Lathrop’s flag football team completed its second consecutive run to an outright Western Athletic Conference title on Wednesday with a 20-6 win over visiting Beyer.

Fourth-year standout Ja’Leiyah Ray shined on senior night, accounting for all three touchdowns and doing so in different ways.

She caught nine passes for a 102 yards and a touchdown, rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown on seven carries and returned a punt 55 yards for another score.

Quarterback Aviahna Calderon passed for 236 yards. Morgann Hegler, one of the 10 seniors honored, contributed five receptions for 32 yards and a two-point conversion.

The senior trio of Mariana Coon (five flag pulls, sack), Madilynn Nungaray (five flag pulls) and Aaliyah Thompson (four flag pulls, sack) led the defense.

Lathrop (13-1 WAC, 20-3 overall) came into the regular-season finale ranked No. 4 in the Sac-Joaquin Section Division III MaxPreps rankings. Postseason brackets will be released Friday afternoon.

CROSS COUNTRY

Central California Athletic Alliance

River Islands’ boys and girls teams topped the standings in the fifth league meet of the season, which took place on a 5-mile course at Durham Ferry Outdoor Education Center.

Millennium had the top individual in both races, with David Avila winning the boys competition in 15 minutes flat, while female winner Raquel Bueno crossed the finish in 19 minutes, 9.3 seconds.

All five scorers for the River Islands boys finished in the top nine. Freshman Koushik Cherala (fourth place, 17:46.4) led them and was followed by Saureesh Mantena (fifth, 18:05.2), Mark Zamar (sixth, 18:06.6), Anthony Villaruben (seventh, 18:30.3) and Kaden McGuire (ninth, 19:23.0).

Freshman Adithi Sakthisivram was the girls runner-up in 21:23.9. Also scoring for the Riptide were Brielle Valiquette (third, 21:49.7), Harshini Uppalapati (fourth, 21:51.2), Srika Saddapalli (sixth, 24:01.8) and Varsha Chunduru (12th, 26:14.4).

The CCAA Championship is next Tuesday at Legion-Tuolumne Regional Park in Modesto.

JV flag football

Lathrop 13, Beyer 0

Shaina Ignacio led the shutout with three flag pulls and two pass breakups, while Sylkvanna Makkar contributed two flag pulls, including a sack.

Alexia Garcia completed an 8-yard touchdown pass with Arianna Miller, and Vanescia Rodriguez scored on a 12-yard run. Garcia finished 7-of-18 passing for 40 yards and rushed for 78 yards.