The Scoop: Breaking Down This Past Week Of XC

Eliana Black Won The Race, Bolles Won The War

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This early in the season, pitting two state championship teams against one another is a sure-bet for fireworks, right?

It's a win-win. 

And sure enough, that was the setting on Friday at the Cecil Field Summer Classic when the returning Class 2A champion Bolles girls went head-to-head against Class 1A winner Cambridge Christian. 

Something had to give. 

And indeed it did. While CC's Eliana Black won the overall race in a time of 17:46 -- a top 20 time nationally -- Bolles' depth stole the show, as the squad from Jacksonville posted a winning total of 109 points, 31 points clear of Cambridge Christian. 

While CC had its first three in over the first 13 places, its four and five struggled to find the right form on the day. 

Reigning Class 2A state winner Jilian Candelino was second overall in 18:13, while CC's Madeleine Gear was fifth in 18:27. 

ELITE GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	POINTS
1	Eliana Black	9	Cambridge (Christian) School	17:46.00 	1
2	Jillian Candelino	12	Bolles HS	18:13.00 	2
3	Lindy White	11	Ponte Vedra HS	18:23.00 	0
4	Malinda Underwood	11	Rockledge HS	18:26.00 	3
5	Madeleine Gear	11	Cambridge (Christian) School	18:27.00 	4
6	Ella Mickler	12	Bolles HS	18:28.00 	5
7	Lily Moore	12	Leon HS	18:44.00 	6
8	Susan Gracie Koeppel	11	Maclay School	18:54.00 	7
9	Kate Drummond	12	Buchholz HS	18:55.00 	8
10	Paige McCaul	12	Bishop Moore HS	18:57.00 	9
11	Morgan Cox	12	Trinity Prep	19:05.00 	10
12	Lucy Voss	11	Buchholz HS	19:05.00 	11
13	Avery Pham	11	Cambridge (Christian) School	19:06.00 	12
14	Emma White	11	Buchholz HS	19:08.00 	13
15	Carly McNatt	12	Montverde Academy	19:08.00 	14