Minus normal top runner Aria Selario, the Bridgeport girls cross country team still finished a strong second in an 11-school field at the Bearcat Invitational at West Taylor Elementary on Saturday morning.
 
Bridgeport scored 82 points to finish behind Lincoln (62) and ahead of Ritchie County (101), St. Marys (109), Braxton County (114), Fairmont Senior (125), Grafton (155), John Marshall (176), East Fairmont (177), North Marion (240) and Tyler Consolidated (313).
 
Isla Tobrey led BHS in 6th with a time of 20;15.3, while Bethsayed Dankiewicz (21:01.9) was 11th.
 
Olivia McBrayer (15th, 21:37.7), Riley Cheatham (27th, 22:48.2) and Chloe Witt (40th, 24:11.3) completed the team score.
 
Also running for Bridgeport: Abby Mills (46th, 24:36.1), Gwen McCollam (54th, 25:13.2), Zoe Kirksey (58th, 25:36.4) and Amber Vincent (65th, 26:20.9).
 
The Bridgeport boys were fourth with 138 points, trailing Grafton (65), St. Marys (112) and East Fairmont (134) and beating Fairmont Senior (189), John Marshall (192), Lincoln (197), Lewis County (209), Braxton County (211), North Marion (215), Ritchie County (244), Tyler Consolidated (263), Heritage Christian (356), Berkeley Springs (366), Robert C. Byrd (410), Clay-Battelle (411) and Weir (444).
 
Graham Northey was the first BHS finisher in 9th in a time of 17:13.4, then Ethan Mace (14th, 17:53.4), Peyton Muncy (32nd, 18:41.9), Brady Elliott (43rd, 19:11.6) and Jayden Straley-Smith (49th, 19:21.5) rounded out the team total.
 
Andrew Wagner (60th, 19:49), Cole Phillips (75th, 20:23.2), Grady Deleurere (84th, 20:45.3), Jeremy Lunsford (85th, 20.45.9), Nick Glaspell (119th, 22:45.2) and Elliott Phillips (148th, 27:56.5) also competed for BHS.
 
Bridgeport will run in the Harrison County meet at Robert C. Byrd on Wednesday.