Miller Grove State Champs In Cross Country

Miller Grove Boys and Girls Win State in Cross Country, Saltillo Boys are Second, Lady Lions are Twelfth.

Miller Grove continued their phenomenal performance at the State Cross Country Meet at Old Settlers’ Park in Round Rock Saturday (November 9) as both the Hornets and Lady Hornets captured state championships and Miller Grove also had the top individual state champs. The Miller Grove Hornets finished just three points ahead of 2^nd place Saltillo. The Lady Hornets were 57 points ahead of the rest of the field. Hornet Isaiah Billingsley won state finishing 1^st with a time of 15:28.38. Teammate Kobe Robertson finished 2nd. Other Hornet finishers were Lance Verner Davis in 7th, Riley Hasten in 11^th, Lexton Sly in 32^nd, Anthony Lester in 42^nd and Tanner Hensley in 111th. Lady Hornet Jorja Bessonett won state finishing 1^st with a time of 11:58.38. Teammate Kyli Melton was 5^th, Jolee Fox was 11^th, Kylee Saldana was 27^th and Lauren Bullard was 51st. The Saltillo Lady Lions finished 12^th. For the runner up Saltillo Lions, Garrett Tarver finished 3^rd in state, Dillon Beadle was 6th, Gunner Tarver was 8th, Coy Collins was 13th, Jayden Holloway was 24^th, Beckham Hoover was 51^st and Andrew Redburn was 58th. For the Saltillo Lady Lions, Reagon Speir was 61st, Kristina Wade was 89^th, Yadirra Alonso was 94^th, Briana Tawil was 98th, Makensa Morris was 105^th, Jocelyn Ochoa was 124^th, and Ofelia Cabrera was 130th. In other Hopkins County results, Bailey Neal of Sulphur Bluff was 8^th in the girls Class 1A race. In Class 2A boys, Jonathan Hatley of North Hopkins was 25^th and teammate Mario Perez was 83^rd. In Class 2A girls, Como-Pickton finished 13^th in state. For the Lady Eagles, Lexi Busby was 51^st, Bailey Neal was 109^th, Aylin Gonzales was 114^th, Kara Tifft was 121^st, Shelby Speed was 122^nd, Hannah Warren was 131^st and Breanna Warren was 135th.