   25   383  Li, Stephanie  12               Providence Day School        16:25.34
   26   672  Ruzich, Sophie  12              West Henderson               16:41.03
   27   326  Anderson, Linnea  12            Mooresville                  16:50.03
   28   207  Ramaraju, Sonya  12             Hough, William A             16:51.33
   29   590  Benoit, Mona  12                West Cabarrus                16:55.55
   30    84  Labandeira, Christina  12       Ardrey Kell                  17:15.96
   31    89  Saricali, Almina  12            Ardrey Kell                  17:17.09
   32    47  Kuddie, Kahlen  12              A.L. Brown                   17:34.01
   33   499  Ortiz, Lemy  12                 University School of John    17:44.02
   34   192  Baldwin, Valerie  12            Hough, William A             18:04.24
   35    93  Tobon, Samantha  12             Ardrey Kell                  18:08.97
   36   149  Akers, Bailey  12               Daniel Boone High School     18:09.91
   37   544  Mortensen, Laurel  12           Watauga                      18:13.18
   38   526  Carpenter, Hadley  12           Watauga                      18:17.75
   39   493  Lavoie, Addie  12               University School of John    18:21.46
   40    31  Acosta, Yanelli  12             A.L. Brown                   19:27.75
   41   197  Flores, Alejandra  12           Hough, William A             19:44.19
   42   691  Castellano, Riley  12           West Stokes                  19:47.02
   43   203  Ogburn, Abbie  12               Hough, William A             19:49.41
   44    40  Morton, Molly  12               A.L. Brown                   20:34.92
   45    42  Peneloza, Liha  12              A.L. Brown                   20:35.83
   46   204  Ogburn, Caty  12                Hough, William A             20:44.99
   47   464  Gullion, Alie  12               Surry Home Educators         20:52.49
   48    33  Estrada, Ally  12               A.L. Brown                   21:29.24
   49   600  Munene, Erin  12                West Cabarrus                29:02.00

