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DAY 1 – Boys

Preview High Jump

Its' an OK year for high jump. Not bad – but with the top jumper in the league opting for triple jump a little of the luster is off. Kudos to Canton for again showing strong. It's a very good chance that the Bulldogs will go 1-2. Then of course everyone will have to contend with Bobby Saraf and Matt Wing next year since they are just juniors. There's not enough consistency among the other jumpers to predict an outcome, but NA has a great chance of placing two jumpers – and with the two youngest jumpers of the top-8.

  1   Saraf, Bobby                   11 Canton               6-02.00

  2   Wing, Matt                     11 Canton               6-00.00

  3   McElwee, Sean                  10 North Attleborou     5-10.00

  4   Richardson, Tristan            09 North Attleborou     5-10.00

  5   Strickland, Chris              12 Oliver Ames          5-10.00

  6   Watson, Zach                   12 Foxborough           5-10.00

  7   Curreri, Joe                   11 Oliver Ames          5-08.00

  8   Davis, Paul                     11 Mansfield            5-08.00

Reality High Jump

Preview Boys Long Jump

There are a lot of very good competitors in this event. Powell Simpson leads the pack and might be untouchable. But Quinn Ryder has been very consistent. Now that Elijah Harris is finding the board it should be a good battle with Ryder, Harris and Joe “The Judge” Jeudy. I went as deep as 12 on this list because I like watching Dan Crear compete. He's one of those late entries to track and field who just loves to run and jump.

  1   Simpson, Powell                 12 Mansfield           21-08.50

  2   Ryder, Quinn                   10 Oliver Ames         20-07.25

  3   Harris, Elijah                 12 North Attleborou    20-07.00

  4   Jeudy, Joe                     12 Stoughton           20-01.00

  5   Pirnie, Christian              11 North Attleborou    19-10.00

  6   Peng, Chris                    11 Sharon              19-08.00

  7   Brown, Robert                  11 Sharon              19-04.00

  8   Childs, Andy                   12 Franklin            18-11.50

  9   Julien, Rodney                 11 Stoughton           18-10.00

  10   Guillaume, Max                 10 Canton              18-09.50

  11   LaRose, Anthony                09 Canton              18-09.50

  12   Crear, Dan                     12 North Attleborou    18-09.00

Reality Boys Long Jump

Preview Boys Triple Jump

Speaking of untouchable. If Toney doesn't miss the bus he wins! I expect a back and forth battle between Derek Sullivan and Alex Kutana for second place although Kyle Steadman also has a chance to be the bridesmaid. Can being in their home pit be the advantage that James Tiernan and Eric Chaput need to bump into the scoring column?

  1   Toney, Brian                   12 King Philip         43-00.25

  2   Sullivan, Derek                12 Franklin            41-06.00

  3   Kutana, Alex                   11 Sharon              41-02.50

  4   Steadman, Kyle                 11 Oliver Ames         40-04.50

  5   Myers, Dillon                  10 Foxborough          39-09.00

  6   Sturdy, Ray                    11 North Attleborou    39-07.00

  7   Tiernan, James                 11 Franklin            39-04.50

  8   O'Neil, Chris                  12 King Philip         38-10.00

  9   Chaput, Eric                   10 Franklin            38-07.50

Reality Boys Triple Jump  

Preview Boys Discus Throw

Everyone should make it down to the circle to watch Dan Glavin throw. He's clearly one of the best ALL-Time in the Hock at spinning the platter. Mike McPherson earns a second. Right now Patrick Polomski and Andrew McNeice bookend NA's Kevin Peter but they'll be attempting to double-team him for the 3-4 finish. I think Sean Burrows comes through for a spot.

