Cross country

By News-Argus Staff
Published in Sports on September 16, 2004 1:55 PM

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Creech takes Carolina girls meet -- Spring Creek boys are second

North Johnston's Heather Creech ran a 21:10 to claim first place in a Class 1-A Carolina Conference meet at Cliffs of the Neuse State Park on Wednesday.

The Panther girls won the girls meet with 27 team points, while Princeton took second with 38. Rosewood (84) and Spring Creek (87) rounded out the team scoring.

In the boys meet, Farmville Central's C.J. Eason won with a 17:39 as the Jaguars finished first with 38 points. The Gators (55) took second, while North Johnston (60) was third. North Duplin (83) and Princeton (117) took fourth and fifth, respectively.

Spring Creek's top boy finisher, Eric Walters, took second with a 17:54. Barbara Witherington took 12th for the Gator girls.

No further information was submitted on the meet.

The next conference meet is Sept. 22 at Farmville Central.

Boys meet

Farmville 38, Spring Creek 55, North Johnston 60, North Duplin 83, Princeton 117

1. C.J. Eason (FC) 17:39

2. Eric Walters (SC) 17:54

7. Pat Wilkins (SC) 19:02

10. Timothy Rogers (SC) 19:44

17. Cliff Wilson (SC) 20:21

19. Alex Casey (SC) 20:59

Girls meet

North Johnston 27, Princeton 38, Rosewood 84, Spring Creek 87

1. Heather Creech (NJ) 21:10

12.. Barbara Witherington (SC) 25:18

15. Betsy Salazar (SC) 26:49

17. Molly Parker (SC) 27:11

20. Carin Griep (SC) 28:33

23. Summer Scott (SC) 31:05

Rams, Devils

split meet

DEEP RUN -- Greene Central's boys won a two-team meet with South Lenoir on Wednesday -- finishing with 24 team points to South Lenoir's 35.

The Blue Devil girls took the girls meet with 20 team points as the Ram girls finished with 35.

South Lenoir's Coleman Heath (18:13) claimed first in the boys meet, while the Blue Devils' Latoya Graham.

Tony Tyson was the top finisher for the Ram boys, taking second with a 19:28. Blair Carraway claimed fourth in the girls meet with a 25:03.

Greene Central travels to Wilson Beddingfield on Monday in a non-conference meet.

Boys meet

Greene Central 24,

South Lenoir 35

1. Coleman Heath (SL) 18:13

2. Tony Tyson (GC) 19:28

4. Lance Murray (GC) 20:29

5. Phillip Shelton (GC) 20:53

6. Cameron Taylor (GC) 20:56

7. Dale Hines (GC) 21:01

Girls meet

South Lenoir 20, Greene Central 35

1. Latoya Graham (SL) 23:12

4. Blair Carraway (GC) 25:03

5. Ashley Oakes (GC) 25:36

7. Amber Oakes (GC) 27:27

9. Cassie Webb (GC) 30:01

10. Tonya McGee (GC) 30:35