Cartersville High School’s cross country teams swept the Sundown Showdown on Wednesday at Sam Smith Park.
The boys’ team scored a perfect 15 points. Carson Robinson won the race in 16 minutes, 21 seconds. Teammates Ben Russell, Tripp Chitwood, Ethan Empie, Brock Morris and Knox Matthews followed in second through sixth place.
The Lady Canes finished with 25 points, the lowest total in the meet. Rylee Maxwell of Woodland won the girls’ race in 21:32, but Cartersville claimed the next four spots. Kylie Ham, Sydney Burris, Sofia Burns and Kyla Poole finished second through fifth. Jordan Hathaway added a seventh-place scoring finish.
Woodland’s boys and girls teams placed second. Cass finished third in both races.
All three schools return to the same course October 31 for the GHSA Class 5A Sectional 2 and Region 7-5A Championship.
In golf, Cartersville senior Bodie Brumlow represented the USGA National Development Program last weekend at The Match in Puerto Rico. The three-team junior event featured players from the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico.
Mexico finished first with 21 points. The U.S. team placed second with 20.5 points, and Puerto Rico finished third with 18.5.
Brumlow won three of his four singles matches and teamed with Grant Odom for two foursomes victories.
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