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LHSAA - Scoring error takes cross country title from Country Day, gives it to St. Martin's

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Shane   Nov 18th 2008, 10:35pm
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Posted by Pierce Huff, The Times-Picayune

NATCHITOCHES, LA. - The Country Day boys cross country team left Northwestern State University on Monday thinking it had won the Class 1A state championship.

St. Martin's left the meet thinking it finished second.

On Tuesday, because of a scoring error by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association, the Cajuns have to give the championship trophy to St. Martin's.

"You hate to have this happen," LHSAA Commissioner Kenny Henderson said. "There is nothing worse. You're about to tell a team that left here thinking it had won a state championship that they didn't."

The error came about because of a new 25-minute rule, which was approved by the LHSAA in January. The rule stops the race and the team scoring in boys races after 25 minutes and the race and team scoring in girls races after 30 minutes.

"It's devastating for the kids to lose on a clerical error." said Country Day athletic director Mike McGuire: "They (The LHSAA) has 48 hours, as we understand the rule, to correct the error. St. Martin's deserves to be champions. It's really an unfortunate situation."

The LHSAA originally scored first and second place, Country Day (53) and St. Martin's (54) after the Class 1A race on Monday.

But the 25-minute rule wasn't applied when the team.....READ MORE



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