“Around the Oval’’

 RAM TEAMS SWEEP CLASS A CHAMPIONSHIP

   Smithfield, E. Greenwich win girls’ crowns in B and C classes;

         Barrington, Avengers are boys’ Class B and C titlists

By  BOB  LEDDY (TAFWA)

R.I. Track & Field Foundation

     25 Oct. - - The La Salle Academy girls’ and boys’ cross country squads captured team championships in Saturday’s Class A portion of the meet, held at the Ponaganset High School “Covered Bridge’’ 3.1-mile course in perfect weather conditions.

     The La Salle girls, powered by Eliza Rego’s 18:13 winning performance, collected 21 points over second-place North Kingstown (85). Sophomore DJ Principe clocked 15:50 to win the boys’ Class A run, and help his Ram team to a 21-43 win over defending state champs Hendricken. The La Salle boys were running without “long ranger’’ Jack Salisbury, who is expected on the starting line for next week’s State Championship.

     Principe ran his customary hard race. “We wanted to come out here and win’’ he said. “But our goal is the state meet. It’s a good course. You can hammer the first mile. I always prefer to run my own race.’’

     The girls’ A  race was pretty much the Rams, with La Salle runners taking six of the first 10 spots. But South Kingstown’s amazing freshman Ellie Lawler, this year’s state Freshman champ, clocked a strong 18:34 for fourth place. “I wanted to hold it back’ said Rego, who went through the first mile in an unofficial 5:42. “We all wanted to stay together.’’

     Barrington freshman Grace Connelly acquitted herself well, placing fifth in the A race in 18:47. (Defending state champ Emma Mc Millan will toe the line next week, according to Eagle coach Annmarie Marino.)

     Randi Burr, yet another impressive freshman, won the girls’ Class B run. The Westerly High harrier went 19:13 to far outpace the field. “I set out to run my race,’’ Burr said “This was a big confidence boost.’’

     Margaret Mc Caffrey, a senior who has done nothing but excel in cross country and track the past four years, was the girls’ Class C titlist. She clocked 19:33 in a battle with Narragansett’s Marissa Mc Phillips (19:38). “She’s an amazing runner,’’ Mc Caffrey said of Mc Phillips. “We’re pretty much equal. I like this course; it’s forgiving.’’

     Burrillville senior Betsy Dumais, enjoying a great season in her senior year, finished third in 20:17.

     Classical High junio Joe Murphy went 16:36 to win the boys’ Class B championship, in a finish dominated by Barrington harriers. The Eagles placed the next five runners behind Murphy, led by senior Gerald Gurreieri’s 17:07 for second place. Avenger senior Noah Barreto won the boys;’ Class C title run with a time of 16:35.

     Course Notes: Next week’s State Championships at Ponganset begin at 1:15 with the boys’ race. The girls are set to go off at 2 p.m. . . . The last of three RIT&FF coaches poll is due out this week. 

GIRLS’ RESULTS

Class A

Team scores

     1, La Salle 21; 2, N. Kingstown 85; 3, Cumberland 87; 4, S. Kingstown 103; 5, Barrington 127; 6, Coventry 138; 7, Chariho 165; 8, Classical 268; 9, Cr. West 284; 10, Cr. East 328; 11, Hope 337; 12, E. Providece 337; 13, Woonsocket 354.

Top 21 finishers

     1, Eliza Rego, LS 18:13; 2, Karina Tavares, LS 18:23; 3, Sheridan Wilbur, LS 18:30; 4, Ellie Lawler, SK 18:34; 5, Grace Connolly, Barr. 18:47; 6, Beth Nunnery, NK 19:01; 7, Cianna Lynch, LS 19:18; 8, Audrey O’Neill, LS 19:20; 9, Nichole Barger, Cumb. 19:43.5; 10, Michele Renzi, LS 19:43.9; 11, Katy Brayman, NK 19:47; 12, Elise Papazian, LS 19:53; 13, Amy Laverty, Cumb. 19:58; 14, Jessica Bellows, Cov. 20:00; 15, Allison Bellows, Cov. 20:01; 16, Meaghan Scullin, Cumb. 20:04; 17, Isabel Baker, Char. 20:08; 18, Una Treanor, SK 20:18; 19, Julia Zitzmann, Barr. 20:20; 20, Kate Zitzmann, Barr. 20:24; 21, Allie Reilly, NK 20:28. Dist. – 3.1.

Class B

Team scores

     1, Smithfield 42; 2, Westerly 66; 3, Bay View 95; 4, Portsmouth 98; 5, Lincoln 120; 6, Toll Gate 151; 7, Pilgrim 200; 8, Tolman 233; 9, N. Providence 238; 10, W. Warwick 248; 1, Shea 306.

