2018 NY Boys XC Preview: Class B

2018 XC Previews

Perry King

Aug 24, 2018

Owego

Indians

Section: 4

Class: B

Colors: Red and blue

Owego's Nathan Bowers was 23rd at States to lead the Indians to 4th place.

XC History

States Teams: 2017 (B-4th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Jared Woddard (1992, B-9th), Jeff Smith (2007, B-10th)

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

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Nathan Bowers	12	2	8th in Marathon	23	166
Cameron Szabo	12	3	10th in Marathon	31	162
Gavin Watkins	12	15	9th in Maine-Endwell	68	142
Lewis Race	12	16	44th in Newark Valley	95	137
Ryan Johnson	12	20	55th in Marathon		130

This Year's Outlook

Owego won its first Sectional title last year and then claimed a very respectable 4th place at States. The middle section of last year's varsity has graduated, but the top duo of Nathan Bowers and Cameron Szabo are back, and the Indians seem to be intent on making a home at States for another year. Johnson City could still challenge, and Owego's lineup definitely needs an infusion of youth with nothing but seniors among the varsity returners. The S4-B title should stay in Owego though for one more year.

Pioneer

Panthers

Section: 6

Class: B

Colors: Green and white

Pioneer was one of the Section 6 teams competing in the ECIC meet last year.

XC History

States Teams:

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Jerad Hediger	11	8	21st in ECIC		158
Maxwell Hughes	12	11	27th in ECIC		151
Grady Regan	11	16	49th in ECIC		145
Brody Jones	11	19	39th in ECIC		144
Trent Wesley	11	33	65th in ECIC		138

This Year's Outlook

Last year Pioneer finished a moderate 17 points in back of East Aurora in S6-B, and this year the Panthers' top 4 are returning while the Blue Devils lose last year's top 3. Whether Pioneer can pull in enough depth to hold off East Aurora and Lewiston-Porter remains to be seen, but with Jared Hediger and three other top 20 Sectionals finishers returning, the Panthers will start the year as small favorites in the section.

Jamesville-Dewitt

Red Rams

Section: 3

Class: B

Colors: Red and white

Jamesville-Dewitt's Kaleel Boykins and Ahviere Reese ran for the Red Rams in the Manhattan B race in 2017.

XC History

States Teams: 2008 (A-4th), 2009 (A-5th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Don Frank (2008, A-8th), Patrick Dye (2016, B-5th)

Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Kaleel Boykins	11	9	6th in Whietesboro		156
Ahviere Reese	11	14	40th in Manhattan-B		149
Luke Hobika	11	26	19th in V-V-S-4		145
Nick Mannion	12	--	39th in Baldwinsville-Lg		144
Alan Gao	12	--	21st in Chittenango-2		142
Nate Rindfuss	10	66	12th in Whitesboro		140

This Year's Outlook

Jamesville-Dewitt has not won at Sectionals in 9 years, but after a 3rd place finish in 2017 followed by reigning champ Westhill's departure to Class C, the Red Rams may be in the driver's seat. All but one of last year's team is back, including top 15 guys from last year's S3-B, Kaleel Boykins and Ahviere Reese. Jamesville-Dewitt and New Hartford have similar speed ratings, the Rams have more balance and depth for this year's battle.

New Hartford

Spartans

Section: 3

Class: B

Colors: Red and blue

New Hartford's Josh Farmer finished 9th at States in 2017.

XC History

States Teams: 1950 (B-7th), 2015 (B-9th), 2016 (B-9th)

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Mike Nasso (1951, B-6th), Stan Dickson (1970, A-6th), Bob Hunt (1976, A-6th), Kyle Fenton (1995, B-7th) (1996, B-6th), Josh Farmer (2017, B-9th)

Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Josh Farmer	12	1	5th in Burnt Hills-3	9	176
Jason Green	11	13	8th in EJ Herrmann-2		154
Mike Stappenbeck	12	36	62nd in Burnt Hills-3		145
Sebastiao Gato	12	35	19th in Whitesboro		132
Juliano Macera	12	42	20th in Adirondack-1		132

This Year's Outlook

New Hartford finished 2nd to Westhill in the S3-B last year, and the Warriors were reclassified to S3-C for 2018. States medalist Josh Farmer will lead a Spartans team that is seeking its third Sectionals title in four years. Depth could be a bit of an issue here since New Hartford is in a head-to-head battle with a deeper Jamesville-Dewitt squad. Bringing in some young recruits will be key here.

Schalmont

Sabres

Section: 2

Class: B

Colors: Green and white

Schalmont's Francisco Beltran finished 15th and his brother Antonio 28th at States in 2017.

XC History

States Teams:

States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):

Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals B

Roster
Name	Grade	Sect. Place	Top Notes	States Results	Season TR
Francisco Beltran	12	5	1st in Burnt Hills-2	15	174
Antonio Beltran	12	4	1st in Fort Plain-Lg	28	169
AJ Roohan	12	31	23rd in Burnt Hills-2		137
Jake Wilson	12	34	9th in Tartan		134
John Deastyne	12	59	25th in Colonial Council		118

This Year's Outlook

Schalmont has never won a Sectional title or had a top 10 finisher at States. The first item will not change this year for the Sabres in a section that includes Burnt Hills, but Francisco Beltran finished 15th at States in 2017 and his brother Antonio was 28th, so the second mark is definitely in reach. The five listed returning varsity guys are all seniors, so Schalmont is another of the teams that will need a big recruiting effort this year.

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