2019 Cross Country
Boys Sectional Preview |
Note: As I say every year, this is just a projection. It's pretty much everyone's best Saratoga State Park times and some adjustments where I felt it was needed. I have no knowledge of runners that are out injured so I included just about everyone that has run but I have left out some runners that have been out for multiple weeks. Course should be muddy so it could affect times.
Boys: Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D
Boys Class A - 11:00am
What to Look For: Looks to be a two team race between Guilderland and defending champion Shenendehowa. It's going to be Guilderland's front running against Shenendehowa's depth. Guilderland edged Shen out last week at Suburbans by four points so it should be another close one. If Guilderland wins it will be their first sectional title since 1993. Individually should be a three man race between Niskayuna's Thomas Ragone and Guilderland's Sean O'Brien and Micah Tindale with Ragone coming in with the fastest time at Saratoga. Quite a few runners in the mid 15:30 range and one of them could break out with a big race to take it.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Thomas Ragone | Niskayuna | 1. | Guilderland | 51 | |
2. | Sean O'Brien | Guilderland | 2. | Shenendehowa | 60 | |
3. | Micah Tindale | Guilderland | 3. | Saratoga Springs | 94 | |
4. | Julian Franjieh | Niskayuna | 4. | Shaker | 115 | |
5. | Francisco Medonca | Shaker | 5. | Niskayuna | 122 | |
6. | Bryan Spence | Shenendehowa | 6. | Ballston Spa | 179 | |
7. | Brady Tooker | Saratoga Springs | 7. | Bethlehem | 212 | |
8. | Ryan Shanahan | Shenendehowa | 8. | Schenectady | 212 | |
9. | Ben Guerin | Ballston Spa | 9. | Columbia | 213 | |
10. | Jack Parsons | Guilderland | 10. | Queensbury | 215 | |
11. | Shazim Permaul | Schenectady | 11. | Colonie | 315 | |
12. | Nathaniel Brimhall | Shenendehowa | 12. | Albany High | 377 | |
13. | Alexander Gent | Guilderland | 13. | Troy | inc. | |
14. | Nick Logan | Queensbury | ||||
15. | Ryan Bush | Saratoga Springs | ||||
16. | Anthony Barbera | Shenendehowa | ||||
17. | Dawson Tooker | Saratoga Springs | ||||
18. | Kyle Gronau | Shenendehowa | ||||
19. | Daniel Malatesta | Niskayuna | ||||
20. | Aidan Hickey | Shenendehowa | ||||
21. | Lorenzo Bianchi | Shenendehowa | ||||
22. | Nolan Hickey | Shenendehowa | ||||
23. | Patrick Garland | Ballston Spa | ||||
24. | Daniel Spanbauer | Guilderland | ||||
25. | Vinny Levchenko | Shaker |
Boys Class B - 11:30am
What to Look For: Burnt Hills has the top six times coming in (though Metacarpa didn't run at Suburbans) so they will be a big favorite for their seventh straight sectional title. Individually, Burnt Hills' Ryan Allison has been impressive this season and should take the title over his teammates.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Ryan Allison | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 1. | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 15 | |
2. | David Metacarpa | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 2. | Scotia-Glenville | 71 | |
3. | Will Marchant | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 3. | Averill Park | 121 | |
4. | Kevin Board | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 4. | Mohonasen | 144 | |
5. | Matthew Rounds | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 5. | Albany Academy | 144 | |
6. | Dante Ubriaco | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 6. | C.B.A. | 153 | |
7. | Noah Greski | Scotia-Glenville | 7. | South Glens Falls | 202 | |
8. | Kyle Ostrander | Scotia-Glenville | 8. | Glens Falls | 211 | |
9. | Sean Hendricks | C.B.A. | 9. | Schalmont | 260 | |
10. | Alex Tebano | Scotia-Glenville | 10. | Cohoes | 276 | |
11. | Trevor Dzikowicz | Amsterdam | 11. | Amsterdam | 284 | |
12. | Nick Grock | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 12. | Hudson Falls | 325 | |
13. | Evan Williams | C.B.A. | 13. | Lansingburgh | 329 | |
14. | Joseph Simeone | Albany Academy | 14. | Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons | inc. | |
15. | Mikhail Troyan | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | 14. | Gloversville | inc. | |
16. | Vishal Hada | Albany Academy | ||||
17. | Noah Bonesteel | Averill Park | ||||
18. | Jake Gnat | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | ||||
19. | Jay Madan | Albany Academy | ||||
20. | Casey Keller | Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake | ||||
21. | Nathan Belcastro | Mohonasen | ||||
22. | Adam Limoges | Averill Park | ||||
