2016 NY Boys XC Preview: Class B

2016 Saucony Flo50 XC Team Rankings Countdown

Perry King

Aug 20, 2016

West Seneca East

Trojans

Section: 6

Class: B

Colors: Green and gold

West Seneca East's Ray Sambrotto (no. 638) ran to a 30th place at States.

XC History

States Teams: 1980 (A-9th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): James Bennett (1970, A-10th), Adam Lindell (1995, A-5th)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Ray Sambrotto	10	3	8th in ECIC	30	170
Tanner Zubler	12	12	3rd in Knox-C		163
Josh Glaub	11	16	29th in McQuaid-AA		158
Derek Madge	12	47	110th in McQuaid-AA		130
Salvatore Zagarrigo	11	87	95th in Alden-Lg		128

This Year's Outlook

The Trojans finished back in 4th in the S6-B last year, but they have their top 4 back led by sophomore Ray Sambrotto who finished 30th at States last year. East Aurora has come up from Class C to be the favorite in the section this year, but West Seneca East definitely has a shot among the pack of contenders in S6-B if they can get some progress at the back.

Tappan Zee

Dutchmen

Section: 1

Class: B

Colors: Red, silver and white

Jack Collins was the first of three straight finishers for Tappan Zee at the Section 1 Class B meet.

XC History

States Teams: 1954 (A-1st), 1957 (B-4th), 1958 (B-4th), 1959 (B-2nd), 1964 (B-6th), 1965 (B-6th), 1987 (B-9th), 2003 (B-1st), 2004 (A-4th), 2012 (B-5th), 2013 (B-6th), 2014 (B-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Eugene Martin (1954, A-1st), Joseph Dinnocenzo (1954, A-6th), Dennis Martin (1956, B-9th) (1957, B-2nd), Jack Dailey (1958, B-5th), Dan Patrick (1979, A-9th), Art Gunther (1987, B-4th), Tony DeRobertis (2004, A- 5th), Luke Gavigan (2013, B-4th) (2014, B-4th), Liam Burke (2014, B-9th)

Last Year's Summary: 5th in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Brendan Hehir	12	18	1st in Suffern-A		162
Jack Collins	11	17	35th in Manhattan-B		156
Patrick Castellano	10	41	2nd in Rockland County-JV		145
Tyler Kenny	11	39	74th in Manhattan-B		141
Will Joyner	11		15th in Leagues		140
Toby Corser	11		2nd in Rockland County-JV		130

This Year's Outlook

The Dutchmen finished 5th in the S1-B last year after two straight sectional wins, and this year won't be an easy road with three of the top 5 from last year's varsity gone, but top guys Brendan Hehir and Jack Collins are back, and that's a good start in the quest to track down Pearl River and Somers.

North Shore

Vikings

Section: 8

Class: B

Colors: Maroon and white

An official hand points to Ethan Lorring, first North Shore guy in at Section 8 state qualifiers.

XC History

States Teams: 1994 (C-11th), 2006 (B-10th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Tom Grimes (1976, B-1st)

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jack Rosencrans	10	7	7th in Section 8 Class 3		156
Nick Lacomba	11	20	4th in Section 8 Class 3		151
Ethan Loring	11	15	10th in Section 8 Class 3		150
Dylan Welch	12	51	19th in Queensbury-1		150
Colin O'Sullivan	11	39	14th in Section 8 Class 3		141
Oscar Varela	11	41	17th in Section 8 Class 3		137

This Year's Outlook

The Vikings finished a long way back in 2nd in S8-B last year, but the top 6 headed by sophomore Jack Rosencrans are back, and that should keep North Shore running strong behind Manhasset.

Cornwall

Dragons

Section: 9

Class: B

Colors: Green and white

Cornwall senior David Brubacher won a 19th place medal at States to lead Cornwall to 4th place..

XC History

States Teams: 1998 (B-11th), 2001 (B-6th), 2003 (B-9th), 2004 (A-9th), 2005 (A-5th), 2006 (A-4th), 2007 (B-4th), 2009 (A-9th), 2010 (A-9th), 2014 (B-9th), 2015 (B-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Michael Fitzula (1992, B-9th) (1993, B-6th) (1994, B-5th) (1995, B-1st), Ian Clerkin (2007, A-7th)

Last Year's Summary: 4th in States B, 1st in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Connor St. Germain	12	3	4th in Carlisle-Champ	96	159
Patrick Vilda	11		50th in Manhattan-A		148
Blaine Doyle	10		40th in OCIAA		147
Jack Byrne	10		9th in OCIAA-JV		145
Jeremy Small-Hawks	10		13th in OCIAA-JV		141
Justin Gagnon	11		31st in Section 1 Coaches-2		140
Seth Bywater	10		17th in OCIAA-JV		139

This Year's Outlook

The Dragons went from 9th at States in 2014 to 4th last year, but the top five finsihers were seniors, so Cornwall has a giant rebuilding task ahead of it this year to rebuild with just Conner St. Germain returning from last year's varsity. Fortunately the Dragons' JV squad looks ready to fill in some holes.

Pittsford Sutherland

Knights

Section: 5

Class: B

Colors: Blue and gold

Pittsford Sutherland's Luke Robbins charged home 23rd at States.

XC History

States Teams: 1974 (B-9th), 1982 (B-5th), 1987 (A-5th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Pete Pfitzinger (1974, B-5th), Jim Herkimer (1988, A-1st), Matt Wilkins (1991, A-1st), Ben Ashfield (1996, A-9th), Mark Stevens (2003, B-2nd), Paul Phelan (2007, A-10th), Mike Anvelt (2011, B-4th)

Last Year's Summary: 5th in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place (B1)	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
David Smith	10	37	15th in Spartan Waterfront		150
Collin Regan	11	43	57th in Monroe County		149
Owen Goettler	12	34	24th in Spartan Waterfront		149
Matt Levengood	12	42	22nd in Spartan Waterfront		145
Jack Balta	11		3rd in Spartan Waterfron-JV		140
Garrett Glanton	9		10th in Monroe County-JV		137

This Year's Outlook

The Knights finished back in 5th in an extremely competitive S5-B last year and then lost their top two runners to graduation, including States 22nd place finisher Luke Robbins. But this is another season and you have to forge on, and with the 3-7 guys all back, Pittsford Sutherland will be competitive in Class B this year.

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