High School Cross Country

Leon Nevins of Walton/Downsville earned the highest area finish in the unseeded boys varsity race Saturday at the Marathon Invitational. Nevins placed sixth in 18 minutes, 7 seconds over the 3.1-mile course.

Matt Davy (12th, 18:31) and Casey Mohrein (13th, 18:32) paced Afton to a fifth-place team finish with 153 points. Chenango Valley won the team title with 49 points.

Travis Butts (16th, 18:56) helped Unatego finish 11th in the 13-team event, with 251 points.

Afton’s Stephanie Sherman had the best area finish in the 3.1-mile unseeded girls varsity race. She placed 13th in 22:36.

Unatego will host the Midstate Athletic Conference championships at 4 p.m. Friday.

Marathon Invitational

Saturday at Marathon

UNSEEDED VARSITY BOYS[an error occurred while processing this directive]

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3.1 miles

Team scores: Chenango Valley 49, Marathon 105, Seton 118, Tully 126, Afton 153, Chenango Forks 160, Thomas Edison 162, Susquehanna Valley 163, Vestal 194, Norwich 248, Unatego 251, Groton 264, Harpursville 273.

Winner: Erik VanIngen (Mar) 16:32.

Afton finishers: 12, Matt Davy 18:31; 13, Casey Mohrein 18:32; 26, Chris Anthony 19:28; 55, Cody Knapp 20:49; 72, Dave Cogswell 21:45; 80, Kyle Kelly 22:23; 81, Mike Muller 22:28.

Gilbertsville-Mount Upton: 18, Justin Pedersen 19:07; 89, Adrian Tomoiu 26:00.

Unatego finishers: 16, Travis Butts 18:56; 25, Brad Adell 19:28; 84, Kyle Hedlund 22:43; 85, Tim Talbot 23:18; 86, Austin Toomey 23:29.

Walton/Downsville: 6, Leon Nevins 18:07; 28, Chris DeBrock 19:33; 68, Corey King 21:35.

UNSEEDED VARSITY GIRLS

3.1 miles

Team scores: Holland-Patent 53, Horsheads 90, Union-Endicott 116, Owego 121, Seton 158, Harpursville 170, Delhi 177, Vestal 182, Elmira Free Academy 186, Tully 192, Unatego 282, Marathon 308.

Winner: Kelly Billingiere (Harp) 19:24.

Afton: 13, Stephanie Sherman 22:36; 82, Rachel DeVonda 26:01; 91, Brooke Snyder 26:35.

Gilbertsville-Mount Upton: 103, Lilly Stensland 28:40.

Unatego finishers: 41, Alyssa Mazzarella 23:57; 51, Torey Jerauld 24:19; 80, Clara Barnhart 25:53; 92, Amelia Champion 26:35; 98, Danielle Whitaker 27:34; 99, Colleen O’Hara 27:44.

Walton/Downsville: 78, Samantha DuMond 25:41; 89, Gwen Vitti 26:17; 102, Katelyn Walley 28:17.