West Broward cross-country runners Isabelle Amaro and Sanders Payne each won individually, and St. Thomas Aquinas swept the team titles at the District 6-4A Championships at Quiet Waters Park on Thursday in Deerfield Beach.

``My goal was to win it,'' said Payne, who finished runner-up last season. ``My goal at region will be to PR, leave it all on the field, and our team goal is to go to state.''

The Region 3-4A championships are Thursday at Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek.

At districts, West Broward's boys placed second, thanks to Ontario Alvarez (fifth), Corey Ulloa (25th), Matthew Hardy (26th), Cameron Carnahan (28th) and Payne (16:23.83). The Bobcats edged Taravella by four points. Trojans senior Eric Weiner was seventh, and Tristan Gray, a rugby player, ran a good portion of the 3-mile race holding one of his running shoes, finishing 10th.

A young, winning Raiders' team received stellar efforts from Thomas McCarthy (fourth), Nicholas Bauer (sixth), Kevin Cress (11th), Julian Urrutia (15th) and Daniel Reynolds (16th).

On the girls' side, Amaro (18:53.9) continued the winning trend set by older sister and Cypress Bay graduate Emilie, who is at Stanford.

DISTRICT 7-2A

After losing in September to Nicolas Palermo, who transferred to Archbishop McCarthy, Tim Hendricks of North Broward evened the score against his former teammate at the District 7-2A cross-county championships at Mills Pond Park on Thursday.

Hendricks put on a decisive burst in the final 300 meters to win the first North Broward district title in a career-best 16:18. Palermo finished in 16:35.

``I can't wait for regionals,'' Hendricks said.

Palermo led a 2-3-4-9-10 finish with Tyler Amato, William Wiesler, Jacob Amato and Dylan McCrea to give Archbishop its first district crown.

Cardinal Gibbons didn't allow the absence of No. 1 runner Macy Huskey, who was relegated to spectator with a stress fracture, to stop them from defending its title on the girls' side.

Cardinal Gibbons sophomore Kandace Newry placed third in a career-best 19:54 for Broward's top finish, and freshman Morgan Rodriguez took ninth to help the Chiefs beat runner-up Pine Crest by eight points.

-- FABIAN LYON

• District 7-2A results - Top 15 boys finishers: 1. Tim Hendricks (NBP) 16:1, 2. Nicolas Palermo (AM) 16:35, 3. Tyler Amato (AM) 16:41, 4. William Wiesler (AM) 16:52, 5. Joel Rosen (PC) 16:54, 6. Mulder (SA) 17:03, 7. Cox (LP) 17:08, 8. Friedman (Sun) 17:27, 9. Jacob Amato (AM) 17:31, 10. Dylan McCrea (AM) 17:34,11. Landon Meyer (LP) 17:36, 12. Wright (LP) 17:37, 13. Diener (SA) 17:39, 14. Alexander Alghussain (CG) 17:40, 15. Christopher Sanchez (AM) 17:40. Boys team scores: 1. Archbishop McCarthy 23, 2. Pine Crest 77, 3. Lincoln Park 83, 4. Cardinal Gibbons 127, 5. Boca St. Andrews 150, 6. Pope John Paul II 172, 7. Jensen Beach 183, 8. Pompano Beach 218, 9. Cardinal Newman 240, 10. Suncoast 252, 11. Coral Springs Charter 302, 12. Somerset 376, 13. Boynton Beach 396. Top 15 girls finishers: 1. Stephanie Schappert (PJP) 18:20, 2. Olivia (PJP) 19:23, 3. Kandace Newry (CG) 19:54, 4. Hensley (LP) 20:05, 5. Nicole Golden (PC) 20:10, 6. Schmut (SA) 20:14, 7. Perez (SA) 20:21, 8. Michelle Diez (AM) 20:29, 9. Morgan Rodriguez (CG) 20:32, 10. Hitsman (LP) 20:36, 11. Rachelle Alexander (AH) 20:41, 12. Raymond (LP) 20:41, 13. Saher Fatteh (PC) 20:49, 14. Ricchiuti (JB) 20:50, 15. Jessica Curran (AM) 20:51. Girls team scores: 1. Cardinal Gibbons 67, Pine Crest 75, 3. Lincoln Park 90, 4. Pope John Paul II 96, 5. Archbishop McCarthy 121, 6. American Heritage 145, 7. Boca St. Andrews 184, 8. Jensen Beach 192, 9. Pompano Beach 254, 10. Cardinal Newman 275, 11. Coral Springs Charter 322, 12. Pahokee 347.

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