Hughesville edged out Quaker Valley by just six points to win the PIAA Class AA team title in boys cross country at Hershey, the program’s second state championship after winning in 2021.

Hughesville senior Tyce Shaner, fresh off his District 4 Class AA championship gold medal performance, ran an impressive 16:10 to take silver in the race. He was behind only junior Jonah Montagnese of Quaker Valley, who ran a 16:00 to win gold. Both runners were even throughout the majority of the race and were neck-and-neck down the stretch. But Montagnese pulled away late and was able to secure state gold. Shaner ran a pace of 5:13.

Shaner was the Spartans’ only top-10 finisher, but Hughesville saw six of its boys runner finish in the top 50 of the race to help secure the points for gold.

Junior Wyatt Laubacher ran a 17:18 to take 17th place, senior Carter Sherwood ran a 17:43 for 34th, senior Tristan Kurzawa ran a 17:44 for 36th, freshman Everett Shaner ran a 1:59 to take 46th and sophomore Joseph Laubacher ran an 18:05 for 47th.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Everett Shaner competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

Hughesville sophomore Finn Styron ran a 2);29.

Lewisburg finished ninth on Saturday as a team. Justin Nolt, a senior, ran a time of 16:57 to finish in 8th place and was one of two Green Dragons to finish in the top-25. Senior Ian Cavanagh ran a 17:30 for 22nd.

Lewisburg’s Hugh Ikeda Shields ran a 17:42 for 30th, Paul Tranquillo took 87th in 19:09, Thomas Graham ran a 19:11 for 88th, Solomon Bringman ran a 19;27 for 100th and Milo Tavares ran a 20:33 for 129.

Warrior Run senior Aiden Hoffman finished in 31st place with a time of 17:18. Wellsboro senior Henry Whitney took 44th after running a 17:32.

Mansfield junior James Knefley and Wellsboro senior Max Macias took 72nd and 73rd, respectively. Knefley ran a 17:52 and Macias ran a 17:53.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Carter Sherwood and Tristan Kurzawa both compete during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

In the boys Class A race, Canton senior Lawrence Halbfoerster took eighth after he ran a time of 16:44. He was the second-highest finisher in District 4 behind only Northwest senior Michael Fritz who won state gold with a time of 15:59.

On the girls side, Lewisburg finished with bronze in the team standings as the Green Dragons scored 148 points for third, behind only Cathedral Prep (first, 74) and Gwynedd Mercy Academy (second, 123).

Lewisburg senior Baylee Espinosa finished seventh with a time of 19:43 and was Lewisburg’s only runner to crack the 20-minute mark. Senior Theo Wilkinson ran 20:04 for 12th, Annika Ikeda Shields, a senior, ran a 20:51 for 27th and sophomore Serena Anmuth ran a 21:27 to take 43rd.

Sophomore Loghan Klinger was in 59th with a time of 22:11, freshman Ella Beal took 66th in 22:20 and freshman Claire Graver took 72nd in 22:27.

Hughesville freshman Emelia Wolfe had an outstanding race on Saturday and took 33rd, the highest finish for the Spartans in Hershey. Wolfe ran a time of 20:39 and had a pace of 6:39 throughout the race. Hughesville’s Grace Fortin, a senior, finished in 84th after running a time of 21:35. The Spartans’ Evey Meckbach took 96th in 21:45.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Wyatt Laubacher runs with Warrior Run's Aiden Hoffman during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

Mansfield freshman Leila Garverick ran a time of 21:16 to take 65th and Mansfield junior Jaci Fairchild finished 83rd in 21:35.

Warrior Run senior Claire Dufrene, the District 4 Class A champion, finished with a tenth-place finish as she ran a 20:19. She was the highest finisher for District 4 in Class A.

Sullivan County’s Addisyn Templin took 54th after a 21:56 race. The Griffins’ Zoey Reese finished 59th (21:59).

South Williamsport junior Kendall Smith (22:38) took 100th.

Williamsport’s Isabelle Sanders and Madeline Sanders, both juniors, placed in the top-20 of the girls Class AAA race. Isabelle finished 12th after running a time of 15:11 while Madeline ran a 15:09 for 16th.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Carter Sherwood slightly leads against North Penn-Mansfield's James Knefley during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Warrior Run's Aiden Hoffman competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Wyatt Laubacher competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Tyce Shaner competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Finn Styron competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Wyatt Laubacher competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Tyce Shaner and Justin Nolt of Lewisburg compete during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Tyce Shaner and Lewisburg's Justin Nolt both compete during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Montgomery's John Shrimp competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Canton's Lawrence Halbfoerster competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Isabelle Sanders competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Madeline Sanders competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Evey Meckbach competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Grace Fortin competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Isabelle Sanders competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Hughesville's Emelia Wolfe competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Lewisburg's Baylee Espinosa runs during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Wellsboro's Lauren Kosek competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Warrior Run's Claire Dufrene competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.

CHRIS MANNING/Sun-Gazette Correspondent Williamsport's Madeline Sanders competes during Saturday's PIAA cross country championships in Hershey.