The Durfee and New Bedford cross country teams split their meets held in Fall River. The New Bedford boys won their meet, 19-38, while the Lady Hilltoppers captured their first victory of the season by defeating New Bedford, 26-30.

In the boys meet, the Whalers took five of the top six spots. New Bedford’s J.P. Morris led the way, finishing in 18:21. Durfee’s Zach Topolewski was second, as he broke the 20-minute barrier for the first time, finishing in 19:36. The Whalers’ Christopher Bernier (19:37), Henry Anselmo (20:47) and Connor Lipka (20:53) rounded out the top five finishers. Every Durfee runner posted a personal best in the meet.

On the girls side, New Bedford’s Madelyn Baylies finished first at 21:54. The Lady Hilltoppers grabbed the next three spots though. Anjola Olubanwo was second at 22;13, followed by Corrine Wang (24:04) and Shayla Harrison (24:26). June Wildman rounded out the top five, finishing in 24:30. Like their male counterparts, every Durfee runner posted a personal best.

The Brockton boys and the Bridgewater-Raynham girls cross country teams captured their respective regular season Southeast Conference titles. Both squads finished the regular season with 4-0 records on season in conference action.

The Brockton boys were led all year by a 1-2 punch of sophomore Seamus Canniff and senior Aaron Corlette, who finished undefeated in dual meets. Other top performers for the Boxers were junior Antonio Tobon, senior Liam Rizzo, and senior Henry Tait.

The conference championship meet will take place on October 25 at the Wrentham Development Center Cross Country Course.

Final league standings and scores: