Burnt Hills (Spartans)
Section 2
States Teams: 1993
(B-2nd), 1994 (B-2nd), 1995 (B-4th), 1996 (B-1st), 1999 (B-1st), 2000
(B-2nd), 2001 (B-4th), 2002 (B-2nd), 2003 (B-2nd), 2004 (A-1st), 2008
(A-1st), 2009 (A-1st), 2010 (A-3rd), 2011 (B-4th}, 2013 (B-4th), 2014
(B-6th), 2015 (B-3rd), 2016 (B-1st), 2017 (B-1st), 2018 (B-1st) NXN Nationals: 2009 (19th), 2018 (14th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Miles
Irish (1982, A-6th), Chris Mulford (1993, B-3rd) (1994, B-2nd), Steve
Lorenc (1996, B-4th), Matt Doyle (1997, A-8th), Ken Little (2003, B-8th)
(2004, A-1st), Shamus Nally (2004, A-3rd), John Mueller (2004, A-7th),
Drew Houghalen (2006, A-9th), Otis Ubriaco (2006, A-2nd) (2009, A-1st)
(2010, A-3rd), Scott Maughan (2009, A-3rd), Buddy Herkenham (2011,
B-7th), Evan Brennan (2016, B-6th) (2018, B-9th), Aidan Gillooley (2017, B-3rd) (2018, B-4th), Tyler
Berg (2017, B-4th) (2018, B-1st)
Last Year's Summary: 14th in NXN, 2nd in NXR-NY, 1st in States B, 1st in Sectionals
Roster| Kevin Board | 12 | 6 | 24 | 165 |
| David Metacarpa | 12 |
| 65 | 164 |
| Ryan Allison | 10 | 10 |
| 162 |
| Dante Ubriaco | 12 | 9 | 63 | 156 |
| Mikhail Troyan | 12 | 29 |
| 146 |
| Zackary Scribner | 12 | 23 |
| 146 |
| Matthew Rounds | 9 |
|
| 143 |
Outlook:
The Spartans lost their top 4 from last year's NXN squad, but they still have the best talent, depth, and experience to claim a fourth straight state championship. Seniors Kevin Board, David Metacarpa, and Dante Ubriaco will be joined by Sectional top 10 finisher Ryan Allison to form a solid pack on the lead.
East Aurora (Blue Devils)
Section 6
States Teams: 1979
(B-5th), 1980 (B-2nd), 1981 (B-1st), 1982 (B-5th), 1983 (B-9th), 1984
(B-4th), 1985 (B-1st), 1986 (B-6th), 1988 (B-7th), 1990 (B-8th), 1991
(B-1st), 1992 (B-11th), 1994 (B-8th), 2001 (C-4th), 2002 (B-5th), 2004
(B-4th), 2005 (B-6th), 2007 (B-2nd), 2008 (B-3rd), 2009 (B-10th), 2010
(B-1st) 2011 (B-1st), 2012 (B-2nd), 2014 (C-1st), 2015 (C-1st), 2016
(B-6th), 2017 (B-7th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bruce
Marquart (1965, B-9th) (1966, B-6th), Bill McLaughlin (1980, B-5th)
(1981, B-2nd), Dave Whitman (1984, B-9th), Brian Dodwell (1988, B-5th),
Ron Hess (1994, B-8th), Dan Fields (2001, C-3rd) (2002, B-4th), Ryan
O'Connor (2006, B-4th), Scott Anderson (2007, B-3rd), Lyle O'Brien
(2008, B-7th), Sean Phillips (2011, B-9th), Elliot Martynkiewicz (2011,
B-10th), Kenny Vasbinder (2013, B-7th) (2014, C-1st) (2015, C-1st), TJ
Murray (2015, C-5th), Patrick Murray (2016, B-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals
Roster| Alex Hillyard | 12 | 3 | 46 | 162 |
| Nick Ebling | 12 | 11 |
| 161 |
| Thomas Wlodarczyk | 12 | 10 |
| 160 |
| Gavin McPherson | 12 | 7 |
| 158 |
| Colin Cassidy | 11 | 20 |
| 148 |
| Jake Sigeti | 11 |
|
| 143 |
Outlook:
East Aurora has everyone back from last year's 2nd-place S6-B squad, so this is the year when the experienced senior group goes for the gold. States finalist Alex Hillyard will lead a Blue Devil team that will be in another stiff fight with reigning champ Pioneer..
