2017 NY Boys XC Preview: Class D



Maple GroveRed Dragons

Section: 6Class: DColors: Red and white

Maple Grove's Frank Colburn and Pete Auer were the second and third guys in for the Red Dragons last year in their narrow victory at States..
XC History
States Teams: 1969 (C-7th), 2015 (D-2nd), 2016 (D-1st)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): R. Johnson (1969, C-7th), Jesse Rappole (2000, D-2nd), Jeff Rozier (2008, D-6th), Corey Wefing (2010, D-7th) (2011, D-4th) (2012, D-5th) (2013, D-7th), Michael Peppy (2016, D-3rd)


Last Year's Summary: 1st in States D, 1st in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Michael Peppy12132nd in Federation3175
Peter Auer1023rd in CCAA20161
Frank Colburn11424th in McQuaid-AA17158
Shane Hetrick12613th in CCAA32152
Riley Auer101520th in Red Dragon-A113130
This Year's Outlook
The Red Dragons edged out a win at States last year for their first championship, and Michael Peppy, Peter Auer, and Frank Colburn all return with States medals to boot. But two key guys from last year's squad are gone, and Maple Grove will need to fill out a thin squad that is facing a lot of challenges from States contenders. After the success of the recruiting campaign last year, however, we're guessing that the Dragons will be able to wing it with a little help from newcomers this year.






Sauquoit ValleyIndians

Section: 3Class: DColors: Red and white

Sauquoit Valley's Taylor Philpotts was the second guy in for the Indians behind Dylan Canarelli at Sectionals and he went on to medal at States.
XC History
States Teams: 1977 (C-5th), 1978 (C-3rd), 1979 (C-5th), 1991 (C-8th), 1995 (C-4th), 1996 (C-3rd), 1997 (C-2nd), 1998 (C-2nd), 2000 (C-4th), 2001 (C-1st), 2002 (C-1st), 2004 (C-1st), 2015 (D-3rd), 2016 (D-3rd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): J. Scelzo (1961, C-6th), Alan Podosek (1961, C-7th), Scott Pritchard (1980, C-4th) (1981, C-1st), Jason Rende (1992, C-10th), Carl Planty (1996, C-4th) (1997, C-1st) (1998, C-3rd), Alan Merrick (2001, C-8th) (2002, C-6th), John Nicotera (2001, C-10th) (2002, C-7th) (2003, C-4th) (2004, C-3rd), Ben Dever (2002, C-8th), Jason Lomonaco (2004, C-9th), Nicholas Spina (2012, D-7th), Dylan Canarelli (2016, D-2nd)


Last Year's Summary: 3rd in States D, 1st  in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Dylan Canarelli1212nd in McQuaid-A2176
Taylor Philpotts1235th in CSC14160
Jake Link121113th in McDaniel-Baxter-535149
Zachary Ward112211th in Harvest Classic57140
Peter Constantine102513th in Harvest Classic51140
Evan Shaw121467th in McQuaid-A67138
This Year's Outlook
The Indians look very strong with six returning guys from their States team and two of them being medalists. First though they'll have to fight off Beaver River in the S3-D battle, and then there will be a host of good teams at States. Frontrunner Canarelli will be shooting for an individual championship, and Philpotts and Link will be be joining him as part of a good senior trio, so now they just need some growth among the younger guys behind them.






AddisonKnights

Section: 5Class: DColors: Maroon and gray

Addison's Ryan English finished 31st for the Knights in the States C race last year.
XC History
States Teams: 1998 (C-6th), 2000 (C-3rd), 2001 (C-3rd), 2002 (C-2nd), 2015 (D-6th), 2016 (C-3rd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bryan Morseman (2001, C-7th) (2002, C-5th), Brendan Morseman (2005, D-7th)


Last Year's Summary: 3rd in States C, 1st in Sectionals C

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place  (D)Top Notes States Results (D)Season TR
Evan McIlwaine1233rd in McQuaid-A224161
Ryan English1277th in NXN-NY-Open31153
Dylan Beckhorn12105th in Steuben County36150
Nathan Hough12126th h in Steuben County58146
Will Beckhorn122116th in Alden-Sm74140
This Year's Outlook
Addison is coming back down to Class D with a 3rd place in hand from last year's States C race, and they are looking very strong.with a trio of Evan McIlwain, Ryan English, and Dylan Beckhorn on the lead. Two issues though is that there does not seem to be much depth for the squad, and they're all seniors, so this is a go-for-broke year.






