State Coaches Invitational
Boys
I don't get it. This looks nothing like the results I saw head-to-head during the season. Not to worry. It will all work itself out on the track. Look for a comparison of seed times vs., results on Tuesday. One thing for sure – this will start to get a handle on what will happen at Hocks. I'm not very confident that anyone will place unless Brady Shorey is healthy. And since Alex Witkus is always on his tail, Alex could be swept into the finals as well.
55M Dash
6 Caciolla, Chris JR King Philip 6.74
34 Johnston, Jimmy JR King Philip 6.86
38 Allen, Kyle SR Mansfield 6.86
38 King, Nick SO Mansfield 6.86
38 Neville, Malcolm JR Foxborough 6.86
38 Howard, Matt SO Oliver Ames 6.86
65 Witkus, Alex JR No Attleborough 6.94
99 Shorey, Brady JR No Attleborough 7.10
Total Runners = 107
300M
Brad Mattocks will make purple proud. What will the Eagles do for excitement next year. This is a list of well-known Hock names, but state-level comp won't be kind to anyone but Brad.
Top seed = 37.18
3 Mattocks, Bradley SR Sharon 37.26
18 Burwell, Grant SR No Attleborough 37.80
28 Raduazzo, Jon JR Oliver Ames 38.11
37 Cabao-an, Lester JR Foxborough 38.37
38 Gannon, Steve JR Mansfield 38.40
67 Cauldwell, Ian JR Mansfield 38.90
71 McNamara, Willy SR Stoughton 39.00
76 Donahue, Connor SO Franklin 39.04
Total runners = 123
600M Run
Ben Dubuc is a senior. Before he's a “has-Ben” its time for him to dig a little deeper to find an extra gear. He's only .77 off the top-seed. Maybe some raw meat the night before to bring out the tiger in him. (Disclaimer: The Illinois Department of Public Health advises that eating raw or undercooked meat, poultry, eggs or seafood poses a health risk to everyone, but especially to the elderly, young children under age 4, pregnant women and other highly susceptible individuals with compromised immune systems. Thorough cooking of such animal foods reduces the risk of illness.
Top seed = 1:27.50
11 Dubuc, Ben SR No Attleborough 1:28.27
45 Copley, Mackenzie JR Oliver Ames 1:30.10
179 Rodenbush, Matt SR Stoughton 1:31.67
83 Newberger, Noah JR Oliver Ames 1:31.90
Total runners = 96
1000M Run
Watch a mini-Hock festival in the early. Craig Tyner, Josh Lamprom and Brian Carroll are positioning themselves to score at Hocks.
Top seed = 2:42.62
21 Tyner, Craig SR Mansfield 2:45.70
23 Lampron, Josh SO Mansfield 2:46.10
35 Carroll, Brian SR No Attleborough 2:47.45
46 Foley, Connor JR Foxborough 2:48.7
51 Killion, James SR King Philip 2:49.00
64 Watson, Caleb SO No Attleborough 2:49.20
Total runners = 65
Mile
Matt Hernon is only three seconds off the top seed-time. Shayne Collins expects to work with him to put two green shirts on the Award Stand. Christian Bates had a solid Championship season last spring and could also make noise here.
Top Seed = 4:35.70
9 Hernon, Matt SR Mansfield 4:38.72
21 Bates, Christian SR Canton 4:42.20
26 Collins, Shayne JR Mansfield 4:43.30
29 Hood, Andrew SO Franklin 4:43.70
39 Tagen, Kyle JR Oliver Ames 4:47.00
52 Sullivan, Brendan SO Foxborough 4:49.00
59 Sexton, Charlie JR No Attleborough 4:49.9
Total runners = 78
Two Mile
Mild-mannered Nick O'Leary has to slip into a phone booth and change into his superman costume before the race. If he does that – he strikes a blow for truth, justice and the North Attleboro way. If he competes as Clark Kent – ouch. Expect Nick to continue his breakthrough season.
Top seed = 10:10.00
8 O'Leary, Nick JR No Attleborough 10:13.30
Total athletes = 51
Top seed = 8.18
Mike Cardarelli won the luck of the draw by just missing Sunday's meet. He'll clean up Saturday by sweeping his way to the podium. This is another huge event for Hock athletes. I'll know a lot more about my Hock Championships prediction after this one.
1 Cardarelli, Mike JR Foxborough 8.18
13 Ferreira, Ted JR Mansfield 8.30
24 Blelloch, Nicholas SO Oliver Ames 8.42
24 McLaughlin, Shawn SR Foxborough 8.42
31 Sullivan, Connor SR Oliver Ames 8.42
33 Sarapas, Brian JR King Philip 8.42
42 McKim, Dan SR No Attleborough 8.48
50 Ferreira, Brian SO Mansfield 8.55
74 athletes competing
High Jump
When you funnel off every jumper who has cleared 6'1” or better, you are left with a field where anyone can place. Connor Richardson has been jumping consistently high at Reggie so he's in the best spot to capitalize.
Top seed = 6:00.75
1 Richardson, Tristan JR No Attleborough 6-00.75
McLaughlin, Shawn SR Foxborough 5-10.00
Ross, Dan JR Foxborough 5-10.00
Total jumpers = 74
Long Jump
Who knows? Very few jumpers get to practice this event in the winter. An edge goes to Patrick Grealey who is close to the top distance in the field – and he gets legitimate practice time at Wheaton.
Top Seed = 19'6”
22 Greaney, Patrick JR Mansfield 19-03.00
32 Donahue, Greg SO Mansfield 19-01.25
43 Cabao-an, Lester JR Foxborough 19-00.00
45 Burwell, Grant SR No Attleborough 19-00.00
Total jumpers = 49
Shot Put
Top seed = 45'8”
Zach LaClair is ever-so-close to a medal. The good news is that all the Sunday Hock throwers are seniors, leaving LaClair an open field next year. The bad news is –next year won't be a typical Hock year. If there aren't at least a few 50' throwers (esp. from North and Mansfield) it is a problem. Where'd they all go?
8 LaClair, Zach JR No Attleborough 44-09.00
Total throwers = 42
No relays on Saturday