Pittsford Mendon (Vikings)
Section 5
States Teams: 1993 (B-8th), 2007 (A-2nd), 2008 (A-2nd), 2012 (B-3rd), 2013 (B-1st), 2014 (B-1st), 2015 (B-1st), 2016 (B-2nd), 2017 (B-2nd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):
John
Horkheimer (1988, A-1st), Matt Wilkens (1991, A-1st), Ben Ashford
(1991, A-9th), Adam Van Vleck (2008, A-3rd), Jason Skipper (2008,
A-4th), Jack Wesley (2012, B-7th), Nathan Doyle (2013, B-8th), Nathan
Lawler (2015, B-2nd) (2016, B-1st) (2017, B-1st), Sam Lawler (2018, B-8th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd in Sectionals
Roster| Sam Lawler | 12 | 1 | 8 | 186 |
| James Smith | 12 | 4 | 33 | 164 |
| Tom Morrell | 11 | 31 |
| 146 |
| Nico Valentine | 10 | 22 |
| 145 |
| Drew Cox | 10 | 17 |
| 145 |
Outlook: Sam Lawler is running way out ahead for the Vikings, and the question is whether they can bring up a younger pack around senior James Smith. Reigning S5-B champ Honeoye Falls-Lima could again pose a big challenge for Mendon if it can rebuild its depth.
Mount Academy (Eagles)
Section 9
States Teams: 2012 (D-1st), 2013 (D-1st), 2014 (C-2nd), 2015 (C-3rd), 2016 (C-2nd), 2017 (C-1st)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Rufus Wareham (2012, D-4th) Keith Baird (2013, D-4th) (2014, C-2nd), Travis Meier (2017, C-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 11th in NXR-NY, 2nd in Sectionals
Roster| Travis Meier | 12 | 3 | 61 | 162 |
| Tristan Moody | 12 | 13 |
| 157 |
| Fred Goodwin | 11 | 17 |
| 156 |
| Darren Baird | 11 | 16 |
| 155 |
| Caleb Meier | 12 | 20 |
| 154 |
| Ike Blough | 10 |
|
| 148 |
| Kent Kleinsasser | 10 |
|
| 145 |
Outlook: Reigning S9-B champ has been moved to Class A, and now Mount is eying a Sectionals showdown with Goshen. The Eagles are deep and balanced and will be the favorites to score their seventh Sectionals win in 8 years and then try to be the first team with States titles in three different Classes.
Pioneer-Holland (Panthers)
Section 6
States Teams: 1952
(B-7th) [Holland only], 2018 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers):
Last Year's Summary: 4th in States, 1st in Sectionals
Roster| Jerad Hediger | 12 | 4 | 32 | 161 |
| Trent Wesley | 12 | 6 | 29 | 159 |
| Brody Jones | 10 | 8 | 45 | 155 |
| Grady Regan | 12 | 13 | 64 | 151 |
| Bryce Schoepflin | 11 | 24 | 106 | 132 |
Outlook: Pioneer captured its first Sectional title in 2018, 66 years after its partner Holland went to States. The Panthers were a solid 4th last year, but they will again have a tough battle with East Aurora in S6-B. Seniors Trent Wesley and Jerad Hediger lead a Pioneer squad that needs a little more depth.
Pearl River (Pirates)
Section 1
States Teams: 1976
(B-4th), 1977 (B-5th), 1978 (B-1st), 1980 (B-1st), 1981 (B-3rd), 1983
(B-2nd), 1984 (B-11th), 1991 (B-7th), 1993 (C-8th), 1994 (B-6th), 1995
(B-10th), 1996 (B-9th), 1999 (C-5th), 2000 (C-2nd), 2001 (C-2nd), 2002
(C-5th), 2005 (B-1st), 2007 (B-5th), 2010 (B-5th), 2011 (B-8th), 2015
(B-6th), 2017 (B-5th), 2018 (B-2nd)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Dan
McEvoy (1976, B-3rd), Matt Kohlbrenner (1977, B-10th) (1978, B-5th),
Casey Jirgal (1978, B-3rd), Andy Kohlbrenner (1979, B-4th) (1980,
B-6th), Tom List (1979, B-7th), Kevin Mahoney (1980, B-3rd) (1981,
B-6th), Tom Dempsey (1982, B-9th), Tom Guanari (1983, B-4th), Jim Guerci
(1983, B-9th), Brendan Fennell (2000, C-1st) (2001, C-1st) (2002,
C-3rd), Mike Hickey (2007, B-5th) (2008, B-3rd), Brian Cook (2012,
B-3rd) (2013, B-3rd), Ben McDermott (2014, B-7th), Matt Politis (2016,
B-9th)
Last Year's Summary: 2nd in States B, 1st in Sectionals
Roster| Oisin Selby | 11 | 10 | 50 | 156 |
| Jack Dowd | 11 | 11 |
| 150 |
| Ryan Brady | 11 | 19 |
| 147 |
| Cliff Carty | 11 | 22 | 90 | 146 |
| Ryan McCarvill | 12 |
|
| 141 |
Outlook: The Pirates lost five of their top 6 to graduation, but the usual big Pearl River JV team should be supplying the team with enough depth to win S1-B again. The young Pirate squad is lead by junior Oisin Selby who was the third guy in behind Jack Reynolds and Brian McCann at States last year.
