LEXINGTON – They are district rivals in many team sports.
Not in cross country, where Bishop Brossart and Scott don't compete for the same championships. On Saturday at the KHSAA state championships, their girls cross country teams outran some blueblood programs to win team titles.
Both titles were their second all-time. Brossart won the 1A championship for the second year in a row, and Scott won the 2A girls title, their first since winning 3A in 1998.
Brossart, coached by longtime veteran David Schuh, dominated the competition in 1A. Beck, the lone senior starter, finished 19th, one of four Mustangs in the top 25. The fifth scorer was in 45th. Sisters Amy and Maria Klocke both won individual medals by finishing in the top 15. Amy, an eighth-grader, was 11th and junior Maria was 15th.
Beck, who was regional runner-up last week, loves the team aspect.
The 2A girls race was close between the top four finishers. Scott edged 11-time champion Highlands by nine points. Bourbon County, also in Region 4, was fourth. The three teams were separated by six points in the regional meet, with Highlands winning and Scott third.
Highlands had won five of the previous six state championships.
Scott is a very young team with two sophomores, two freshmen, two eighth-graders and one seventh-grader in the starting seven.
Freshman Dyllan Hasler finished sixth to lead the Eagles and win an individual medal.
Scott had three others in the top 27 and the fifth score was 49th. Seventh-grader Maddie Strong, who finished second in the regional meet, had trouble staying on her feet as she approached to the finish line. Although she was passed by a couple of runners in the last few yards, she got to the line and earned the Eagles crucial points.
Highlands was led by sophomore Maggie Schroeder, who became the first individual champion in the history of the Bluebirds girls program. She ran 19 minutes, 7.68 seconds, a 17-second margin over the runner-up. She did that despite making a wrong turn late in the race that cost her a few seconds.
Eighth-grader Alyssa Harris also won a medal for Highlands, finishing ninth.
Northern Kentucky brought home several other state medals.
Walton-Verona finished third in 1A girls, led by junior Ashley Akins, who won a medal in 11th.
Three locals medaled in 1A boys: Walton-Verona senior Andrew Schultz (ninth), Brossart senior Joe Curtsinger (12th) and St. Henry junior Sean Ryan (13th).
In 3A boys, regional champion Conner finished sixth as a team and Covington Catholic was seventh. All four of Conner's standout juniors finished in the top 49, led by regional champion Peyton Fairchild in 17th.
In 3A girls, Simon Kenton senior Sophia DeLisio won her fourth career medal, finishing eighth. She ended her cross country career with her sixth state appearance and third regional championship.
Cooper teammates Macey Ruth (13th) and Megan Kelter (14th) also medaled, leading the regional champion Jaguars to ninth place, best among Northern Kentucky teams.
Team: 1. Holy Cross (Louisville) 62, 2. Lexington Christian 105, 3. Owensboro Catholic 136, 4. Green County 142, 5. Williamstown 174, 6. St. Henry 180, 7. Walton-Verona 229, 8. Bishop Brossart 231, 13. Beechwood 379, 23. Villa Madonna 640.
Individual medalists: 1. Thornsberry (Lou. Holy Cross) 15:46, 9. Schultz (W-V) 17:00, 12. Curtsinger (Brossart) 17:10, 13. Ryan (St. Henry) 17:13.
Williamstown: 23. Tien 17:41, 27. Gatewood 17:48, 32. Perkins 17:52, 45. McCain 18:09, 56. Kinsey 18:25, 60. Walters 18:29, 71. Reaves 18:43.
St. Henry: 13. Ryan 17:13, 21. Gray 17:38, 39. O'Bryan 18:00, 40. Loos 18:03, 76. Barsan 18:51, 91. Wilson 19:02, 139. Klaene 19:50.
Walton-Verona: 9. Schultz 17:00, 20. Spalding 17:33, 52. Martin 18:19, 64. Brooks 18:34, 104. Baker 19:18, 107. Fritz 19:21, 178. Perry 20:30.
