It’s rare for a men and women’s cross country team to finish with a perfect score in a multi-team meet, but it’s something the Eno River Bobcats managed to accomplish last week.
Eno River got a perfect 15 points, finishing with the top eight runners to win a meet that included Excelsior Classical Academy, Vance Charter School and Durham Charter last Wednesday in Hillsborough. Sophomore Eva Nagel finished first at 20:54.70, followed by teammate Lucy Schmid (23:00.40). Eno River freshman Hano Chan (24:47.00), freshman Annie Bermo (24:57.00), senior Aliah Hummel (24:57.90), sophomore Irish Carroll (25:09.60), senior Seno Chan (25:38.40), and junior Rebekah Ferguson (25:50.40) rounded out the top eight for the Bobcats.
Excelsior Classical Academy finished second with 57 points. Vance Charter School came in third with 68 points.
Eno River also won the men’s meet handily.
Sophomore Gabriel Nagel finished first as the Bobcats had the top four finishers. Nagel, who clocked in at 19:32.00, beat out teammate Alden Adamson for the top spot. Adamson, a junior, finished at 19:33.50. Freshman Caelan Jones finished three-tenths-of-a-second behind Adamson in third place (19:33.80). Nicolas Bagel came in fourth (19:34.30).
Eno River also finished with 15 points. Vance Charter School came in second with 51 points while Excelsior Classical Academy came in third with 65 points.
Bobcat freshman Reed Ferguson came in sixth overall (21:09.00).
Women’s Tennis: Eno River Academy 9, Henderson Collegiate 0
Eno River won five of its six singles match by a score of 6-0, 6-0 in a dual match at Fox Park in Henderson last Wednesday. The Bobcats remain in first place in Triangle North Athletic Conference action.
Freshmen Dahlia Kisala, Clara Sanford, and Meg Brinkman, junior Sadie Davies-Payne, sophomore Gia Morgan and senior Lyla York all won singles matches for the Bobcats.
In doubles play, Morgan and York defeated Maria Arias Garcia & Martiza Barcenas Morales 8-2 to win the top doubles match. At #2 doubles, Brinkman and Elliana Harrell defeated Luz Aldaba and Angeli Bolanos-Ramirez 8-1. The Bobcats earned the sweep when Madison Wagner and Sarah Simonson defeated Alaejah Garland and Angela Ponce 8-0.
Eno River is 6-2 overall, 2-0 in the TNAC. They are scheduled to host Vance Charter at Fairview Park in Hillsborough on Tuesday.
Volleyball: Falls Lake Academy 3, Eno River Academy 0
The defending 1A State Champions returned to Hillsborough last Thursday and swept the Bobcats on scores of 28-26, 25-23, 27-25.
It was the Firebirds second win in Hillsborough this year. Last month, they defeated Orange in five sets at Panther Gymnasium.
Sophomore Maddie Spoor led the Bobcats with nine kills. Junior Johanna Jans had 21 digs and added seven kills. Junior Molly Pierce paced Eno River with 28 digs.
Jayda Peoples and senior Rylee Hall each registered 12 assists for Eno River.
The Bobcats played three matches over a span of four days last week. They are currently 9-6 overall and in 3rd place in the TNAC with a 5-4 record.
Excelsior Classical Academy 3, Eno River Academy 1:
The Flying Lions defeated the Bobcats on scores of 25-15, 18-25, 25-16, 27-25 last Tuesday. Spohr and Pierce each had eight kills for the Bobcats. Jans had four kills and 18 digs.
Senior Jules Betancourt and Spohr each finished with five aces.
Excelsior (10-8, 3-4) got 14 kills from Juniper Wells. The Flying Lions got revenge on the Bobcats after Eno River swept Excelsior on August 20 in Hillsborough.
Eno River Academy 3, Clover Garden School 1:
Last Monday, the Bobcats defeated the Grizzlies in Burlington on scores of 25-20, 25-16, 16-25, 25-19.
Jans had a double-double for the Bobcats with ten kills and 20 digs. Pierce had 34 digs to pace the Bobcats defense. Spohr finished with six kills, four aces and nine digs.
Betancourt had seven kills. Hall finished with 17 assists and five digs.
Jans currently leads Eno River with 2.5 kills per set.
Eno River will return to action against Discovery Charter School in Bahama on Tuesday night. The Bobcats will travel to Vance Charter on Thursday night in Henderson. Eno River will host a 5A opponent in Southeast Alamance next Monday in its next home match in Hillsborough. It will be the third time the Stallions have faced an opponent from Hillsborough this year. They have already lost to Orange and Cedar Ridge.
