Over the weekend, Goldsboro sophomore Jay Bass competed in the season-ending N.C. High School Athletic Class 2A boys’ state cross country championships with a 56th-place effort.

Bass ran the 5k course at Ivey M. Redmon Sports Complex in Kernersville in 18 minutes, 30.15 seconds.

Rosewood’s Billy Strickland competed in the 1A state championship meet. Strickland finished with a 38th-place time of 18:49.58.