Section 1 Cross Country Top Ten Rankings-Boys 2008

Monday October 6, 2008

1 North Rockland(AA)-(#3 previous week) These guys looked very tough this past weekend down on the hills of Sunken Meadow.

Running head to head with some very good competition, including previous weeks' #4 Scarsdale, Nich Hughes and his teammates averaged 17:13 with a 1:06 spread from 1-5. Average Speed Rating of 171.6 is the highest of any team this season so far. #'s 2-4 are within 2 seconds of each other, when #5 makes the move up they will be a statewide force to reckon with.

2 Suffern(AA) (#2 previous week)- Second to powerhouse Shenendohowa up at the Grout run this past weekend and defeated Queensbury in the merge, a team that beat Arlington by 1 point last weekend. 14:07 team average on the 2.7 mile course with a spread of just 27 seconds for #1-5. 166.6 Average Speed Rating.

3 Arlington(AA) (#1 previous week)- No results posted, however with 3 straight weeks of great running they will remain in the top

4 Scarsdale(AA) (#4 previous week)-3rd. Place to North Rockland and St. Anthony's at the St. Anthony's invite over the weekend.

17:39 average and a 1:18 spread from 1-5. Ilkyu Lee guts out a tough 17:02 to lead the team. With top 4 guys all seniors, this team is looking to make a move to the top of AA in the next 4 weeks. A 155 Average Speed Rating for the week.

5 Mahopac(AA)(#5 previous week) A 17:17 average at the Brewster Invite this weekend to win the large school race handily. 1-2 finish of James McDonough and Joe Abed El Latiff assured the win for the team. A 157.2 Average Speed rating for the week. 1:39 spread for 1-5.

6 Byram Hills (B) (Previously Unranked)17:30 average at Brewster with a 1:09 spread. 153 Average Speed Rating. Joe Violone was the winner of the race with a 16:58 clocking, followed closely by his teammate Chris Cioffoletti at 17:03 to give them a nice 1-2 punch.

7 Brewster (A) (#10 Previous Week) Also clocked a 17:30 average at Brewster and a 153 Average Speed Rating, but lost to Byram Hills in the head to head competition. This team has a 48 sec. spread from 1-5.

8 Irvington ( C) (Only #3 in Class C last week) The boys of Irvington traveled to the site of this years state meet to get an idea of how they stack up against some of their best competition to repeat as Section 1 Class C champions and came out on top with a18:24 average and a 1:45 spread from 1-5. They get a 147.8 Average Speed Rating for the day and take over as the best in Class C as well as making the top 10 list for all of section 1. Julian Saliani leads the team by running 17:36 to take 3rd in the race.

9 Clarkstown North(AA) (Previously a team to watch) Winner of the Syracuse City Schools championships (don't ask??). This is the 2nd. Invitational that they have won. A 142.4 Average Speed Rating and a 1:49 spread from 1-5.

10 Pawling ( C ) (#2 ranked Class C team previously) Finished 2nd to Irvington at Sunken Meadow State Park with an 18:45 average and a tight 45 second spread. 141 Average Speed Rating for the week.

Bubble Teams:

1. Mamaroneck (AA)- 18:53 Average at Sunken Meadow and a 2:15 spread. 138 Average Speed Rating.

2. Bronxville ( C) 3 tough front runners still looking for a 4 and 5. 146 Average Speed Rating being pulled by front 3.

3. Pearl River (B)- Off Week

4. Dobbs Ferry ( C) Previously a top 5 team ran with only 4 on the starting line at Sunken Meadow, will team depth be an issue late in the season?

5. Carmel(AA)- Off Week.

We know there are other teams out there that will be on this list soon. IF we could not find results for your team, we were unable to do any rankings. If you split your squad and only Varsity divisions were listed, but you had JV guys run faster, we apologize for not being able to give due credit. Please email us any results that might help us make informed decisions: runnered@verizon.net.

Thanks and see you next week.

Boys Class Rankings:

Class AA (Previous Week ranking in parenthesis)

1. North Rockland(3) A mighty statement was made by this team on Saturday at the St. Anthony's invite. They will be very hard to beat when they fire on all cylinders. Expect #5 to work hard to pinch the gap to that great pack at 2-4.