Westhampton Beach (Hurricanes)
Section 11
States Teams: 2018 (B-6th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Kevin Hogan (1988, B-2nd) (1989, B-1st), Jason Brewer (1992, B-2nd)
Last Year's Summary: 6th in States B, 1st in Sectionals
Roster| Ermel Bautista | 12 | 9 | 37 | 157 |
| Gavin Ehlers | 10 | 6 | 52 | 155 |
| Kieran Ryan | 12 | 10 | 76 | 149 |
| Maximus Haynia | 9 | 14 | 96 | 142 |
| Sean Jordan | 12 | 28 | 103 | 134 |
Outlook: Westhampton Beach made its first trip to States last year and will be the favorite to win S11-B again this year. Senior Ermel Bautista and sophomore Gavin Ehlers lead a Hurricanes team that like every other team needs a little more depth.
Goshen (Gladiators)
Section 9
States Teams: 1997 (B-1st), 2008 (A-9th), 2016 (B-7th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Mike St. Lawrence (1999-B-7th), Stephen Furst (2002, B-5th), Tom Cannariato (2009, B-3rd), Liam Higgins (2017, B-6th)
Last Year's Summary: 3rd in Sectionals
Roster
| Stephen Perrillo-Sullivan | 12 | 7 | 34 | 165 |
| Andrew Johnson | 12 | 9 |
| 162 |
| Gregory Hannibal | 10 | 21 |
| 150 |
| Aidan Hackman | 12 | 33 |
| 132 |
| Blake Albanese | 12 | 32 |
| 128 |
Outlook:
The Gladiators finished 3rd in S9-B but now face likely just a showdown with Mount at Sectionals with the departure of Cornwall. Seniors Stephen Perrillo-Sullivan and Andrew Johnson will be hoping that the Goshen squad can get filled out a lot more.
Miller Place (Panthers)
Section 8
States Teams: 1977 (B-9th), 1978 (B-7th), 1984 (B-6th), 1987 (B-1st), 2016 (B-4th)
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Bob Caskey (1987, B-5th), Jeremy Miekley (2013, B10th)
Last Year's Summary: 4th in Sectionals
Roster| Thomas Cirrito | 12 | 1 | 7 | 177 |
| Blake Buscemi | 11 | 2 | 74 | 155 |
| Giovanni Catanzano | 11 | 31 |
| 135 |
| Jason Cirrito | 11 | 42 |
| 134 |
| David Miekley | 12 | 47 |
| 132 |
Outlook: The Panthers finished back in 4th in S11-B last year but have everyone back and States co-favorite Thomas Cirrito on the lead. Miller Place will still need to add some runners for this year's battle with Westhampton Beach..
Brewster (Bears)
Section 1
States Teams: 2000 (B-7th), 2009 A-4th), 2010 (A-5th),
States Individuals (Top 10 finishers): Tim Tuttle (1995, B-8th) (1996, B-3rd), Frank McCreery (2001, B-7th), Justin Maguire (2010, A-5th) (2011. B-5th), Charlie Carr (2010, A-8th), Kevin Hazelwood (2015, B-7th)
Last Year's Summary: 5th in Sectionals
Roster| Patrick Ford | 9 | 7 | 44 | 158 |
| Ryan Neubauer | 11 | 14 |
| 157 |
| Finn Ratajack | 11 | 27 |
| 146 |
| Jack Panagrossi | 12 | 49 |
| 136 |
| Anthony Ayala | 11 |
|
| 124 |
Outlook: The Bears finished back in 5th last year in S1-B, but they have the top 4 returning, and that's something that their Sectional rivals can't say. Freshman Patrick Ford and junior Ryan Neubauer lead a Brewster team that could emerge at Sectionals if it fills out the back line.