Elmira-Notre DameCrusaders

Section: 4Class: DColors: Blue and gold

Elmira Notre Dame's Matt Karee finished 7th for the Crusaders at States in his senior year.
XC History
States Teams: 1980 (C-2nd), 1984 (C-4th), 2015 (D-4th), 2016 (D-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):  Matt Karee (2016, D-7th)


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

Roster




NameGradeSect. PlaceTop Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Andrew Finnerty11423rd in McDaniel-Baxter-327152
Frank Vassallo12325th in Marathon-Sd36151
Nico Tripeny12--31st in McQuaid-A55151
Justin Bauco121034th in McQuaid-A34149
Cullen McWhorter12--56th in McQuaid-A--143
Matt Connolly121176th in Manhattan-A53141
Steven Segal101678th in McQuaid-A56136
This Year's Outlook
The Crusaders have a solid and deep enough pack to win S4-D comfortably, but the big issue will be now that Matt Karee is graduated, they need at least one guy to step up into top 20 territory at States to compete with the best teams. After finishing 27th at States last year, Finnerty may be the guy to lead a pack of seniors into the top 3 at States.






Beaver RiverBeavers

Section: 3Class: DColors: Orange, green and white

Beaver River's Connor Demo (no. 344) picked up a 9th place medal for the Beavers last year.
XC History
States Teams: 1966 (C-5th), 1967 (C-4th), 1968 (C-5th), 1973 (C-5th), 1983 (C-1st), 1984 (C-1st), 1985 (C-1st), 1986 (C-1st), 1987 (C-1st), 1988 (C-1st), 1989 (C-2nd), 1990 (C-4th), 1991 (C-4th), 1992 (C-2nd), 1993 (C-1st), 1994 (C-1st), 1995 (C-2nd), 1996 (C-1st), 1997 (C-1st), 1998 (C-1st), 1999 (C-1st), 2004 (D-4th), 2007 (D-1st), 2008 (D-1st), 2009 (D-2nd), 2010 (D-4th), 2011 (D-3rd), 2012 (D-3rd), 2014 (D-1st)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Barry Austin (1983, C-3rd), James Zehr (1983, C-9th), Brian Nortz (1984, C-5th) (1986, C-6th), Todd Buckingham (1985, C-8th) (1986, C-10th), Matt Wallack (1985, C-10th), Scott Moore (1986, C-7th) (1987, C-3rd), Jeremy Zehr (1988, C-3rd), Don Neddo (1988, C-9th), Jeffrey Lyndaker (1990, C-4th), Jeff Lachausse (1992, C-9th) (1993, C-3rd) (1994, C-7th), Mike Walesman (1994, C-4th) (1996, C-1st), Brian Emery (1996, C-8th (1997, C-2nd) (1998, C-1st) (1999, C-1st), John Flynn (1997, C-10th), Tom Scarpinato (1998, C-4th) (1999, D-7th) (2000, D-7th), Chad Dean (1998, C-10th), Bill Gelling (1999, D-8th), Mike Ardison (1999, D-9th), Justin Munger (2004, D-8th), Matt Cheney (2008, D-4th) (2009, D-2nd) (2010, D-1st), Logan Kempney (2010, D-8th) (2011, D-3rd), Connor Demo (2016, D-9th)


Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Connor Demo1251st in Frontier9164
Cory Demo975th in V-V-S-239151
Erik Campeau12263rd in Beaver River
149
Matt Moser11--10th in Rome Coughlin
143
Dylan Williams101626th in V-V-S-2
137
Caleb Goldthrite122316th in Rome Coughlin
135
This Year's Outlook
The Beavers are running a bit behind reigning S3-D champ Sauquoit Valley, but with States medalist Connor Demo and his freshman brother Cory leading the way, Beaver River should stay close in this tough Sectional battle..




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