2016 NY Boys XC Preview: Class D




Sauquoit ValleyIndians

Section: 3Class: DColors: Red and white


Sauquoit Valley's Dylan Canarelli took a 15th place States medal to lead the Indians to 3rd.
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)

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)


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

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Dylan Canarelli1132nd in Harvest Classic15163
Taylor Philpotts11118th in CSC53148
Sean Kehler12129th in Grout-C43146
Zachary Ward10258th in Grout-C48143
Evan Shaw112715th in Harvest Classic69133
Justin Grago114925th in Adirondack
120






This Year's Outlook
The Indians lost two of the top 5 from last year's 3rd-place States team, so there are holes to fill. States medalist Dylan Canarelli returns to lead the team in the effort to hold off Tully and Beaver River in the S3-C, and with a decent pack behind Canarelli, Sauquoit Valley should be able to develop the depth it needs to shoot for the state championship it last won in 2004 at the end of a three-year run of titles.






TullyBlack Knights

Section: 3Class: DColors: Red and black


Daniel Bort was the top guy for Tully at the Section 3 state qualifiers as he placed 8th.
XC History
States Teams: 2000 (D-1st), 2002 (D-2nd), 2003 (D-1st), 2006 (C-1st), 2007 (C-2nd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Sean Reinhardt (2000, D-10th), Lopez Lomong (2001, D-3rd) (2002, C-1st) (2003, D-1st), Dominic Luka (2002, C-2nd) (2003, D-2nd), Mike Heymann (2006, C-5th), Scott VanderMolen (2006, C-5th), Chris Burke (2007, C-3rd)


Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Daniel Bort1183rd in OHSL Patriot
152
Jason Phelps12139th in Tully-Sm
151
Ryan Hanson12167th in Rome
149
Troy Philips12317th in OHSL Patriot
140
Jackson Deal115163rd in Baldwinsville-Sm
120
Tyler Aylesworth12558th in Tully-JV
120
This Year's Outlook
Tully finished far in back of Sauquoit Valley in S3-D last year, but with the top 3 of Daniel Bort, Jason Phelps, and Ryan Hanson back to lead the charge in 2016, the Black Knights have narrowed the gap. Some development is needed especially at the back to build a contender for a state champion, but the story is the same for all of the top-10 Class D teams.






Elmira-Notre DameJugglers

Section: 4Class: DColors: Blue and gold


Elmira Notre Dame's Matt Karee finished with a 14th at States to lead the Jugglers to 4th place.
XC History
States Teams: 1980 (C-2nd), 1984 (C-4th), 2015 (D-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): 


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

Roster




NameGradeSect. PlaceTop Notes States ResultsSeason TR
Matt Karee1246th in IAC14163
Frank Vassallo111422nd in McQuaid-A350141
Nico Tripeny111521st in McQuaid-A355140
Matt Connolly111121st in IAC60139
Justin Bauco112928th in IAC74125
This Year's Outlook
The Jugglers won their first sectional title in 31 years in 2015, and now with everyone back from last year's 4th place States team, they hope to keep the titles rolling in. States medalist Matt Karee returns to lead a team that is perhaps dangerously thin, which could be an issue against Trumansburg this year in the wake of the pretty close Sectionals battle between the two teams last year.






TrumansburgBlue Raiders

Section: 4Class: DColors: Blue and gold


Trumansburg's Evan Whittaker at left battled EMKW's Jonathan Gay to the finish as he took 4th place.
XC History
States Teams: 2012 (C-5th), 2014 (D-7th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Evan Whittaker (2015, D-4th)


Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. PlaceTop Notes States Results Season TR
Evan Whittaker11248th in Federation4172
Sam Ives1288th in IAC
151
Kvein Lampman102529th in IAC
130
Dom Mikula112731st in IAC
128
Oliver Sugarman123060th in Baldwinsville-Sm
127
Ben Haefner103831st in Tully-Sm
116
This Year's Outlook
The Blue Raiders have most of the team back from a squad that lost by 10 points to Elmira Notre Dame after winning the S4-D in 2014. States 4th place finisher Evan Whittaker and senior Sam Ives are back to lead the Trumansburg effort to reclaim the sectional title, but they will need a lot of development behind them.






BarkerRaiders

Section: 6Class: DColors: Maroon and white


Barker's Jake Arnold represented the Raiders at States last year where he finished 34th.
XC History
States Teams: 1982 (B-5th), 1987 (C-9th), 2004 (D-6th), 2007 (D-4th), 2008 (D-2nd), 2009 (D-1st), 2010 (D-2nd), 2011 (D-1st), 2012 (D-2nd), 2013 (D-3rd)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): William Belein (1994, C-6th) (1995, C-2nd), Tyler Scheving (2010, D-9th), Jedediah Platt (2011, D-9th), Jordan Bender (2012, D-10th)


Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals D

Roster




NameGradeSect. Place Top Notes States Results Season TR
Jack Hopkins1284th in Niagara Orleans
151
Jake Arnold12615th in McQuaid-A334150
Adam Wagner11158th in Niagara Orleans
139
Matthew Pestinger121436th in McQuaid-A3
133
Brent Bachman122113th in West Seneca-Sm
129
Andrew Jenks112017th in Niagara Orleans
127
This Year's Outlook
The Raiders lost by a lot to Maple Grove at sectionals last year, but with six of the varsity returning this year, they enter the season pretty even with the depleted Red Dragons. Seniors Jake Arnold and Jack Hopkins are back to lead Barker on its quest for a first sectional title in three years and its first States crown since 2011.



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