As the runners crossed the finish line during the Boys 3A Cross Country State Championship at Sun Willows Golf Course in Pasco on Saturday, Joel Reese started doing some mental math.

The Shorewood coach counted the runners as they filed into the back stretch of the course, watching senior Max Billett finish in sixth and junior Isaiah Schuelke come in ninth. Once junior Elijah Graves came through in 20th, Reese knew the Stormrays were in good shape.

“That’s about the place that puts you in the two, three, four range for state (placement),” Reese told The Herald over the phone. “So when I was coming back around to the finish line after cheering them on through the last section, I just knew we were in the hunt.”

Sure enough, Shorewood placed second with 117 points, just 13 points behind th

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