Harker Heights, Chaparral, Copperas Cove, Lake Belton and Temple all ran at Monday's Region II-6A cross country meet at Rolling Hills Soccer Complex in Fort Worth. Only the top four teams and the top 10 individuals not on an advancing team qualified for state, according to the report.
Harker Heights placed 17th with 430 points, one point ahead of Chaparral, which was 18th with 431. Lake Belton was 19th with 472 points. Among the boys, Harker Heights was led by junior Kealin Sandifer, who finished 30th, and junior Blake Zimmerman, who finished 51st.
On the girls side, Chaparral was 20th with 527 points and Lake Belton was 21st with 538. Tem-Cats sophomore Azaria Staples finished 29th in 19:01.70, the best time posted by an area runner, according to the story. The Woodlands won both the boys and girls team titles, and senior Elton Martin won the boys race in 14:25.00.