2. Suffern (2) A great run up at the Grout Run against some of the top teams in the state.

3. Arlington (1) Took the week off and get a chance to recharge their batteries.

4. Scarsdale (4) A pretty good showing at Sunken Meadow against top ranked North Rockland.

5. Mahopac (5) Won the large school race at Brewster over the weekend.

Class A (Previous week ranking in parenthesis)

1. Brewster (2) Close race to Byram Hills at Brewster. Freshman Charlie Carr leads them with a 17:05 time, followed by big brother John at 17:27.

2. Horace Greeley (1) Week off.

3. Somers (3) Ran a skeletal squad at Sunken Meadow, leader Gorecki gets outkicked at the finish to run 17:26.

4. Yorktown (5) Competed at the Grout run and averaged 14:55 for the 2.7mile course with a 2:03 spread and 140 Speed Rating.

5. Fox Lane (4) No results from the weekend.

Class B (previous week ranking in parenthesis)

1. Byram Hills (2) Nice 1-2 punch up front and a good run by all at Brewster will put pressure on Pearl River to step it up over the next 4 weeks to be able to set up a nice race at State Qualifiers.

2. Pearl River (1) Took the week off.

3. Rye (unranked) A 19:47 average at the tough Sunken Meadow State Pk. Course on Saturday with a very large 4+ min. spread. Leader Max Robinson ran 18:17. 120 Average Speed Rating.

4. Ardsley (4) A 19:12 average at Brewster with a 2:17 spread, more than double last weeks' spread. 118.8 Average Speed Rating.

5. JFK (3) A 20:05 average at St. Anthony's with a 4:28 spread and a 106.8 Speed Rating.

Class C (previous ranking in parenthesis)

1. Irvington (3) Won the small school race at St. Anthony's against their main competition in section 1. Looking good to repeat as Section 1 champions.

2. Pawling (2) Finished 2nd. To Irvington on Saturday. Have a great pack of runners that will be dangerous if they can all improve over the next 4 weeks……well coached and ready to make the push.

3. Dobbs Ferry (1) only able to run 4 in the race on Saturday due to different reasons. If they can't run their full 7 at Sectionals they will open the door for all other teams to make a run at them to capture the crown that looked to be theirs during September.

4 Bronxville (4) If only……another team that needs to find 2 more runners to get that score down to be competative. These guys can run with the best from 1-3 and without a 4 and 5 they will be relegated to being "spoilers" for one team or another in the scoring differential at State Qualifiers. Freshman Flannery looking impressive still, as he runs 17:44 at Sunken Meadow to finish 5th in the race.

5.Dover (NR) 19:05 avg. at Brewster and a 2:24 spread, 121.2 Avg. Speed Rating.

Class D (previous ranking in parenthesis)

1. Keio (1) No results found.

2. Haldane (unranked) Fielding a full boys team this year. Had 3 under 21:30 in a dual meet this past week at North Salem. Make it

four full teams in Class D this year, not 3 like I said last week…..Keep them coming!

