Avon senior Molly Hamel
It’s a new season in high school cross country and the Avon High girls cross country team continues to build upon an amazing streak.
The Falcons opened the season Wednesday with three wins over Coventry, East Windsor and Sport Medicine Science Academy to extend its dual meet winning streak to 44 meets. Avon (3-0, 3-0 NCCC) had seven girls finish in the top 10 to beat Coventry, 22-37 and shutout East Windsor and SMSA by scores of 15-50.
The Canton High boys cross country team opened the season with three wins while Avon also picked up three wins. The Canton girls cross country team won two of three dual meets while the Granby boys and girls runners won one dual meet each.
The Avon High girls will be looking to win a fourth straight NCCC championship in their final season in the league. Four of Avon’s top seven runners from last fall are gone. Three graduated and the family of NCCC champion Maddi McHugh moved to North Carolina.
But a solid core of runners remain led by senior Molly Hamel, sophomore Christina Martin and junior Ryley Higgins. Hamel was second on Wednesday behind Coventry’s Ellie Jean, who set a new course record at Creaser Park with a winning time of 19:09. Kristin Goldie, Rachel Martin, Erin McGuire and Gabriella Colletti all finished in the top 10 for the Falcons.
Avon hasn’t lost a dual meet since the 2010 season and has gone 13-0 in each of the past three years.
Canton opened the season at its home course at Stratton Brook in Simsbury with a 22-36 win over Bolton and two shutout wins over Windsor Locks and Classical Magnet from Hartford. Classical is the newest member of the NCCC this fall.
Canton (3-0) had six runners in the top 10 led by James Yost, who won the race by 11 seconds with a time of 17:39. His twin brother, Dean, was third in 17:49, one second behind Bolton’s Trevor Chambers. Jake Whittingslow took fifth while Will Briggs and Zach Oliver were sixth and seventh, respectively.
Ellington and Suffield will be the teams to beat in the league this year if Canton wants to win its first league title since 2010.
The Avon boys hope to be a contender this year in the NCCC. The Falcons beat Coventry, 20-40 and shutout East Windsor and SMSA. Collin Pritchard won Wednesday’s race in Coventry by 14 seconds, winning in 18:00 at Creaser Park. Avon teammate Andrew Suter was third in 18:21 followed closely by Bryant St. Jean (18:24) and Brett Holtzman (19:04).
The Canton girls have a small team this year but the Warriors beat Classical Magnet, 25-32 on Wednesday and shutout Windsor Locks, 15-50. Canton did lose to Bolton, 20-41. Emily Briggs led the Warriors with a second place finish. Jocelyn Rossitto was seventh.
In Ellington, the Granby boys fell to defending league champion Ellington, 15-47 as the Purple Knights placed six runners among the top seven finishers. But the Bears were about nip Suffield, 26-29 and beat Enfield, 17-46. Jeremy Ray led Granby with an eighth place finish in 18:02 while teammate Daniel Jacobs was a second behind in 18:03.
The Granby girls beat Enfield, 15-50 but lost to Suffield and Ellington. Emma Sheahan led Granby with an eighth place finish.
