Fallbrook High boys place third in Valley League cross country cluster

The North County Conference has replaced cross country dual meets with two league cluster meets in which all of the league's schools participate.

The first Valley League cluster meet was held Sept. 30 on the Guajome Park course and Fallbrook High School's boys team placed third.

"Varsity did very well in my estimations," said Fallbrook head coach Marco Arias. "I think the whole team and every single individual ran really well."

Cross country team scores are derived by adding the positions of a team's first five finishers; the sixth and seventh runners are not scored but can add points to other...