Milford High School Cross Country

Elizabeth Butterly (20:37) finished runner-up to Lake's Danielle Riley by four seconds and senior captain Erica Godwin placed 15th as the girls placed fourth in the Henlopen Conference Championship Saturday at Killens Pond State Park. Just 13 points separated the Bucs from the meet champion Dover Senators. Besides Butterly and Godwin's All-Henlopen performances, Jackie Creasey and Jody George earned Honorable Mention all-conference, while Tahnisha Colson, Marissa McDonnell and Meredith Muskovich rounded out the varsity. For the boys, Brandon Morris ran a career-best 19:20 to lead the way, while Robert Fisher and Logan Moreau also ran career times to make the varsity top seven. Travis White, Matt Esposito, Anthony Kramlich and George Kershaw also made the varsity. Erick Cisneros, Garrett Jenkins, Kyle Berry and Keskeda Pierre each added career-best times for the junior varsity. The Bucs travel to Brandywine Creek State Park on Saturday for the state championships. The Milford girls run at 1:40 p.m., while the boys race at 3 p.m. In middle school action, sixth-grader Taiwan Savage Jr. ran a 14:29 on a 2.1-mile course to finish 12th. Cody Watson (16:12), Jimmy Cetner (17:35), Tyrone Taylor (18:41), Devon Schlegel (18:56), Jacob Richard (22:04) and Cody Dunleavey (22:07) also ran well for the Bucs. For the girls, Adrienne Foster (20:13) led the way, while Mirriam Miller (21:40), Ruby Hernandez (21:43) and Stephanie Chicas (23:53) ran well. Click on the above headline for more results.

Elizabeth Butterly ran a 21:04 to finish runner-up in Kent County while Jackie Creasey (9th - 22:04) and Erica Godwin (11th - 22:16) also ran in the Top 15 finishers as all three earned All-county honors in the Kent County Championship at Brecknock Park on Saturday. Jody George and Tahnisha Colson (who ran a career-best 23:29) rounded out the top five scorers as the Bucs finished third as a team -- just a mere 10 points from team champion CR and six points behind runner-up Dover. With senior frontrunner Andrew Meade out with a season-ending foot injury, sophomore Travis White stepped to the front for the boys with a career-best 19:44. Matt Esposito, Brandon Morris, Matt Holloway and Anthony Kramlich (who ran a career-best 20:23) put together one of the tightest scoring packs all season as the boys finished sixth as a team. George Kershaw and Robert Fisher rounded out the varsity finishers for the boys, while Becky Godwin and Marissa McDonnell closed out the girls top seven. Morgan Sleva, Erick Cisneros and Garrett Jenkins each ran career times for the boys, while Meredith Muskovich ran her best. The Bucs battle in the Henlopen Conference Championships Saturday afternoon at Killens Pond State Park. Click on the above headline for more results.

Elizabeth Butterly, Jackie Creasey, Erica Godwin, Jody George and Becky Godwin took five of the top seven spots, including the first three, to sweep past Smyrna, 18-41, and Seaford, 18-43, Wednesday. The girls finish their regular season 7-3 overall, 6-3 in the Henlopen Conference. For the boys, Andrew Meade led the way and Robert Fisher had a strong day to surge to the varsity, but the Bucs fell to Smyrna and Seaford. The boys finish the regular season at 1-10, 1-9. Kyle Berry and Keskeda Pierre ran career-best times. Click on the above headline to see complete results.

After Lake took the top two spots, Elizabeth Butterly, Jackie Creasey, Erica Godwin, Becky Godwin, Jody George and Tahnisha Colson scored the next six places as the girls toppled Lake Forest 25-33, but fell to Dover in a close one, 26-31 at home Wednesday. The boys couldn't upend Dover and Lake Forest, although 15 guys earned their home course-best times. Sophomores Anthony Kramlich, who scored his first varsity finish, Alan Lane and Erick Cisneros each ran career times. Click on the above headline for complete results.

Sophomore Elizabeth Butterly became the third girl ever to break into the 19s at MHS, running a 19:57 to place 21st at the Bellevue Invitational Friday. Overall, 21 MHSCCers ran career-bests as the girls finished 9th and the boys 22nd out of 30 teams. Jackie Creasey ran the 7th-fastest 5K time with a 21:34, while Erica Godwin and Jody George each broke 22 as well. George's 21:58 stands as the 16th-fastest 5K all-time. Becky Godwin rounded out the top 5 with a 22:50, while Meredith Muskovich, Becky Clendaniel and Emmery Williams also added career times. For the boys, sophomores Brandon Morris and George Kershaw each broke 20 to move up on the Bloom Top 10 list, while Robert Fisher and Michael Schlegel also moved up on the Bloom Top 10 freshman list with career times. Kyle FitzPatrick, Travis White, Logan Moreau, Mike Stachecki, Alan Lane, Morgan Sleva, Erick Cisneros, Garrett Jenkins, Dan Wheeler and Kyle Berry also ran career bests. Click on the above headline for more results. Also visit www.N5CTA.com for state cross country results.