GIRLS
Avon 22, Coventry 37
Avon 15, East Windsor 50
Avon 15, Sport Science Medicine Academy 50
Coventry 15, East Windsor 50
Coventry 15, SMSA 50
At Coventry
Individual results – 1. Ellie Jean (C) 19:09 for 3.1 miles at Creaser Park, new course record, 2. Molly Hamel (A) 20:21, 3. Christina Martin (A) 21:23, 4. Ryley Higgins (A) 21:37, 5. S. Carpino (C) 22:37, 6. Kristin Goldie (A) and Rachel Martin (A) 22:53, 8. B. Belkewicz (C) 22:59, 9. Erin McGuire (A) 22:59, 10. Gabriella Colletti (A) 23:04
Records: Avon 3-0, Coventry 2-1, East Windsor 0-2, SMSA 0-2
Bolton 20, Canton 41
Bolton 18, Classical Magnet 44
Bolton 15, Windsor Locks 50
Canton 25, Classical Magnet 32
Canton 15, Windsor Locks 50
Classical 15, Windsor Locks 50
At Simsbury
Individual results – 1. Molly Caruso (B) 23:01 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park, 2. Emily Briggs (C) 23:24, 3. Julia Assard (B) 23:46, 4. A. Rosinski (CM) 23:50, 5. Hannah Scala (B) 23:52, 6. Carly Ellis (B) 24:12, 7. Jocelyn Rossitto (C) 24:27, 8. Cailin Whitehead (B) 25:30, 9. Kate Armstrong (B) 26:03, 10. A. Chatfield (CM) 26:09
Records: Bolton 3-0, Canton 2-1, Classical Magnet 1-2, Windsor Locks 0-3
Suffield 15, Ellington 45
Suffield 15, Granby 49
Suffield 15, Enfield 50
Ellington 19, Granby 44
Ellington 15, Enfield 50
Granby 15, Enfield 50
At Ellington
Individual results
1. Monique Labarre (S) 19:56 for 2.95 miles at Ellington; 2. Lauren Izabel (S) 20:18; 3. Nina Begley (S) 20:43; 4. Deana Pileika (S) 20:52; 5. Caitie Kirschbaum (S) 20:56; 6. Laura Sweeney (S) 21:04; 7. Anna Chamberland (E) 21:14; 8. Emma Sheahan (G) 21:27; 9. Fariyo Aden, (Enf) 21:54; 10. Jenni Giacalone (E) 22:02
Records: Suffield 3-0, Ellington 2-1, Granby 1-2, Enfield 0-3
BOYS
Avon 20, Coventry 40
Avon 15, East Windsor 50
Avon 15, SMSA 50
Coventry 21, East Windsor 34
Coventry 15, SMSA 50
East Windsor 15, SMSA 50
At Coventry
Individual results – Collin Pritchard (A) 18:00 for 3.1 miles at Creaser Park, 2. C. Ratte (C) 18:14, 3. Andrew Suter (A) 18:21, 4. Bryant St. Jean (A) 18:24, 5. Brett Holtzman (A) 19:04, 6. A. Grace (C) 19:10, 7. James Grant (A) 19:22, 8. Greg Oberhausen (A) 19:26, 9. S. McHugh (C) 19:37, 10. Jack Stokesbury (A) 20:33
Records: Avon 3-0, Coventry 2-1, East Windsor 1-2, SMSA 0-3
Canton 22, Bolton 36
Canton 15, Classical Magnet 50
Canton 15, Windsor Locks 50
Bolton 16, Classical Magnet 47
Bolton 15, Windsor Locks 50
Classical Magnet 18, Windsor Locks 37
At Simsbury
Individual results – 1. James Yost (C) 17:39 for 3.1 miles at Stratton Brook Park, 2. Trevor Chambers (B) 17:48, 3. Dean Yost (C) 17:49, 4. Chris Cassello (B) 18:37, 5. Jake Whittingslow (C) 18:56, 6. Will Briggs (C) 18:57, 7. Zach Oliver (C) 19:37, 8. Scott Fisher (B) 19:45, 9. Matt Sullivan (C) 19:50, 10. Sean Eaton-Robb (B) 20:29
Records: Canton 3-0, Bolton 2-1, Classical Magnet 1-2, Windsor Locks 0-3
Ellington 18, Suffield 44
Ellington 15, Granby 47
Ellington 15, Enfield 50
Granby 26, Suffield 29
Granby 17, Enfield 46
Suffield 18, Enfield 42
At Ellington
Individual results — 1. Jordan Dixon (E) 17:18 for 2.95 miles at Ellington; 2. David Clavet (E) 17:20; 3. Justin Walch (S) 17:36; 4. Kyle Fitzgerald (E) 17:37; 5. Thomas Arbeiter (E) 17:38; 6. Andrew Oliwa (E) 17:43; 7. Albert Ebbetts (E) 17:44; 8. Jeremy Ray (G)18:02; 9. Daniel Jacobs (G) 18:03; 10. Michael Allan (S) 18:14
Records: Ellington 3-0, Granby 2-1, Suffield 1-2, Enfield 0-3
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