Top Senior Boys Finishers

    1   564  Bradbury, Will  12              Watauga                      10:13.23
    2   688  Saft, Keagan  12                West Henderson               10:33.35
    3   707  Mathis, Zeb  12                 West Stokes                  10:49.33
    4   404  Hoody, Max  12                  Providence Day School        10:52.96
    5   279  Rabon, Triston  12              Lake Norman                  10:56.99
    6   420  Smith, Nicholas  12             Providence Day School        10:58.06
    7   624  Williams, Paul (Heath)  12      West Cabarrus                11:00.57
    8   370  Gilliland, Derek  12            North Buncombe               11:02.80
    9   284  Schmidt, Ben  12                Lake Norman                  11:07.18
   10   371  Knauer, Bennett  12             North Buncombe               11:11.77
   11   684  Hamlin, Holden  12              West Henderson               11:14.76
   12   368  Ferguson, Gabe  12              North Buncombe               11:21.31
   13   415  Roemer, Chase  12               Providence Day School        11:24.81
   14   702  Goodman, Chad  12               West Stokes                  11:25.82
   15   649  Harrison, Jack  12              West Forsyth                 11:26.73
   16   683  Greene, Roscoe  12              West Henderson               11:39.31
   17   577  Norris, Jonah  12               Watauga                      11:42.87
   18   579  Rex, Samuel  12                 Watauga                      11:43.53
   19   375  Popchock Moreno, Miguel  12     North Buncombe               11:49.48
   20   569  Heistand, Haines  12            Watauga                      11:52.65
   21   221  Glennon, Sebastian  12          Hough, William A             11:59.59
   22   347  Canas-peralta, Moises  12       Mooresville                  12:00.40
   23   644  Cornett, Shane  12              West Forsyth                 12:01.41
   24   609  Carder, Mateo  12               West Cabarrus                12:08.63
   25   612  Endee, Brandon  12              West Cabarrus                12:09.98
   26   423  Vedantham, Anish  12            Providence Day School        12:24.31
   27   460  Orozco-Flores, Sony  12         Surry Central                12:27.26
   28   288  Troutman, William  12           Lake Norman                  12:29.34
   29   374  Oliver, William  12             North Buncombe               12:37.21
   30   275  Leighton, Nate  12              Lake Norman                  12:39.95
   31   616  Mah, Jameson  12                West Cabarrus                12:42.38
   32    52  Delgado, Johnny  12             A.L. Brown                   12:42.85
   33    53  Fongemy, Ian  12                A.L. Brown                   12:44.64
   34   341  Albaeck, Ben  12                Mooresville                  12:56.56
   35   451  Harris, Samuel  12              South Caldwell               13:02.54
   36   213  Baker, Bennett  12              Hough, William A             13:04.58
   37   642  Cheney, Jackson  12             West Forsyth                 13:09.52
   38   349  Dillon, William  12             Mooresville                  13:30.97
   39    63  Palacios, Anthony  12           A.L. Brown                   13:32.83
   40   583  Tincher, Owen  12               Watauga                      13:38.80
   41   685  Holden, Kian  12                West Henderson               13:39.27
   42   148  Ward, Owen  12                  Avery County                 13:47.76
   43    68  Sinclair, Noah  12              A.L. Brown                   13:55.34
   44   626  wright, Alex  12                West Cabarrus                14:02.68
   45   578  Nystrom, Sam  12                Watauga                      14:03.10
   46   483  Overcash, Caleb  12             Surry Home Educators         14:04.17
   47   572  Langley, Charles  12            Watauga                      14:11.29
   48   701  Cox, Devin  12                  West Stokes                  14:17.27
   49    73  Zapata, Daniel  10              A.L. Brown                   14:19.66
   50   713  Westmoreland, Ryan  12          West Stokes                  14:22.04
   51   459  Hervert, Marco  12              Surry Central                14:22.89
   52   457  Eller, Isaac  12                Surry Central                14:36.67

By David Rogers. BOONE, N.C. — With two of the top three finishers in the Junior Boys division of Watauga-hosted Clash of the Classes cross country festival, Daniel Boone High School (Gray, Tenn.) cemented its place atop the team standings on Aug. 17.

Fisher Battel (10:06.18)of Daniel Boone edged out North Buncombe’s Michael Ferguson (10:07.33) to capture the No. 1 position, then Brock Wilhjelm of Daniel Boone HS overtook a host of runners from other several schools to finish No. 3 (10:55.58).

The Junior Girls race featured six girls in a lead pack for most of the race before Lake Norman’s Kasey Dingman put her proverbial pedal to the medal and sped away to a convincing No. 1 finish, in 12:04.58.  Watauga’s Janie Beach-Verhay ran among the leaders for the entire race, finishing No. 6 (13:23.22).

After the race, Beach-Verhay expressed mixed feelings about her performance.

“The time wasn’t what I wanted today but we were dealing with a lot of mud on the course so it wasn’t ideal. That said, I competed well so I am happy with my race. I ran with the top six the entire race, so I held my position. At the very end, I tried to pass a couple of the girls ahead of me but they had a kick, too. I closed the gap, but couldn’t quite get them. Maybe if I had started by kick sooner but, overall, I am pretty happy with where I placed,” said Beach-Verhay.

As a sophomore in 2023, Beach-Verhay was the 3A/4A Northwestern Conference cross country champion, leading a Watauga-dominant performance that saw nine of the top 10 finishers wearing the Pioneer colors.

Watauga’s Calvin Zwetsloot crossed the line in the No. 6 position for the Junior Boys, leading a trio of Pioneers in the top 16 (out of 88 competitors), including classmates Zeke Walker and Elliott Taft.

