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NEWVILLE -- The area’s most successful high school cross country program added another feather in its cap on Saturday.
The Central Cambria girls team finished as the runner-up in Class 2A in the PIAA Cross Country Championships at Big Spring High School. The Lady Red Devils finished just seven team points behind champion Cathedral Prep.
Paige Alexander led Central Cambria with an overall 15th-place finish, and teammate Jillian Wise was 25th.
The Central Cambria boys team earned a fifth place-finish in Class 2A out of 21 teams. The Red Devils were led by Miles Doyle, who had the highest place among all Mirror-coverage area individuals with an eighth-place finish, and Reed Takacs, who was 25th overall.
Hollidaysburg senior Reuben Manfred had the best time among all area boys with a time of 16 minutes, 13 seconds in Class 3A, good for 41st place. Bishop Carroll’s Noah Knobloch was 17th and Williamsburg’s Tanner Ross 29th in Class 1A boys.
Altoona’s Ashlyn Noce wrapped up her successful scholastic cross country career with a 21st-place finish in Class 3A with a time of 18:40.
The Bellwood-Antis girls team placed 10th in Class 1A out of 21 teams, and Williamsburg’s Ava Dixon earned a top-25 finish by placing 22nd in 1A.
See Monday’s Mirror for full area results.