  1   Glavin, Dan                    11 Mansfield             162-08

  2   McPherson, Mike                12 Mansfield             141-08

  3   Polomski, Patrick              12 Franklin           136-01.50

  4   Peter, Kevin                   10 North Attleborou      135-01

  5   McNeice, Andrew                12 Franklin           133-04.50

  6   Weiner, Brett                  11 Mansfield             129-00

  7   Burrows, Sean                  12 Canton                121-08

  8   Poisson, Bobby                 12 King Philip           120-11

  9   Farren, Matt                   11 King Philip           120-04

Reality Boys Discus Throw

Preview Boys Javelin Throw

 If Sean Bryan gets behind it there will be no doubt. That sets up a great match for second between the top-2 teams, Paul Davis of Mansfield and Phil Tryon of North. After that its' anyone's guess with 6” separating the next four throwers.

  1   Byron, Sean                    12 Stoughton             186-02

  2   Davis, Paul                     11 Mansfield             163-00

  3   Tryon, Phil                    12 North Attleborou      160-07

  4   McNamara, Will                 10 Stoughton             156-06

  5   Reddy, Cody                    12 North Attleborou      156-00

  6   Charest, Justin                12 Franklin              155-10

  7   Bailey, Andrew                 11 Mansfield             155-00

  8   Burrows, Sean                  12 Canton                150-05

  9   Kummer, Joe                    10 North Attleborou      146-07

  10   Caine, Will                    11 Foxborough            145-07

Reality Boys Javelin Throw

Preview Boys Shot Put

You can almost put this one in the book as written – at least for the first 4 names. Then there's just a little inconsistency from the next few that could open the door for Kost, Fong or Finis.

  1   McPherson, Mike                12 Mansfield           56-09.00

  2   Glavin, Dan                    11 Mansfield           53-09.00

  3   McNeice, Andrew                12 Franklin            52-08.00

  4   Wolff, Mark                    12 North Attleborou    48-05.00

  5   Courtney, Brian                11 North Attleborou    48-01.00

  6   Peter, Kevin                   10 North Attleborou    44-09.00

  7   Kost, Sam                      12 King Philip         44-02.00

  8   Fong, Chris                     11 Mansfield           43-11.50

  9   Finis, Ralph                   12 Canton              43-08.00

Reality Boys Shot Put

MY SCORING PREDICTION AFTER DAY 1

Mansfield                         54

North Attleboro               28

Franklin                            26

Canton                               18

Stoughton                         18

Oliver Ames                     16

King Philip                       11

Foxboro                            8

Sharon                                6

Scoring Reality After Day 1           

Girls Shot Put

Will it be the McCabe-Eason Show or the Eason-McCabe show?   This is not the way you want the meet to start if you're from the other 8 teams. Interesting to see that Foxboro is a strong candidate for two spots. I actually think this competition is only seven deep although “you never know”!

  1   McCabe, Kelly                  11 Mansfield           38-05.00

  2   Eason, Jessica                 10 Mansfield           36-10.00

  3   Strouble, Rehema               11 Foxborough           34-04.00

  4   Kelleher, Katie                10 King Philip         33-11.00

  5   Taylor, Kristin                12 Oliver Ames         32-05.00

  6   Guy, Rebecca                   11 Foxborough          32-04.00

  7   Caldwell, Erin                 10 Stoughton           31-08.00

  8   Newell, Victoria               11 Mansfield           31-01.00

  9   Brown, Rebecca                 12 Oliver Ames         30-11.00

  10   Burrows, Samantha              12 Canton              30-03.00

  11   Alix, Jenn                      12 North Attleborou    29-03.00

Girls High Jump

Laura Weeks owns this event. No one else is safe. Anyone else on my list could place in any spot – honest!

  1   Weeks, Laura                   11 Oliver Ames          5-05.00

  2   Jermyn, Brittany                11 Sharon               5-00.00

  3   Matte, Nicole                  32 North Attleborou     5-00.00

  4   Burns, Katie                   12 King Philip          4-11.00

  5   Dingle, Emma                   09 Mansfield            4-11.00

  6   Crocker, Katrina               12 King Philip          4-11.00

  7   McDonagh, Kristen              09 Mansfield            4-10.00

  8   Plesh, Sarah                   10 Franklin             4-10.00

  9   Alix, Lauren                   12 North Attleborou     4-08.00

Girls Long Jump

This is a big event for North in their battle with Mansfield. This group has jumped so consistently long that a low 16' jump is a bad day. Perhaps Michelle Sirois can knock one off although it will be tough.