Top Finishers in the Junior Girls race

    1   247  Dingman, Kasey  11              Lake Norman                  12:04.58
    2   151  Honeycutt, Sadie  11            Daniel Boone High School     12:37.10
    3   671  Rice, Amron  11                 West Henderson               13:00.40
    4    80  Hastings, Meghan  11            Ardrey Kell                  13:20.28
    5   492  Johnson, Emma  11               University School of John    13:20.57
    6   520  Beach-Verhay, Janie  11         Watauga                      13:23.22
    7   362  Jackson, Chloe  11              North Buncombe               13:51.99
    8   690  Bowles, Ryley  11               West Stokes                  13:58.71
    9   633  Malanowski, Kate  11            West Forsyth                 14:04.18
   10   381  Barron, Libby  11               Providence Day School        14:15.39
   11     8  Homan, Joliene  11              A.C. Reynolds                14:20.84
   12     4  Cochrane, Jill  11              A.C. Reynolds                14:22.98
   13   559  Walker, Josephine  10           Watauga                      14:23.81
   14    82  Karadkar, Radnyi  11            Ardrey Kell                  14:25.07
   15   629  Burgess-Baldi, Dempsey  11      West Forsyth                 14:40.00
   16    87  Peck, Carson  11                Ardrey Kell                  14:47.87
   17   252  Mann, Phoebe  11                Lake Norman                  15:10.15
   18     5  Elliot, Cora  11                A.C. Reynolds                15:14.03
   19     9  Lang, Julia  11                 A.C. Reynolds                15:14.49
   20    77  Campbell, Zephyr  11            Ardrey Kell                  15:14.98
   21   528  Collins, Bailey  11             Watauga                      15:25.51
   22   601  Perkins, Addison  11            West Cabarrus                15:34.87
   23   201  Kraft, Addison  11              Hough, William A             15:38.03
   24   695  McGee, Millie  11               West Stokes                  15:41.66
   25   546  Norris, Anna  11                Watauga                      15:44.29
   26   558  Townsend, Sydney  11            Watauga                      15:48.72
   27   446  Noble, Clara  11                South Caldwell               15:55.84
   28   463  Easter, Lindsay  11             Surry Home Educators         16:03.51
   29   634  Newsome, Hope  11               West Forsyth                 16:11.45
   30   494  Mathewes, Ruth  11              University School of John    16:25.59
   31   391  Picard, Avery  11               Providence Day School        16:29.11
   32    45  Salazar, Jocelyn  11            A.L. Brown                   16:32.80
   33    10  Long, Kate  11                  A.C. Reynolds                16:33.35
   34   244  Clark, Bailey  11               Lake Norman                  16:42.93
   35    83  Khwaja, Yasmeen  11             Ardrey Kell                  16:46.84
   36   385  Marrino, Erin  11               Providence Day School        16:58.07
   37   659  Brown, Sophia  11               West Henderson               16:58.36
   38   310  Jones, Alexis  11               McDowell                     17:04.13
   39   500  Robinson, Kiaya  11             University School of John    17:07.41
   40   200  Iswarienko, Tessa  11           Hough, William A             17:24.96
   41   541  Mckinney, Julia  11             Watauga                      17:41.53
   42   502  Tai, Emily  11                  University School of John    17:56.31
   43   536  Leyendecker, Maja  11           Watauga                      17:57.43
   44   593  Fennell, Ella  11               West Cabarrus                17:58.74
   45   152  Indukuri, Raina  11             Daniel Boone High School     18:08.34
   46   530  Freed, Iyla  11                 Watauga                      18:20.01
   47   554  Smith, Cora  11                 Watauga                      18:21.14
   48   441  Childers, Madison  11           South Caldwell               18:24.67
   49   542  Moretz, Sydney  11              Watauga                      18:27.03
   50   133  Holtsclaw, Addison  11          Avery County                 18:44.84
   51   378  Adams, Claire  11               Providence Day School        18:52.87
   52    46  Watson, Keylan  11              A.L. Brown                   19:00.44

