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CROSS COUNTRY: Barker boys second at state meet
Led by all-state performances from Tyler Scheving and Shawn Thompson, the Barker boys cross country team finished second in Class D at the state championships at Sunken Meadow State Park on Long Island.
“I‘m just very proud of the guys. They left it all on the course. This was stiff competition and they ran really well,” said Barker coach Paul DerSarkissian whose undefeated Raiders had previously captured both the Niagara-Orleans League and Section VI Class D titles. “This has definitely been a storybook season for us.”
Scheving, a freshman, was 12th in 17:45 while Thompson finished 19th in 18:05. Other top finishers for Barker included Erick Bennes (34th), Mike Lantinen (45th), Ryan Lamb (65th), Andrew Carmer (84th) and Matthew Sweeney (95th). Barker scored 81 points, behind only Beaver River (Section III).
On the girls side in class D, Barker’s Deanna Platt was 54th.
Class C
Both Wilson sophomore Kevin Hanes and Royalton-Hartland junior Vince Donner were placed on the state team after finishing 18th and 19th respectively. According to Wilson coach Brett Sippel, Hanes moved up six spots during the final mile or so.
“He had a really good day,” Sippel said. “This is a good building block for him.”
On the girls side, the Akron duo of Ellen Goldhawk and Emma Wilson finished 47th and 52nd. Roy-Hart’s Kelly Heuer was 61st.
Class B
Newfane’s Cody Burns was 102nd in the boys race, while the Lady Panthers’ Rachel Parker was 74th and Albion’s Hannah Moffett was 75th in the girls race.
Class A
Grand Island senior Evan Tsembelis finished sixth as rival Joe Whelan of Hamburg took the state title. Tsembelis earned a spot on the all-state team. Starpoint’s Zach Ahart was 29th, while Nick Masiello of GI was 49th.
On the girls side, Starpoint came in eighth place with Lauren Scarupa leading the way in 24th. Also for the Lady Spartans, Courtney Laderer was 77th, Molly Emerick was 87, Cassie Weldon finished 94th and Audrey Collins was 98th. Maritina Tsembelis of Grand Island was 82nd.
Class AA
Lockport’s Drew Perilli took all-state honors, but the Lions finished ninth as a team. Jeremy Orton was 65th, Alex Lennert was 78th. Nic Dye came in 96th, followed by Brennon Cain in 98th and Phil Sutton in 99th.
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