HENRYETTA - Three Okmulgee County schools will have representatives at this Saturday's Class 3A state cross country championships in Shawnee.

The county schools - Beggs, Henryetta, and Okmulgee - battled each other, as well as other talented teams at last Saturday's Class 3A regional cross country championship meet at Nichols Park. All of the participants also had to battle Mother Nature during the event, as runners battled heavy rainfall and muddy areas on the lengthy course.

The Beggs Golden Demons and Henryetta Golden Knights paced the county participants at last Saturday's regional meet, earning the final two team qualifying spots for the state meet this Saturday at the Gordon Cooper Technology Center in Shawnee.

The Knights took the sixth-place spot in the team standings with a team total of 164 points. The Demons were 10 points behind their county rivals in seventh with 174 team points.

Tahlequah Sequoyah swept the team regional championships at last Saturday's meet, while Cascia Hall was runner-up in the girls division and Kiefer was runner-up in the boys division.

The other Top 7 finishers in the girls team standings were Adair, Kiefer, Heavener, Keys, and Eufaula. The other team finishers in the boys team standings were Cascia Hall, Heavener, and Keys.

The Henryetta Lady Knights finished the regional meet with 224 team points, missing a Top 7 qualifying spot by 83 points.

Prague, Dewey, and Kellyville rounded out the team scoring in the girls division, while the final two team finishers in the boys division were Victory Christian and Okemah.

There were a total of 85 runners and 17 schools competing in the girls division at last Saturday's regional meet in Henryetta and a total of 75 runners and 15 schools competing in the boys division.

Despite the Lady Knights missing out on a Top 7 qualifying spot last Saturday, the Henryetta cross country team will send two individuals to this Saturday's state meet as additional qualifiers.

Bayliegh Nye was the top performer for the Lady Knights at the regional meet, finishing 27th with a time of 15:04.0. Nye's placement was good enough for the fourth individual qualifier spot not on a qualifying team. Teammate Alyssa Collett was the sixth individual qualifier not on a qualifying team with a 44th-place finish at the regional meet. Collett completed the 1-mile race in a time of 15:46.9.

Jenna Berryhill was six spots behind Collett, crossing the finish line 50th with a time of 16:03.4. Berryhill's dreams of a state qualifying spot were dashed, however, as the Henryetta runner was 13.1 seconds behind Dewey's Ali Ramos for the seventh and final individual qualifying spot. Ramos finished 46th overall with a time of 15:50.3.

The Okmulgee Lady Bulldogs sent four individual runners to last Saturday's regional meet with two qualifying as additional qualifiers. Faith Montgomery and Reign Flowers will represent OHS at this Saturday's state meet after finishing 20th and 21st, respectively, at the regional meet. Montgomery crossed the finish line in a time of 14:50.8, while Flowers was 3.1 seconds behind her Lady Bulldog teammate with a time of 14:53.9.

The Beggs Lady Demons had two individual representatives at the regional meet. Katie DeBock paced the Lady Demon runners with a 70th-place finish (17:38.0). Elizabeth Headley was three spots back of her teammate in 73rd with a time of 17:49.9.

The remainder of the individual finishers for county teams were as follows:

• Kandace Johnson (Okmulgee) - 61st; 17:06.3

• Cheyanne Thomas (Henryetta) - 63rd; 17:13.7

• Kaylee Watson (Henryetta) - 69th; 17:37.4

• Emily Stockholm (Henryetta) - 72nd; 17:48.7

• McKenzie James (Okmulgee) - 79th; 19:08.0

The top individual runner for the Knights at last Saturday's regional meet was Austin Green with a 15th-place finish, covering the 5k race in a time of 19:52.2. Keaton Lollis was next for the HHS gentlemen in 35th with a time of 22:05.1.

The remainder of the Henryetta individual finishers in the boys race were:

• Garett Witt (Henryetta) - 36th; 22:11.2

• Riley Floyd (Henryetta) - 47th; 23:20.3

• Grant Holder (Henryetta) - 58th; 24:45.1

• Dalton Key (Henryetta) - 61st; 25:40.2

• Sam Crow (Henryetta) - 75th; 29:17.6

Drew Rich led Beggs with a 41st-place finish, covering the 5k race in a time of 22:49.3. Teammate Wyatt Reed was seven spots back in 48th with a time of 23:28.1.

The other individual finishers for the Demons at the regional meet were:

• Jesse Pendergrass (Beggs) - 55th; 24:20.9

• Mason Pollard (Beggs) - 56th; 24:25.3

• Roderick Harp (Beggs) - 64th; 26:25.6

Okmulgee senior Jayden Watkins was the top individual performer for Okmulgee County, finishing sixth with a time of 18:45.8. Watkins' placement allowed the Bulldog runner to be the first individual qualifier for this Saturday's state meet not on a qualifying team.

Teammate Treshawn Cummings missed qualifying for the state meet by 16 seconds. The sophomore crossed the finish line in a time of 23:01.9 - good enough for 43rd overall.

The other Bulldog individual finishers were:

• Donovan Moody (Okmulgee) - 53rd; 24:03.5

• Armon Frazier (Okmulgee) - 54th; 24:04.4 ---

Class 3A Regional Championship

October 13, 2018 • Henryetta, OK

Girls Team Standings

1. Tahlequah Sequoyah - 26

2. Cascia Hall - 54

3. Adair - 92

4. Kiefer - 120

5. Heavener - 131

6. Keys - 134

7. Eufaula - 141

8. Henryetta - 224

9. Prague - 262

10. Dewey - 264

11. Kellyville - 323

Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Sophie Pazzo (Cascia Hall); 12:43.8

2. Kayla Harp (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 12:56.5

3. Danica Johnson (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 13:05.8

4. Asa Robbins (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 13:06.8

5. Mia Bagby (Adair); 13:28.0

6. Zoie Kiddy (Kiefer); 13:35.5

7. Jaci Combs (Eufaula); 13:45.7

8. Conlie Smith (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 13:55.8

9. Breanna Sierra (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 13:57.6

10. Vicoria Soranno (Cascia Hall); 14:08.4 ---

Boys Team Standings

1. Tahlequah Sequoyah - 25

2. Kiefer - 56

3. Cascia Hall - 67

4. Heavener - 143

5. Keys - 155

6. Henryetta - 164

7. Beggs - 174

8. Victory Christian - 180

9. Okemah - 255

Top 10 Individual Finishers

1. Phoenix Randelman (Kiefer); 17:51.6

2. Boady Johnson (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 18:04.3

3. Presley Hair (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 18:25.0

4. Santos Sanchez (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 18:39.4

5. Cameron Cooper (Tahlequah Sequoyah); 18:40.9

6. Jayden Watkins (Okmulgee); 18:45.8

7. Matthew Shrier (Cascia Hall); 18:47.4

8. Joe Kelly (Cascia Hall); 19:04.3

9. Jordan Skocik (Victory Christian); 19:16.2

10. Cooper Garden (Kiefer); 19:22.6