HUNTSVILLE — What a way for Eli Peveto to wrap up his last regional race!

The Little Cypress-Mauriceville senior Peveto punched in yet another ticket to the Class 4A State Cross Country Championships by totally dominating the 4A Region III Championships held at Kate Barr-Ross Park Monday.

Peveto zipped through the 5-kilometer course in a sizzling time of 16:15.9. He easily outdistanced the second-place finisher in Huffman’s Peyton Pluenneke, who ran a 16:55.8.

Peveto will be joined by four Orange County runners at the State Cross Country Championships that will be held Nov. 2 at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock.

Orangefield’s Maddison Helm ran the two-mile course in a sizzling 12:18.6 to grab her second-place finish in the girls Class 3A 3,200-meter race. Little River Academy’s Jenna Brazeal took first with a time of 12:10.4. Lady Bobcat freshman Katelyn Hamm earned a strong sixth-place finish among 162 runners to qualify for State, finishing with a time of 12:37.1.

Other Lady Bobcats that ran at regionals included Draven Crochet (91^st, 15:06.5), Bailee Click (94^th, 15:08.4), Mackenzie Davis (132^nd, 15:55.0), Victoria Welch (136^th, 16:07.5) and Adrianna Francis (150^th, 17:15.3).

The Lady Bobcats finished in 10^th-place overall as a team among 21 squads, with 280 points. Eustace won the team title with 77 points.

In the Boys 3A 5K race, Orangefield freshman Payton Wrinkle finished a solid 16^th overall among 170 runners by running a 18:04.0 and was one of two freshmen that ran the race that qualified for State. He was followed by teammates Cody Strause (82^nd, 20:06.2), Bryce Moore (86^th, 20:17.1), Dylan Wells (100^th, 20:46.7), Dakota Williford (117^th, 21:14.9), Brandon Scogin (126^th, 21:41.5), and Brayden Babin (129^th, 21:49.7). The Bobcat boys finished 14^th overall out of 23 teams with 361 points. Eustace won the team title with 32 points and Eustace’s Dalton Page won the individual title (17:14.4), barely nipping fellow teammate Nicholas Westbrook, who was second with a 17:16.5.

In the Class 4A girls 3,200-meter race Lufkin Hudson’s Kayleigh Wagnon won with a time of 12:19.5 Fairfield won the team title with 50 points as 23 teams were in the field.

The Bridge City Lady Cardinals finished 13^th overall with 322 points.

Kaylen Smith, the District 22-4A champion, paced the Lady Cardinals with a 13^th-place time of 12:58.6. and punched her ticket to the State Meet as well. She was followed by teammates Carla Rubio (44^th, 14:02.8), Brooklin Sheffield (46^th, 14:03.7), Riley Thomason (122^nd, 15:47.3), Iris Lobatos (125^th, 15:54.0) and Ashlyn Dunigan (126^th, 15:56.4).

LC-M’s Robyn Cormier placed 75^th with a time of 14:39.9.

In the 4A boys race, LC-M’s Trevor Turner finished a solid 29^th overall among 174 runners, running a 17:59.0, setting a new personal-best in the process.

Bridge City qualified as a team and finished 18^th overall among 24 teams.

Caden Shaw paced the Cardinals, finishing 21st overall with a time of 17:41.6. He was followed by teammates Ethan Borque (87^th, 19:40.0), Nathan Rhodes (114^th, 20:20.0), Kyler Young (127^th, 20:30.7), and Kaden Garlaska (137^th, 20:50.4).

Palestine won the team title with 94 points.