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Whitko Boys Cross Country Team's Season Ends At Sectional

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FORT WAYNE – At Tuesday’s Fort Wayne Northrop Sectional, the second-ranked Carroll Chargers finished first in boys cross country action, while Whitko was ninth.
The top five teams at the sectional advance to Saturday’s West Noble Regional, led by Carroll’s 33 points, followed by No. 19 Homestead (62), Fort Wane Concordia (88), No. 24 Fort Wayne Dwenger (91) and Fort Wayne Snider (121).
Whitko tallied 263 points, as Derek Miller leading the team with his 44th-place finish in a time of 18:12.
Concordia’s Zachery Panning was the meet’s individual champion, winning in 15:40, followed by Carroll’s Alexander Hess (16:08) and Jonathan Harper (16:09) in second and third, respectively.
FW NORTHROP SECTIONAL
Boys
Team Scores (Top 5 Advance to Regional) – Carroll 33, Homestead 62, FW Concordia 88, FW Dwenger 91, FW Snider 121, FW Blackhawk 179, FW North Side 185, Leo 238, Whitko 263, FW Northrop 271, Columbia City 273
Top 15 Individuals (Advance to Regional) – 1. Zachery Panning (Concordia) 15:40, 2. Alexander Hess (Carroll) 16:08, 3. Jonathan Harper (Carroll) 16:09, 4. Asher Scott (Snider) 16:11, 5. Brayden Law (Homestead) 16:13, 6. Luke Miller (Dwenger) 16:15, 7. Eric Claxton (Carroll) 16:15, 8. Greg Tippman (Dwenger) 16:21, 9. Bret Unger (Carroll) 16:29, 10. Blake Harris (Homestead) 16:30, 11. Evan Harney (Columbia City) 16:32, 12. Jacob Schmeling (Carroll) 16:37, 13. Nathan Sutaphong (Concordia) 16:37, 14. Sam Moore (Homestead) 16:38, 15. Emmanuel Ratliff (North Side) 16:47
Whitko – 44. Derek Miller 18:12, 50. Jonathon Crosson 18:19, 55. Jonathan Johnson 18:37, 56. Evan Cozad 18:41, 63. Lane Wolf 18:55, 64. Kuyler Bailey 19:06, 79. Cole Eberly 20:32