BOYS CHAMP...is Chad McCarty of Bethel with a winning time of 17:04.

Story by Dale Barger
In the tightest possible scenerio, Tri-Village captured the Cross County Conference championship in a tie-breaker with Bethel on Saturday.

Bethel did get the individual championship as Chad McCarty finished 9 seconds ahead of Nathaniel Mogle of Tri-Village.

Team Standings
1 – Tri-Village - 56
2 – Bethel - 56
3 – Covington - 61
4 – Miami East - 117
5 – Tri County North - 152
6 – Franklin Monroe - 170
7 – Ansonia - 175
8 – National Trail - 182
9 – Arcanum - 273

Individual Top 20 Placements
1 - Chad McCarty - Bethel - 17:04
2 - Nathaniel Mogle - Tri-Village - 17:13
3 - Jack DeFord - Miami East - 17:27
4 - Brandon Graves - Bethel - 17:30
5 - Perry Fraylick - Tri-Village - 17:42
6 - Levi VanDeGrift - Covington - 17:46
7 - Jeremy Danner - Bethel - 17:55
8 - Curtis Dysinger - Covington - 18:01
9 - Willy Hoffert - Covington - 18:02
10 - Ray Vogel - Miami East - 18:09
11 - Daniel Rife - Tri-Village - 18:11
12 - Mark Bodenmiller - Miami East - 18:12
13 - Kalan Smith - Tri-Village - 18:14
14 - Aaron Fraley - Ansonia - 18:23
15 - Mica Hammaker - TCN - 18:24
16 - Dustin Swartzbaugh - Bethel - 18:28
17 - Tyler Kinner - Ansonia - 18:35
18 - Andy Hittle - Covington - 18:40
19 - Steve Taulbee - TVS - 18:42
20 - Tyler Hofacker - FM - 18:43