Top 21 finishers

     1, Randi Burr, West. 19:13; 2, Claire Hanlon, BV 19:41; 3, Sydney Bagus, Smith. 20:09; 4, Rebecca Meinertz, Smith. 20:10; 5, Sofia White, Ports. 20:28; 6, Stephanie Mattson, Smith. 20:36; 7, Erika Pena, TG 20:41; 8, Amanda L’Esperance, Linc. 20:42; 9, Madison Saliba,. Smith. 20:59; 10, Bryana Mullin, Pil. 21:19; 11, Ally Azevedo, NP 21:20; 12, Kate Lucier, Ports. 21:23; 13, Sarah Bain, BV 21:27; 14, Katarina Heyden, MP 21:35; 15, Maddy McLaughlin, West. 21:41; 16, Sophia Maynard, TG 21:50; 17, Sarah Garvey, West. 21:53; 18, Abby Murdock, West. 21:54; 19, Carlie Sisco, West. 21:56; 20, Sam Leal, Linc. 22:04; 21, Analise England, Smith. 22:12. Dist. – 3.1.

Class C

Team scores

     1, E. Greenwich 46; 2, Burrillville 64; 3, Moses Brown 88; 4, Scituate 116; 5, Mt. St. Charles 131; 6, Prout 145; 7, Middletown 154; 8, Ponaganset 187; 9, Narragansett 253; 10, St. Raphael 266; 11, N. Smithfield 282; 12, Sanchez 356; 13, Davies 375.

Top 21 finishers

     1, Margaret Mc Caffrey, EG 19:33; 2, Marissa Mc Phillips, Narr. 19:38; 3, Betsy Dumais, Burr. 20:17; 4, Courtney Moffit, Prout 20:42; 5, Thedita Pedersen, EG 20:44; 6, Rachel Berman, EG 20:49; 7, Kaidy Cornell, Burr. 20:50; 8, Alizee Ballarin, MB 21:11; 9, Julie Gurdenza, Scit. 21:16.1; 10, Megan Horn, MB 21:26.6; 11, Veronica Northup, Scit. 21:27; 12, Morgan Pugh, Midd. 21:30; 13, Caitlin Gosiminski, Prout 21:47; 14, Sarah Levine, MB 21:50; 15, Claudia Fox, Burr. 21:55; 16, Sophie Cooke, EG 22:00; 17, Alyssa Vitiello, Burr. 22:03; 18, Carloine Blessing, EG 22:05; 19, Stella Noecker, MSC 22:09; 20, Maddy Charbonneau, MSC 21:18; 21, Muriel Urquhart, Midd.  22:20. Dist. – 3.1.

JV race

Team scores

     1, La Salle 18; 2, N. Kingstown 38; 3, S. Kingstown 102; 4, Barrington 114; 5, Cumberland 165; 6, Smithfield 184; 7, Coventry 198; 8, Westerly 232; 9, Toll Gate 280; 10, Prout 289; 11, Chariho 289; 12, Classical 376; 13, Mt. St. Charles 386; 14, Hope 439; 15, Davies 491.

Top 10 finishers

     1, Emily Kane, LS 20:17; 2, Kelly Giffault, LS 20:36; 3, Hannah Neibel, NK 20:39; 4, Sydney Decessare, LS 21:00; 5, Alyson Walsh, LS 21:07; 6, Gabby Celico, LS 21;11; 7, sabella Perrin, NK 21:20; 8, Wyndom Chace, NK 21:22; 9, Casey Gauvin, NK 21:42; 10, Emily Wilson, LS 21:44. Dist. – 3.1.

BOYS’ RESULTS

Class A

Team scores

     1, La Salle 21; 2, Hendricken 43; 3, Cumberland 74; 4; N. Kingstown 132; 5, Chariho 160; 6, S. Kingstown 190; 7, Coventry 240; 8, Cr. East 245; 9, E. Providence 270; 10, Woonsocket 272; 11, Tolman 309; 12, Hope 337; 13, Cr. West 382; 14, Mt. Pleasant 470.

Top 21 finishers

     1, DJ Principe, LS 15:50; 2, Sean Laverty, Cumb. 16:00; 3, Matt Bouthilette, LS 16:06; 4, Jake Grundy, LS 16:15; 5, Dom Parlato, BH 16:16; 6, Dan Paiva, LS 16:19; 7, Chris Notarianni, LS 16:30; 8, Tom Grizzetti, BH 16:34; 9, Avery Ingegneri, BH 16:35; 10, Grant Gauthier, BH 16:37; 11, Tom McMahon, BH 16:42; 12, Jim Placco, LS 16:46; 13, Abdullah Kaba, Cumb. 16:58; 14, Mike Kiernan, BH 16:59; 15, Nick Musumeci, NK 17:01; 16, Alex Campagna, LS 17:04; 17, Jim Haupt, Cumb. 17:05; 18, Nate Claire, Char. 17:11; 19, Jung Kim, Char. 17:20; 20, Matt Fownes, Cumb. 17:23; 21, Nick Celico, BH 17:27. Dist. – 3.1.

