No longer do conversations about the Pines Charter boys’ cross-country team start and end with Andrew Iglesias.

With Iglesias, the Jaguars’ All-American runner sidelined with an injury, surging twin brothers Carlos and Daniel Penaranda propelled the Jaguars to the District 15-3A title, the first in school history, at Mills Pond Park on Thursday.

Building off a runner-up finish at the B.C.A.A championships, Carlos Penaranda won the individual title in a personal-best 16:36 to lead a 1-2-3 Jaguars’ finish with Daniel Penaranda (17:13) and Timothy Taylor (17:34).

“I was expecting to win, for sure,” said Carlos Penaranda. “I train with the No. 4 runner in the state, Andrew Iglesias, so I knew I could only get better. I knew I was going to be one of the top runners in the county and this district. I’m hoping to see where I get to in the Region. I hope top five or top 10.”

Iglesias offered vocal support from the sidelines and will undoubtedly bolster a deep roster upon his return for the Region 4-3A championships on Nov. 10.

“This is very pleasing. I have a lot of young talent,” said Jaguars coach Joe Hazera. “We can go eight, nine, 10 deep. I can have Andy sitting down and couple other guys sitting and still we can come through like this.”

The top three girls’ teams and top four boys’ teams along with the top 13 individual finishers qualify for the Region championships in Stuart.

Cardinal Gibbons’ senior Morgan Rodriguez credited a more relaxed approach this season to a relatively easy defense of her District title in 20:27.

But the battle for the girls’ team title between the Chiefs and Archbishop McCarthy was as close as advertised with a 34-35 victory for the Chiefs being decided by the No. 5 runners.

“We knew it would be back and forth with Archbishop,’’ Rodriguez said. “There are so few other complete teams. We knew what we had to do to win.”

•  District 15-3A results. Boys’ individuals – 1. Carlos Penaranda (PPC) 16:36, 2. D. Penaranda (PPC) 17:13, 3. Taylor (PPC) 17:34, 4. Farrell (AM) 17:40, 5. Levine (OH) 17:55, 6. Hunter (AM) 18:02, 7. Sahagian (CG) 18:05, 8. McNair (PPC) 18:14, 9. Santana (AM) 18:19, 10. Wich (CG) 18:29, 11. Graham (Ccreek) 18:30, 12. Roberts (CG) 18:32, 13. Adarve (PPC) 18:34. Boys’ team scores: 1. Pines Charter 27, 2. Cardinal Gibbons 58, 3. Archbishop McCarthy 58, 4. Coconut Creek 107, 5. Dillard 149, 6. Olympic Heights 151,7. Stranahan 171. Girls’ individuals – 1. Morgan Rodriguez (CG) 20:27, 2. Bowden (AM) 21:06, 3. Hazera (PPC) 21:12, 4. Aguilar (AM) 21:16, 5. Vigarino (CG) 21:17, 6. Sarduy (AM) 21:27, 7. Haley (CG) 21:41, 8. Davis (PPC) 21:56, 9. Mendoza (AM) 22:11, 10. Belina (CG) 22:13, 11. Langsett (CG) 22:27, 12. Devove (FtL) 22:42, 13. Norton (CG) 23:00. Girls’ team scores: 1. Cardinal Gibbons 34, 2. Archbishop McCarthy 35, 3. Pines Charter 85, 4. Fort Lauderdale 96, 5. Olympic Heights 129, 6. Blanche Ely 157.

FOOTBALL

•  Reagan 35, Westland 8: Reagan (8-1, 5-0) took an important step in its season and was able to stave off the nearest competition in a battle of independents in 5A by defeating Hialeah Westland 35-8 at Ted Hendricks Stadium in front of about 200 fans.