Top Finishers in the Junior Boys race

    1   163  Battel, Fisher  11              Daniel Boone High School     10:06.18
    2   369  Ferguson, Michael  11           North Buncombe               10:07.33
    3   181  Wilhjelm, Brock  11             Daniel Boone High School     10:55.58
    4   490  Wilson, Kaleb  11               Unattached                   11:01.80
    5    17  Coladonato, Julian  11          A.C. Reynolds                11:06.17
    6   589  Zwetsloot, Calvin  11           Watauga                      11:06.88
    7   506  Harker, Harrison  11            University School of John    11:07.20
    8   646  Douglass, Gunnar  11            West Forsyth                 11:07.60
    9   686  Merrill, Brady  11              West Henderson               11:13.68
   10    23  Lawson, Zach  11                A.C. Reynolds                11:18.20
   11   162  Ard, Nicholas  11               Daniel Boone High School     11:19.73
   12   511  Mussard, Isaac  11              University School of John    11:21.17
   13   172  Guinn, Mikah  11                Daniel Boone High School     11:24.03
   14   450  Corpening, Bryce  11            South Caldwell               11:25.71
   15   585  Walker, Zeke  11                Watauga                      11:27.66
   16   582  Taft, Elliott  11               Watauga                      11:28.96
   17   268  Duraipandi, Tarun  11           Lake Norman                  11:30.84
   18   215  Bennett, Jack  11               Hough, William A             11:31.35
   19   372  Marsden, Jonathan  11           North Buncombe               11:39.37
   20   412  Moore, Owen  12                 Providence Day School        11:43.81
   21   114  Morrow, Brayden  11             Ardrey Kell                  11:47.36
   22    16  Card, Eli  11                   A.C. Reynolds                11:50.05
   23   342  Allen, Jake  11                 Mooresville                  11:51.74
   24   352  Hensley, Hayden  11             Mooresville                  12:03.35
   25    26  Rawlings, Alex  11              A.C. Reynolds                12:06.11
   26   654  Reutinger, John  11             West Forsyth                 12:07.64
   27   400  Eustis, Daniel  11              Providence Day School        12:07.99
   28   169  Dorsey, Mason  11               Daniel Boone High School     12:11.45
   29   480  Mauser, Isaiah  11              Surry Home Educators         12:15.04
   30   343  Allmond, Jake  11               Mooresville                  12:16.08
   31    99  Dreier III, Donald  11          Ardrey Kell                  12:24.77
   32   563  Anderson, Levi  11              Watauga                      12:33.79
   33   376  Quade, Jacob  11                North Buncombe               12:35.09
   34   710  Nickless, Luke  11              West Stokes                  12:37.04
   35   619  Seugling, John  11              West Cabarrus                12:37.81
   36   226  Montie, Nathan  11              Hough, William A             12:38.71
   37   588  Wood, Santino  11               Watauga                      12:39.29
   38   271  Huntz, Deakin  11               Lake Norman                  12:40.03
   39   587  Womak, Holden  11               Watauga                      12:41.19
   40   574  McAulay, AJ  11                 Watauga                      12:45.30
   41   102  Flynn, Brian  11                Ardrey Kell                  12:46.91
   42   405  Kahn, Cooper  11                Providence Day School        12:52.21
   43   228  Patton, Luke  11                Hough, William A             12:52.69
   44   703  Hartgrove, Hunter  11           West Stokes                  12:53.60
   45   656  Way, Matthew  11                West Forsyth                 13:02.35
   46   771  Webster, Carson  11             North Buncombe               13:02.87
   47   456  Doria, Jacob  11                Surry Central                13:09.76
   48    48  Beaver, Myles  11               A.L. Brown                   13:10.94
   49   282  Riggs, Nathan  11               Lake Norman                  13:11.56
   50   269  Goethals, Reston  11            Lake Norman                  13:18.08
   51   232  Weekers, Jack  11               Hough, William A             13:20.40
   52   458  Hernandez-Mata, Hernan  11      Surry Central                13:27.32