Bishop Brossart: 12. Curtsinger 17:10, 36. Leicht 17:58, 44. Branch 18:07, 61. Alwell 18:32, 94. Bain 19:09, 95. Davis 19:10, 126. Caracciolo 19:38.
Beechwood: 24. Downey 17:41, 75. K. Marker 18:50, 92. Rowe 19:03, 111. Hetzel 19:24, 116. Birindelli 19:30, 118. J. Marker 19:31, 160. Holt 20:07.
VMA: 81. Kovacic 18:55, 88. Alden 18:58, 153. M. Davis 20:02, 204. K. Davis 21:07, 215. Alquizola 21:23, 220. Carroll 21:27, 261. Sunday 23:04.
Individuals: 46. Powers (NCC) 18:10, 54. McMillen (Ludlow) 18:23, 93. Slone (Bellevue) 19:09, 110. Belville (Lloyd) 19:23, 193. Stahl (HC) 20:53.
Team (medalists plus locals): 1. Bishop Brossart 107, 2. Lexington Christian 185, 3. Walton-Verona 188, 4. Presentation 208, 6. St. Henry 227, 7. Villa Madonna 229, 9. Beechwood 281.
Individual medalists: 1. Rupp (LCA) 19:02, 8. Akins (W-V) 20:31, 11. A. Klocke (Brossart) 20:36, 15. M. Klocke (Brossart) 20:53.
Bishop Brossart: 11. A. Klocke 20:36, 15. M. Klocke 20:53, 19. Beck 21:10, 25. Reis 21:29, 45. Curtsinger 21:54, 102. Dunn 23:33.
Walton-Verona: 11. Akins 20:31, 26. Hurles 21:31, 34. Waters 21:45, 57. Lightner 22:27, 80. Wells 23:04, 88. Brames 23:19, 147. McMillin 24:45.
St. Henry: 30. Harlan 21:36, 41. Pawsat 21:52, 44. Hill 21:52, 59. Reis 22:28, 71. Kluemper 22:54, 96. Meyer 23:27, 107. Flanagan 23:43.
Villa Madonna: 18. Dickman 21:09, 23. McDonald 21:23, 29. Bailey 21:35, 86. Ernst 23:16, 97. Lenihan 23:29, 116. Rao 23:53, 158. Baker 25:01.
Beechwood: 27. J. Tierney 21:34, 37. G. Grunkemeyer 21:49, 56. E. Tierney 22:18, 69. Mulzer 22:48, 121. Lohre 23:59, 152. B. Grunkemeyer 24:54, 155. M. Tierney 24:58.
Individuals: 60. Holtzapple (Calvary) 22:28, 78. Brewer (Ludlow) 23:02, 148. Morton (Lloyd) 24:49, 149. Meyer (Cov. Latin) 24:50, 167. Mylor (Gallatin Co.) 25:35.
Team: 1. Lexington Catholic 85, 2. Boyd County 163, 3. Boyle County 172, 4. North Oldham 199, 6. Highlands 214, 9. Scott 273.
Highlands: 18. Griffith 17:31, 19. Hopper 17:35, 59. Laskey 18:20, 62. Uhlenbrock 18:22, 79. Myers 18:35, 85. White 18:42, 218. Staab 21:14.
Scott: 26. Sandlin 17:47, 42. Hasler 18:05, 70. Kleier 18:29, 80. Wilson 18:36, 87. Arnold 18:44, 141. Howell 19:25, 144. Vazquez 19:27.
Team: 1. Scott 106, 2. Highlands 115, 3. Mason County 121, 4. Bourbon County 127.
Individuals: 1. Schroeder (Highlands) 19:07, 6. Hasler (Scott) 19:46, 9. Harris (Highlands) 19:56.
Scott: 6. Hasler 19:46, 20. Strong 20:33, 23. Clemons 20:41, 27. Coleman 20:51, 49. Rogers 21:29, 141. Hoffman 23:38, 177. Schmid 24:42.
