Eastern H.S. Challenge 2005

Ridge View \"Blazers TC\" boys finished first in the team standings at the Eastern High School Challenge Saturday at the University of North Carolina. Ridge View scored 70 points at the meet. In 2004 the Blazers finished 12th with 11 points.

With the retirement of Coach Cox and graduation losses, it might have appeared that this would be the year that the Deep Creek boys\' track team may possibly slip from being one of the dominant programs in the state. However, that is not the case as the Deep Creek boys posted three state leading times at the UNC hosted Eastern Challenge meet. Raphael Hall won the high jump in a state best 6-8 clearance, while teammate Quentin Moore won the 300 meter dash also in a state best performance of 35.31. The Deep Creek boys\' 4x400 meter relay team garnered a second place finish in the event, while running the state\'s fastest time to date this season in a 3:27.18 clocking. The Hornets finished third in the team standings of the interstate contested meet with 50 points behind Ridge View (SC) and Mount Tabor (NC). Full meet writeup to come later.