Canton boys and girls cross country teams prevail against Patriots

  The Canton boys and girls cross country teams got off on the right foot against Livonia Franklin Tuesday in the KLAA South Division opener for both teams.
  The Chiefs' boys team upended the Patriots, 16-45, while the girls edged Franklin, 27-28.
  The boys team swept the top four spots, led by first-place Zack Spreitzer, who won in 17:03. Keith Zech (second in 17:18), Paul Rakovitis (third in 17:21) and Mitch Clinton (fourth in 17:28) also ran well.
  Canton's final points came from Bradon Conley, who was sixth in 17:48.
  Jon Peck and Miles Felton placed eighth and ninth, respectively, for Canton.
  Nik Gherardini was the first Patriot to cross the finish line, placing fifth in 17:32.
GIRLS WIN THRILLER
  Canton's girls team registered an exciting 27-28 victory over the Patriots. Bianca Kubicki (second in 20:48) and Emily Southern (fourth in 21:17) paced the winners.
  A trio of Chiefs placed sixth through eighth -- Abigail Gorzalski (21:29), Katie Grimes (21:59) and Rachel Rohrbach (22:03), respectively -- to solidify the victory.
  Franklin's Megan McPherson cross the finish line first in 19:34.
  Rachael Brunk (11th in 22:38) and Hailee Azizi (14th in 23:04) also ran well for Canton.