Highlands: 1. Schroeder 19:07, 9. Harris 19:56, 38. R. Smith 21:11, 42. Hoffmeister 21:24, 43. L. Smith 21:25, 47. Brumer 21:28, 50. Campbell 21:32.
Team: 1. Trinity 54, 2. St. Xavier 112, 3. Madison Central 173, 4. Oldham County 219, 6. Conner 233, 7. Cov. Catholic 368, 25. Cooper 671, 28. Dixie Heights 712, 38. Ryle 1,015.
Individuals: 1. Parker (Madisonville) 15:48.
Conner: 17. Fairchild 16:45, 32. Notton 17:01, 41. Murphy 17:09, 49. W. Hanak 17:17, 118. R. Hanak 17:58, 169. Warth 18:28, 185. Hampton 18:36.
CovCath: 39. Tate 17:09, 63. Taylor 17:28, 87. Hail 17:44, 101. Kessans 17:51, 113. Wolnitzek 17:56, 135. Boschert 18:10, 153. Wever 18:19.
Cooper: 65. Van Laningham 17:29, 155. Reis 18:20, 163. Miller 18:25, 182. Russell 18:35, 194. Ruth 18:42, 195. Patello 18:42, 243. Thurza 19:16.
Dixie Heights: 72. Sanchez 17:34, 73. Padgett 17:34, 179. Cook 18:33, 199. Kazmaier 18:43, 273. Berger 19:45, 278. Howard 19:49, 287. Newton 20:05.
Ryle: 203. Swinehart 18:45, 209. Reed 18:47, 229. Whaley 19:05, 254. Springer 19:28, 258. Love 19:29, 285. Inderwiesch 20:00, 297. Davis 21:01.
Individuals: 94. Slone (Campbell Co.) 17:47, 106. Spratt (Grant Co.) 17:52, 143. Gerth (SK) 18:15, 166. Shaffer (SK) 18:27, 184. Vogelpohl (SK) 18:36.
Team: 1. Oldham County 64, 2. Daviess County 174, 3. Lafayette 189, 4. Manual 209, 9. Cooper 304, 13. Conner 422, 14. Campbell County 435, 15. Notre Dame 450, 18. Simon Kenton 500.
Individuals: 1. O'Shea (Madison Central) 18:41, 8. DeLisio (Simon Kenton) 19:42, 13. Ruth (Cooper) 20:07, 14. Kelter (Cooper) 20:12.
Cooper: 13. Ruth 20:07, 14. Kelter 20:12, 84. Cantrell 21:45, 93. Barry 21:48, 118. Greene 22:04, 131. Bryson 22:21, 241. Jackson 24:11.
Conner: 19. Vanlandingham 20:22, 71. Mann 21:34, 81. Benjamin 21:42, 143. Kennedy 22:29, 146. Fisher 22:30, 156. Frey 22:40, 180. Gray 23:06.
Campbell County: 47. Little 21:16, 55. Franzen 21:21, 83. Kumkerd 21:43, 94. Slone 21:48, 189. Carrigan 23:18, 211. Hogle 23:33, 250. Krift 24:35.
Notre Dame: 27. Williams 20:41, 68. Maschinot 21:33, 121. Gartman 22:13, 129. Arnold 22:20, 144. Taylor 22:29, 182. Cayze 23:08, 196. Schrinner 23:25.
Simon Kenton: 8. DeLisio 19:42, 60. Mueller 21:26, 142. Koehl 22:28, 145. Mason 22:30, 199. Dauenbaugh 23:27, 231. Kane 23:53, 244. Glover 24:17.
Individuals: 37. Harris (Ryle) 21:02, 117. Miller (Dixie) 22:03, 128. Kopser (Ryle) 22:19, 150. Hooper (Dixie) 22:34, 194. Curry (Boone County) 23:24.