The Matchup:  It looks to be a two person duel at the top.  Sound familiar?  Jeremy Spiezio and Kenny Vasbinder are both capable of a 194 rated performance.  Both will be trying to lead their team to a Class C title.  And both of them weren't racing in Class C a year ago.  Spiezio moves up after winning the Class D title last year, while Vasbinder moves down to challenge for his first.  It is a toss up for the title.

Some Perspective:  Last year, Jeriqho Gadway was the State Champion, with a 179-rated performance.  That is where he appears to be heading into this years state meet, and yet is not the favorite.  Mount Academy has moved up to Class C, bringing frontrunner Keith Baird to the forefront.  Dylan Servos can also challenge for that chase pack, leading a group of five guys with little margin of speed.  It could be a blanket finish behind the top 2.

1   Jeremy Spiezio        12   02-C    Greenwich              191
2   Kenny Vasbinder       11   06-C    East Aurora            188
3   Keith Baird           12   09-C    Mount Academy          181
4   Dylan Servos          12   06-C    Alden                  177
5   Jeriqho Gadway        12   07-C    Plattsburgh            177
6   James Burke           12   11-C    Port Jefferson         177
7   Owen Barber           11   06-C    Allegany-Limestone     177
8   Jason McFarland       11   03-C    Hannibal               175
9   Matt McLaughlin       11   06-C    East Aurora            173
10  Sean McAneny          11   02-C    Greenville             171
11  Baxter Wareham        11   09-C    Mount Academy          170
12  Grant Sheely          12   01-C    Dobbs Ferry            169
13  Connor Hrynuk         12   03-C    Adirondack             169
14  Patrick Murray        10   06-C    East Aurora            168
15  Devin Akerley         12   02-C    Corinth                168

State of the Action: East Aurora is the favorite here, putting on a strong display at McQuaid, and maintaining dominance throughout.  Ironically, Pleasantville is the only team in the position to win the title that was a Class C school the year before.  They won the merge at the Section 1 championships, and were the favorites coming into the season before the reclassifications.  Mount Academy did very well in the merge at Manhattan, but will have to run above to be competitive here.  Greenwich rounds out the top squads, with a very evenly distributed squad.  The margin of difference between slot 3-4 is negligible, while the same can be said of spots 1-2.  East Aurora still remains the favorite, but an off day can see teams close enough to capitalize.

                         Boys 5000 Meter Run Team Scores                          
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    Team                        Pts     1    2    3    4    5   (6)  (7)
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  1 East Aurora                 45      2    5   10   13   15   16   17  
      Total Time: 45      Average: 9.00      1-5 Split: 13
  2 Pleasantville               67      6    7    8   22   24   26   27  
      Total Time: 1:07      Average: 13.40      1-5 Split: 18
  3 Mount Academy               90      4   12   20   23   31   35   49  
      Total Time: 1:30      Average: 18.00      1-5 Split: 27
  4 Greenwich                   96      1    9   14   25   47   60   67  
      Total Time: 1:36      Average: 19.20      1-5 Split: 46
  5 Adirondack                  167    19   21   40   42   45   46   58  
      Total Time: 2:47      Average: 33.40      1-5 Split: 26
  6 Newark Valley               168    28   32   33   36   39   43   59  
      Total Time: 2:48      Average: 33.60      1-5 Split: 11
  7 Southampton                 185    29   30   37   38   51   68   70  
      Total Time: 3:05      Average: 37.00      1-5 Split: 22
  8 Plattsburgh                 206     3   41   44   52   66   71   73  
      Total Time: 3:26      Average: 41.20      1-5 Split: 1:03
  9 Oyster Bay                  215    18   34   53   54   56   62   63  
      Total Time: 3:35      Average: 43.00      1-5 Split: 38
 10 Waterloo                    227    11   48   50   57   61   64   72  
      Total Time: 3:47      Average: 45.40      1-5 Split: 50
 11 Gouverneur                  338    55   65   69   74   75   76    -  
      Total Time: 5:40      Average: 1:08.00      1-5 Split: 21