23. | Jack Mangione | C.B.A. | ||||
24. | Cowen Leininger | South Glens Falls | ||||
25. | Tyler Greene | Scotia-Glenville |
Boys Class C -12:00pm
What to Look For: This should be the biggest team race of the day as any one of four teams could take it between Ichabod Crane, Fonda-Fultonville, Greenville, and defending champion LaSalle. Greenville and Fonda-Fultonville were both impressive winning their league championships and LaSalle edged out Ichabod Crane for third place at the Colonial Council Championships. This most likely come down to each teams 3rd through 5th runners. Individually, LaSalle's Gitch Hayes was sharp in winning Colonial Council's last week and is about a minute ahead of everyone else. Fonda-Fultonville's Shane Viscosi should get second.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Gitch Hayes | LaSalle | 1. | Ichabod Crane | 92 | |
2. | Shane Viscosi | Fonda-Fultonville | 2. | Fonda-Fultonville | 98 | |
3. | Louis Warner | Ichabod Crane | 3. | LaSalle | 101 | |
4. | Ryan Russell | Greenville | 4. | Greenville | 108 | |
5. | Trevor Cavagnaro | Ichabod Crane | 5. | Schuylerville | 131 | |
6. | Bennett Melita | Fonda-Fultonville | 6. | Catholic Central | 182 | |
7. | John Gannon | Stillwater | 7. | Cobleskill-Richmondville | 205 | |
8. | Charles Foote | Cobleskill-Richmondville | 8. | Broadalbin-Perth | 209 | |
9. | Finn Kosich | Greenville | 9. | Stillwater | 216 | |
10. | Micah Smith | Broadalbin-Perth | 10. | Johnstown | 259 | |
11. | Mattheu Dettenrider | Fonda-Fultonville | 11. | Corinth | 302 | |
12. | Daryl Headen | Schuylerville | 12. | Taconic Hills | 311 | |
13. | Eli Russo | Taconic Hills | 13. | Voorheesville | 371 | |
14. | Cameron Gemmill | Catholic Central | 14. | Greenwich | 406 | |
15. | Gianni Gabriel | LaSalle | 15. | Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk | 416 | |
16. | Gabe Lucarelli | LaSalle | 16. | Rensselaer/Doane Stuart | 420 | |
17. | Hayden Sirichia | Corinth | 17. | Granville/Whiehall | 431 | |
18. | Tristan Ethier | Cobleskill-Richmondville | 18. | Canajoharie/Fort Plain | 492 | |
19. | Collin MacDonald | Hoosick Falls | 19. | Cairo-Durham | 516 | |
20. | Connor Couperus | Broadalbin-Perth | 20. | Coxsackie-Athens | 528 | |
21. | John Catapano | Greenville | 21. | Catskill | 562 | |
22. | Spencer Daley | Catholic Central | 22. | Hoosick Falls | inc. | |
23. | Dante Tapler | Ichabod Crane | 22. | Mechanicville | inc. | |
24. | Paul Barber | Catholic Central | ||||
25. | Scott Race | Ichabod Crane |
Boys Class D - 12:30pm
What to Look For: Lake George is looking for their first sectional title since 2005 and are the favorite to win it. I always have problems predicting Class D because many teams don't run the Saratoga course before Sectionals so trying to fit those runners in takes some guesswork. and I believe any of the first five teams could win it all. Individually, Duanesburg's Andrew Drescher was the runner-up last year and is the only runner to break 16 minutes this season. Maple Hill's Noah Albanese and Galway's Holden Decker look to battle it our for second.
Individuals | Team Scores | Pts. | ||||
1. | Andrew Drescher | Duanesburg | 1. | Lake George | 65 | |
2. | Noah Albanese | Maple Hill | 2. | Maple Hill | 82 | |
3. | Holden Decker | Galway | 3. | Chatham | 102 | |
4. | Cameron Abdella | Mayfield | 4. | Duanesburg | 102 | |
5. | Joseph Cocozza | Lake George | 5. | Berlin | 117 | |
6. | Collin Douglas | Berlin | 6. | Mayfield | 131 | |
7. | Langford Maxwell | Chatham | 7. | North Warren/Johnsburg | 175 | |
8. | Peter Basile | Maple Hill | 8. | Hadley-Luzerne | 227 | |
9. | Austin Lints | Schoharie | 9. | Saratoga Catholic | 240 | |
10. | Jake O'Keefe | Lake George | 10. | Hoosic Valley | 270 | |
11. | Caleb Jeralds | Chatham | 11. | Berne-Knox-Westerlo | 299 | |
12. | Isaac Herrick | Lake George | 12. | Germantown | 327 | |
13. | Matt Coons | Duanesburg | 13. | Warrensburg/Bolton | 328 | |
14. | Tobias Jeralds | Chatham | 14. | Hawthorne Valley | 358 | |
15. | Josh DeFayette | Lake George | 15. | Argyle/Fort Edward | 421 | |
16. | Nathan Shader | Maple Hill | 16. | Galway | inc. | |
17. | Trevor Ruberti | Mayfield | 16. | Hartford | inc. | |
18. | Connor Moulton | Hadley-Luzerne | 16. | OESJ | inc. | |
19. | Gabe Smith | North Warren/Johnsburg | 16. | Schoharie | inc. | |
20. | Matt Kluck | Berlin | ||||
21. | Michael Loughlin | Berlin | ||||
22. | Braydon Jourden | Mayfield | ||||
23. | Shawn Allen | Mayfield | ||||
24. | Cameron Quinn | Germantown | ||||
25. | Gavin Smith | North Warren/Johnsburg |