The top-ranked Warriors of Warren Central were riding an emotional high coming into Saturday’s Black and Gold Relays in Noblesville.
And why not? They had defeated a stiff field at Wednesday’s Brebeuf Jesuit Invitational and had just been ranked as the Midwest Region’s second best harriers in the first Nike Team National rankings.
But that all came to an end as the 15th ranked Flashes of Franklin Central stole the show.
Franklin Central used strong front running skills as they placed two pairs in the top five to defeat the top ranked Warriors by 6.5 seconds.
Not your typical style of cross country meet sure. But this early season contest in which a team’s total time is a result of adding the combined times of its top three pairs, gave Flashes head coach Eric Kellison something to smile about.
“We had a great summer, especially July.” The Flashes head man said. “These guys make me look real good as a coach.”
A great summer? I guess so.
Franklin Central’s top pair, senior Adam Green and sophomore Scott Lasiter completed the course in 28:46 (average 4:48) to place 4th overall.
Senior Jordan Mitchell and his sophomore partner Joe Talhelm did their part in contributing to the win as they placed 5th overall in 29:31 (average 4:55).
That was good enough to give Franklin Central (89:20), the win over Warren Central (89:27).
Warren Central did manage to win the individual portion of the race, as it was decided very early on.
Seniors De’Sean Turner and Ondraius Richardson completed the 6 mile relay in a time of 28:14 while Bishop Chatard’s Andrew Poore and Aaron Kremer finished 2nd, 27 seconds behind.
In the small school division, Pendleton Heights swept both the indivdual and team portions of the competition.
The Arabians placed three pairs in the top 11 spots led by seniors Cole Hardacre and Kale Hopper who were victorious in 29:46.
Pendleton Heights won comfortably with an overall team time of 93:35.
Class AA:
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Class A:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=3926
And why not? They had defeated a stiff field at Wednesday’s Brebeuf Jesuit Invitational and had just been ranked as the Midwest Region’s second best harriers in the first Nike Team National rankings.
But that all came to an end as the 15th ranked Flashes of Franklin Central stole the show.
Franklin Central used strong front running skills as they placed two pairs in the top five to defeat the top ranked Warriors by 6.5 seconds.
Not your typical style of cross country meet sure. But this early season contest in which a team’s total time is a result of adding the combined times of its top three pairs, gave Flashes head coach Eric Kellison something to smile about.
“We had a great summer, especially July.” The Flashes head man said. “These guys make me look real good as a coach.”
A great summer? I guess so.
Franklin Central’s top pair, senior Adam Green and sophomore Scott Lasiter completed the course in 28:46 (average 4:48) to place 4th overall.
Senior Jordan Mitchell and his sophomore partner Joe Talhelm did their part in contributing to the win as they placed 5th overall in 29:31 (average 4:55).
That was good enough to give Franklin Central (89:20), the win over Warren Central (89:27).
Warren Central did manage to win the individual portion of the race, as it was decided very early on.
Seniors De’Sean Turner and Ondraius Richardson completed the 6 mile relay in a time of 28:14 while Bishop Chatard’s Andrew Poore and Aaron Kremer finished 2nd, 27 seconds behind.
In the small school division, Pendleton Heights swept both the indivdual and team portions of the competition.
The Arabians placed three pairs in the top 11 spots led by seniors Cole Hardacre and Kale Hopper who were victorious in 29:46.
Pendleton Heights won comfortably with an overall team time of 93:35.
Class AA:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=3925
Class A:
http://www.onlineraceresults.com/race/view_plain_text.php?race_id=3926
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