Cross Country hosts sections; boys and girls win region titles

By Editor | November 4, 2026 |

Jacket boys won their 7th straight region championship

Lady Jackets won their 11th straight region championship

Lady Jackets start their run

Boys begin their race

The Jeff Davis Cross Country program hosted the 2A (Regions 1,2,3,4) and the 3A (Regions 1,2,3,4) Sectional meets this weekend. The two meets brought over 500 runners and 50 teams from all across the state. The Sectional Meets serve as the qualifying meet to advance to the State Championship in Carrollton next weekend. The Top 12 Teams and the Top 20 Individuals from the Sectional Meet qualify to move on to the State Meet.
The Jeff Davis boys finished 4th and the JD girls finished 3rd in the Sectional to both advance to the State Meet.
Each Region is also scored separately and Regional awards are given out. All-Region honors (Top 6 Individuals), as well as the Region Champion team.
2A Region 1 Girls Individual Results
Avery Haley – 1st – Region Champion (All-Region)
Jade Franco – 2nd – Region Runner-Up (All-Region)
Brenlee Boatright – 3rd (All-Region)
Marley Powell – 4th (All-Region)
Laysie Lewis – 7th
Aurie Taylor – 9th
Cadence Ellis – 10th
2A Region 1 Individual Results
Mario Franco – 1st – Region Champion (All-Region)
Luke Relihan – 2nd – Region Runner-Up (All-Region)
Peyton Hamilton – 5th (All-Region)
Duke Mincey – 9th
Ivan Sanchez – 11th
Jesse Galvan – 13th
Chase Hughes – 26th
Preston Godwin and Harrison Miller ran in the JV race.
The Region team titles by both the boys and girls continue a longstanding streak in Region Championships. This year marks the 7th straight Region Championship for the boys team, while the girls team has pushed the streak out to 11 straight Region Titles.
Class AA Sectional Results
Boys: 7. Mario Franco, 17:35.80; 10. Luke Relihan, 17:39.20; 25. Peyton Hamilton, 18:55.30; 39. Duke Mincey, 19:27.50; 43. Ivan Sanchez, 19:35.60; 54. Jesse Galvan, 19:51.50; 89. Chase Hughes, 21:00.90.
Girls: 11. Avery Haley, 21:37.30; 16. Jade Franco, 22:09.10; 18. Brenlee Boatright, 22:19.20; 23. Marley Powell, 23:12.60; 29. Laysie Lewis, 23:36.90; 34. Aurie Taylor, 23:53.70; 35. Cadence Ellis, 24:00.80.
The teams will compete in Carrollton at the Georgia High School Association State Cross Country Championship this Saturday.
Race Times – Boys (9:30 a.m.), Girls (10:15 a.m.)