3. Alexander Hamilton (2) No results

4. Children's Village (3) No results

1    Arlington (AA)(1)    Week off for the team, ran 2 ladies at Brewster.
2    Suffern (AA) (2)    Ran at the Maroon Invitational at Garrett Mountain, NJ.  A 118.8 Speed Rating and a 2:18 spread.
T3    Bronxville( C)(3)    Won the small school race and the merge at the St. Anthony's invite over the weekend.   A 20:42 average with the two 8th graders taking over the #2and 3 spots.  5 girls under 21:10 on this course if very tough.
T3    Pearl River (B)    Took a trip south to Florida and returned with yet another championship for the season.  Ran on a very fast course and all were between 18:57 and 19:47 for a great 50 second gap.  A 114.6 speed rating.
5    N. Rockland (AA)(6)     A 21:01 Average at St. Anthony's to finish just ahead of Ursuline in their race.  41 sec. gap from 1-5 and a 98.4 Average Speed Rating.
6    Brewster (A)(5)    20:34 average at Brewster Invite and a 1:26 spread from 1-5.  92.2 Average Speed Rating.
7    Ursuline (A) (7)    21:21 average at St. Anthony's invite.  Katie Sullivan looked very steady in her win at 19:42.  91.8 Average Speed Rating.
8    Tappan Zee (A)(9)    Trip to Florida resulted in a 86.4 Average Speed Rating and a 2:27 spread from 1-5.
9    Mahopac (AA)(8)    21:01 average at Brewster and a 1:10 spread from 1-5.  An 83.4 Average Speed Rating.  Molly Gardineer leads at 20:14.
10    Pawling( C)(10)     Good running at the St. Anthony's invite on Saturday.  21:57 average. The 3:53 spread needs to get closer to stay in contention for a top 10 spot.  79.6 Average Speed Rating.
HM    Carmel(AA)(NR)    21:19 avg. at Brewster, 77.4 Speed Rating, 3:10 gap
HM    Irvington(C )(NR)    Annie Field runs with leaders for 3 miles and helps team avg. 22:29 on a tough Sunken Meadow Course.  71 Avg Speed Rating.

       
        Teams that did not compete were not ranked, unless there were results from previous weeks..  IF you have results that would help us make informed decisions about rankings, please email them to runnered@verizon.net.

Class AA (previous week rank in parenthesis)

1. Arlington (1)- #1 all season, took a weekend off and recharged the battery, let's see if they can continue the streak for 4 more weeks.

2. Suffern (2)- A good run for the team down in New Jersey. They need to work on

their compression from 1-5 (not easy with Shelby flying out front).

3. North Rockland (3)- This team has a good gap from 1-5 and are looking good.

4. Mahopac (4)- Gardineer leading this team, they are going to battle Carmel for one

of the top spots at Northern Counties Championships.

5. Carmel (5)- 3:10 gap is too much for an AA school to make a move on this list right now.

Class A (previous week rank in parenthesis)

1. Brewster (1) Munn and Bottalico go 1-2 at Brewster Invite in their race, both break20:00 to lead this team. Bottalico just an 8th grader will get stronger as the season progresses.

2. Ursuline (2)- Sullivan is just on a tear this season, taking on all comers and proving her 2 a days this summer are paying off….can the rest of the team make the next step and help this team get back to states?

3. Tappan Zee (3)- Ran in Florida this past weekend. Another team that will need to close the gap if they are to have an impact at Sectionals.

4. Somers (4)- O'Conell and Cavaliere finish in top 25 at St. Anthony's invite over the weekend and Kuntz was right behind. A good group that could break through to the top three at sectionals.

5. Yorktown (5)-19:20 avg. at Grout over the weekend with 4:02 gap from 1-5.

Class B (previous week rank in parenthesis)

1. Pearl River(1) Another win in Florida and this team is on an out of state roll right now.They have a very good speed rating on a fast course, with their county meet showdown coming up with Suffern, Coach Doherty has this team running well.

2. Nanuet (2) Goal #1 for this team is to move that gap closer together, 3:43 will be

too much space in a large meet and allow other teams to get in. 20:50 at St. Anthony's is a good leader.

3. JFK(3) Team ran over the weekend but had a 6+ min. gap from 1-5 and will not be able to move up unless they all step it up, 4 weeks gives time to work on this.

4. Edgemont (NR)- Ran a 5+ min. gap at Sunken Meadow, 3 girls under 23:40 and moving

up.

5. Briarcliff (5) 24:59 avg. at Brewster.

Class C (previous week rank in parenthesis)

1. Bronxville (1) winner of small school and the merge at St. Anthony's with teams like Northport and Garden City in the meet. The two 8th graders ran 20:39 and 20:40 on the hills they are planning to run in November.

2. Pawling (2) With a team avg. under 22:00 at Sunken Meadow, this team looks very good right now.

3. Irvington (3) 22:29 at Sunken Meadow, Field can put pressure on up front at Sectionals and help keep this team's score low.

4. Hastings (4) Just over 2 min. spread for this team and a bit of an off day for the leaders, they have been closer to the leaders in the past and will look to challenge again soon.

5. Dover (NR) 23:36 avg. at Brewster with a 3:47 gap will get them on the list this week.