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For more information about Agon, visit their website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.agonswim.com\">Agonswim.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CHRISTIANSBURG \u2013 After the meet was postponed a day as a result of a blizzard in the area, the Grafton High School boys and Jamestown High School girls emerged with team trophies in class 4A on Friday night at the Christiansburg Aquatic Center at the Virginia High School State Swimming and Diving Championships.<\/p>\n<p>The Grafton boys recorded 265 points to beat Jamestown (235 points) and King George (176 points), and the Jamestown girls racked up 347 points to easily take down Tabb (205 points) and Heritage (195 points).<\/p>\n<p>Grafton\u2019s Jonathan Spires played a big role in his team\u2019s chase for the title with two individual state championships. Spires got to the wall first in the 200 free (1:41.84) and 100 free (45.75) to pick up valuable team points.<\/p>\n<p>Woodgrove\u2019s Keely Hemminger was a double event winner on the girls\u2019 side as she tracked down titles in the 200 free (1:54.76) and 500 free (5:06.45). Annie Boone added a pair of wins for Eastern View with top times in the 200 IM (2:04.40) and 100 back (54.44).<\/p>\n<p>In relay action, Tabb topped the boys\u2019 200 medley relay (1:39.21), while Grafton won the 200 free relay (1:26.00) and 400 free relay (3:11.05).<\/p>\n<p>On the girls\u2019 side, Heritage squeaked out a victory in the 200 medley relay (1:52.24) by just .04 over Jamestown. 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