  1   Cappadona, Julianne            11 North Attleborou    17-01.00

  2   McLoughlin, Kristin            12 North Attleborou    16-10.00

  3   Udall, Carolyn                 11 North Attleborou    16-06.00

  4   Sirois, Michelle               11 Oliver Ames         16-03.00

  5   Monestime, Nina                 10 Mansfield           15-07.00

  6   Burgess, Rachel                11 Franklin            15-05.00

  7   Plakias, Kelly                 12 Franklin            15-00.00

Girls Triple Jump

Mansfield battles right back with the triple jump. Katy Flannery will try to break them up. Audra Norvaisa is jumping strong and could also grab a spot as high as 2 nd . I just don't see Meghan Ferreira getting beaten. Kelly McCabe and Colleen Davis are going to be tough enough to beat. I put Franklin's trio on the board because they are in their home pit. But they'll have to PR since it will take 32'+ to place.

  1   Ferreira, Meghan               11 Mansfield           36-06.00

  2   McCabe, Kelly                  11 Mansfield           35-05.25

  3   Norvaisa, Audra                 11 Sharon              34-11.00

  4   Davis, Colleen                 12 Mansfield           34-09.00

  5   Flannery, Katy                 12 North Attleborou    34-05.00

  6   Joseph, Julie                  12 Canton              33-06.00

  7   Poshkus, Geneva                12 Canton              32-10.00

  8   Goverman, Lauren               12 Sharon              32-07.00

  9 Gildersleeve, Sara             09 Sharon              32-03.00

  10   Galasso, Becky                 10 Franklin            31-10.50

  11   Comeau, Dayna                  11 Franklin            31-08.00

  12   Plesh, Sarah                   10 Franklin            31-06.00

Girls Discus Throw

Not a great year for discus with not one 100' thrower – yet. King Philip is the most consistent having all three throwers spending most of their time in the 90's. Jessica Eason has just found her groove while Kayla Gardepe thrives on the league meet atmosphere. Rehema Stouble is looking to place in two events.

  1   Smith, Kaila                   12 King Philip            97-07

  2   Eason, Jessica                 10 Mansfield              96-00

  3   Kelleher, Katie                10 King Philip            95-10

  4   Smith, Mellisa                 10 King Philip            95-07

  5   Gardepe, Kayla                 12 North Attleborou       95-07

  6   Strouble, Rehema               11 Foxborough             93-05

  7   Plante, Ashley                 12 North Attleborou       88-06

  8   Daniel, Ashley                 12 Oliver Ames         87-04.50

  9   Daley, Sarah                    10 Oliver Ames            86-07

  10   Zimmer, Emily                  11 North Attleborou       85-03

Girls Javelin Throw

This is one of the best match-ups. Laura Brunelli was cruising through the season until Rachel Whiting beat her on the final throw of their dual meet encounter. They both have longer throws ready. This is also the most fickle of events. But Kristen Taylor and Jen Alix have been steady of late. I expect something unexpected in the last two places.

  1   Brunelli, Laura                 11 Franklin              106-10

  2   Whiting, Rachel                12 North Attleborou      105-06

  3   Taylor, Kristin                12 Oliver Ames            97-07

  4   Alix, Jenn                     12 North Attleborou       96-06

  5   Kyrsko, Alex                    10 Mansfield              96-03

  6   Baez, Stephanie                11 Stoughton              94-07

  7   Fay, Megan                     09 Foxborough             93-11

  8   Ellen, Kathleen                12 King Philip            92-01

  9   Breef-Pilz, Adrienne           11 Mansfield              91-02

  10   Matte, Nicole                  32 North Attleborou       88-10

MY SCORING PREDICTION AFTER DAY 1

North Attleboro               56

Mansfield                         52

King Philip                       33

Oliver Ames                     16

Franklin                            11

Foxboro                            6

Sharon                                6

Stoughton                         1

Canton                               1