Class B

Team scores

     1, Barrington 25; 2, Toll Gate 111; 3, Portsmouth 127; 4, Lincoln 128; 5, Mt. Hope 143; 6, N. Providence 146; 7, Westerly 172; 8, Classical 216; 9, Pilgrim 222; 10, Davies 239; 11, Shea 300; 12, Warwick Vets 310; 13, W. Warwick 338.

Top 21 finishers

     1, Joe Murphy Class. 16:46; 2, Gerland Gurrieri, Barr. 17:07; 3, Sam Somera, Barr. 17:11.1; 4, Grant Auber, Barr. 17:11.5; 5, Mars Bishop, Barr. 17:15; 6, Nick Ryan Linc. 17:23; 7, Noah Coogan, NP 17:27; 8, Evan Cummiskey, G 17:20; 9, Pat Hook, Ports. 17:41; 10, Nate Coogan, NP 17:49; 11, Hayden Ivatts, Barr. 17:50.1; 12, Jake Elmslie, Ports. 17:50.8; 13, Riley Rancourt, MH 17:53; 14, Max Miller, West. 17:54; 15, Luke Bledsoe, Barr. 18:03; 16, Bryce O’Brien, MH 18:07; 17, Jack Reaper, Ports. 18:09; 18, Matt Walker, West. 18:10; 19, Andre Solomon, NP 18:14; 20, Nik Pouilos, TG 18:26; 21, Jack Halloran, Linc. 18:27. Dist. – 3.1.

Class C

Team scores

     1, E.  Greenwich 32; 2, Smithfield 86; 3, Scituate 93; 4, Prout 107; 5, Mt. St. Charles 123; 6, Ponaganset 128; 7, Burrillville 196; 8, N. Smithfield 212; 9, Narragansett 243; 10, Sanchez 292; 11, Central Falls 296; 12, Moses Brown 350; 13, Middletown 381; 14, St. Raphael 390.

Top 21 finishers

     1, Noah Berreto, EG 16:36; 2, CJ Berg, MSC 16:41; 3, Al Greenleaf, Pon. 16:53; 4, Dylan DePriest, EG 16:56; 5, Joe Higgins, EG 16:59; 6, Ian Gould, Scit. 17:01; 7, Matt Vinacco, Scit. 17:03; 8, Ryan King, Prout 17:04; 9, Oliver Hazard, NS 17:05; 10, Jack Cronin, EG 17:06; 11, Adam Courtemanche, Smith. 17:12; 12, Jack Sommer, EG 17:15; 13, John Pagliaro, Smith. 17:17; 14, Tommy Sommer, EG 17:20; 15, Zach Durand, Burr. 17:21; 16, Chris Anderson, Smith. 17:24.1; 17, Jon Eckel, Prout 17:24.9; 18, Nick Peitrantozzi, Scit. 17:32; 19, Lee Nelson, MSC 17:34; 20, Jacob Mc Connell, Prout 17:43; 21, Dan McCurcheon, Smith. 17:45. Dist. – 3.1.

JV I race

Team scores

     1, Hendricken 22; 2, La Salle 38; 3, E. Greenwich 90; 4, Barrington 99; 5, Cumberland 168; 6, Chariho 217; 7, S. Kingstown 227; 8, N. Kingstown 242; 9, Ponaganset 246; 10, Prout 272; 11, Toll Gate 361; 12, Smithfield 381; 13, Coventry 392; 14, MSC 394; 15, Lincoln 518; 16, E. Providence 547; 17, Portsmouth 555; 18, Narragansett 5 78; 19, Tolman 584; 20, Mt. Hope 589; 21, Classical 599; 22, Cr. East 616; 23, N. Smithfield 689; 24, Hope 708; 25, Woonsocket 757; 26, Warwick Vets 779; 27, Pilgrim 816; 28, Davies 883.

Top 10 finishers

     1, Wally Fitzhugh, BH 16:50; 2, Jack Rossi, BH 16:58; 3, Ben Carlisle, LS 17:12.1; 4, Jake Cardello, BH 17:12.7; 5, Jared Boulanger, BH 17:17; 6, Connor Hennessey, LS 17;24; 7, Alex Martinez, LS 17:31; 8, Bob Bissitt, LS 17:32.1; 9, Tom Sanzi, EG 17:32.3; 10, Max Waite, BH 17:35. Dist. – 3.1.

JV II race

     1, Hendricken 15; 2, E. Greenwich 68; 3, La Salle 73; 4, Barrington 118; 5, N. Kingstown 150; 6, Cumberland 173; 7, Coventry 223; 8, Smithfield 229; 9, Chariho 241; 10, Lincoln 294.

Top10 finishers

     1, Tom Andraka, BH 18:17; 2, Brian Hempe, BH 18:20; 3, Dan Ruggiero, BH 18:23; 4, Josh Clift, BH 18:33.3; 5, Dan Watson, BH18:33.8; 6, Cam Roy, Barr. 18:52; 7, John Marshall, EG 18:53; 8, Alex Mansour, BH 18:57; 9, Andy Blessing, EG 18:58; 10, Jack Hilton, LS 19;07. Dist. – 3.1.