Walton Moves Up In Cross Country Poll

No. 1 Athens Academy won the Class A private schools state championship at First Presbyterian. Meanwhile, Georgia Military won the public school championship and entered the poll at No. 10.

Behind No. 4 Walton, Etowah came in second at the Region 5-AAAAAA championship at Canton. The Eagles moved up to No. 6, ahead of Milton which came in third place.

North Oconee outraced its rivals at the Region 8-AAA meet at East Jackson and replaced Oconee County at No. 4.

At the Region 7-AAAA meet at Jasper No. 6 Dalton won, but Pickens County’s second-place showing was enough to swap places with Northwest Whitfield, which took third.

In Region 7-AA, Model and Murray County switch spots as Model took the region meet.

At Oglethorpe County, Riverside Military beat its Region 8-AA competition and moved to No. 8, while Jefferson came in at fourth and consequently dropped out of the poll.

Oconee County entered the Class AAA poll at No. 10.

No. 1 Landmark Christian won the girls Class A private school championship, also at First Presbyterian. Towns County won the girls public championship and debuted in the Class A poll at No. 10.

In the girls meet at Canton, Walton knocked off No. 1 Milton and took over the top spot in this week’s poll. Also, Etowah came in fourth and climbed to No. 6 while Woodstock, the sixth-place finisher, dropped to No. 10.

In Class AAA, Blessed Trinity took over No. 1 for St. Pius X after defeating the Golden Lions in the Region 6-AAA meet.

Boys

Class AAAAAA

1. Mill Creek

2. Marietta

3. Walton

4. Peachtree Ridge

5. Brookwood

6. Etowah

7. Harrison

8. North Cobb

9. Milton

10. Norcross

Class AAAAA

1. McIntosh

2. Lakeside-Evans

3. Pope

4. Winder-Barrow

5. Flowery Branch

6. Starr’s Mill

7. Lakeside-DeKalb

8. Union Grove

9. Bradwell Institute

10. Dunwoody

Class AAAA

1. Marist

2. Perry

3. Wayne County

4. Alexander

5. Sandy Creek

6. Dalton

7. Eagle’s Landing

8. Pickens County

9. Northwest Whitfield

10. Hephzibah

Class AAA

1. Woodward Academy

2. St. Pius

3. North Hall

4. North Oconee

5. Hart County

6. Blessed Trinity

7. Oconee County

8. Cartersville

9. Chapel Hill

10. Grady

Class AA

1. Westminster

2. Wesleyan

3. Bleckley County

4. Model

5. Murray County

6. Benedictine

7. Lovett

8. Riverside Military

9. Greater Atlanta Christian

10. Pepperell

Class A

1. Athens Academy

2. Darlington

3. Landmark Christian

4. Mt. Pisgah

5. Galloway

6. Athens Christian

7. Whitefield Academy

8. Lakeview Academy

9. Holy Innocents’

10. Georgia Military

Girls

Class AAAAAA

1. Walton

2. Milton

3. Roswell

4. Peachtree Ridge

5. Harrison

6. Etowah

7. Lowndes

8. North Cobb

9. Centennial

10. Woodstock

Class AAAAA

1. Flowery Branch

2. Lakeside-Evans

3. McIntosh

4. Winder-Barrow

5. Dunwoody

6. Lakeside-DeKalb

7. East Paulding

8. Whitewater

9. Starr’s Mill

10. Union Grove

Class AAAA

1. Marist

2. Alexander

3. Heritage-Catoosa

4. Chestatee

5. Pickens County

6. Lanier

7. Westover

8. Eagle’s Landing

9. Veterans

10. Grady

Class AAA

1. Blessed Trinity

2. St. Pius

3. White County

4. Woodward Academy

5. North Hall

6. Chapel Hill

7. North Oconee

8. Central-Carrollton

9. Grady

10. Oconee County

Class AA

1. Westminster

2. Wesleyan

3. Lovett

4. Jefferson

5. Bleckley County

6. Bremen

7. Union County

8. Thomasville

9. Pelham

10. Coosa

Class A

1. Landmark Christian

2. Providence Christian

3. Darlington

4. Mount Pisgah

5. Pace Academy

6. First Presbyterian Day Athens Christian

7. Paideia

8. Athens Academy

9. Mount Paran

10. Towns County