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The Lee County Ledger
Wednesday, August 21,2019 - Page IB
Lee County Cross Country Open the Season at Mid-State Classic
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The Lee County Varsi
ty Cross Country Team
ran their season opener,
the Mid-State Classic
in Perry, Georgia, on
August 17, 2019.
The Varsity Boys team
toed the line, anxiously
waiting for the starting
gun. Two hundred nine
ty-one runners sped off
with the goal of accom
plishing the two-loop
course as quickly as
they were able.
The first meet of
the season has many
purposes. The new
freshman run their first
high school competition,
seasoned runners show
case their off-season
work, and every runner
has a chance to enter a
mindset of racing and
evaluate future goals.
Justin Wachtel of Mary
Persons High School
crossed the line in first
place, with a time of
14:55 for the 5K course.
Evans High School won
the overall team com
petition with 92 points
and an average time of
17:44.50 (averaged time
of the top 5 runners).
Lee County finished
sixth out of 19 teams.
The top five places and
times for Lee County
are:
(Place, Name, Time)
26th- Benjamin Phil
lips, 18:21 '
28th - Edward Os
trander, 18:28
31st - Alex Collins,
18:36
56th - Seth Tomlinson,
18:48
61st - Will Tomlinson,
19:24
The Varsity Girls
Team was next on the
line. One hundred
sixty-three runners
raced for the top spot.
Veterans High School’s
Mackenzie Walls earned
first place overall with
a time of 17:51 in a
commanding win. Evans
High School won the
overall team competition
with 66 points and an
average time of 21:04.
See XC,
page 8B
Trojans Set To Defend Title
By Steve Glover
Touchdown Club
Your Lee County
Trojans will open their
regular season in the
scond annual Hamp
Smith Classic. This is
a joint venture between
Lee County and Alba
ny to celebrate the the
legendary ASU Coach
Hamp Smith. Last year
we were able to shake
off some early mistakes
to move on to a lopsided
victory. But we have
lost a lot of great players
from last year’s team
and this group will be
fighting for their own
place in Lee County
history.
Lee County will be
led this year by what
potentially could be the
most talented offense in
Lee County history. Kyle
Toole (Troy University)
will be the leader of this
offense this year again
after returning from a
junior season in which
he passed for over 3300
yards, with 34 touch
downs and only two
interceptions, and led
us to a 15 - 0 record. He
will have a lot of talent
around him, includ
ing his favorite target
Chauncey Magwood
(6’0”, 187 lbs) who has
multiple D1 offers.The
talented reciever will
also see time on defense.
The running back
position will be another
strength this year with
the return of running
backs Preston Sim
mons (5’6” 187 lbs) and
Christian Lrazier (5’9”,
187 lbs). The WR crew
is full of young play-
see Trojans,
page 2B
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