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Cross country preview: Area programs geared up for run at state

11 Area programs open season ranked in the top 10

Flowery Branch cross country runners from left Miguel Martinez, Jake Shewbert, Nick Ashmead, Taylor Fiorello and Brian Young run around the Falcons’ track on Friday in Flowery Branch. The Falcons are ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAA going into the season. - photo by Jared Putnam

0818SPORTS BranchXC — Flowery Branch cross country runners from left Miguel Martinez, Jake Shewbert, Nick Ashmead, Taylor Fiorello and Brian Young run around the Falcons’ track on Friday in Flowery Branch. The Falcons are ranked No. 2 in Class AAAAA going into the season. - photo by Jared Putnam

Flowery Branch opens the cross country season with both of its teams ranked in the top five of the Class AAAAA poll. With the early season expectations comes the pressure to perform for Falcon runners. “The way we approach that type of pressure is we do our best not to be overconfident,” Flowery Branch coach Jimmy Sorrells said.

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