The SB Report: Boys XC Power Rankings Week #4

<p> &nbsp;</p> <div style="font-family: Arial,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <p style="text-align: center;"> <img src="http://cache.milesplit.com/user_files/83782/35421/bonsey_reportblog.png" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> This fall at MaineTrackXC we will feature &quot;The SB Report&quot;. &quot;The SB Report&quot; will feature&nbsp;power rankings of the top 10 girls &amp; boys teams, as well as individuals in the state. The author of the blog Sam Bonsey, has contributed to MaineTrackXC in the past and we are glad we can share his thoughts on the 2011 XC season. &nbsp;Bonsey is a former XC/track runner from Falmouth HS, and is currently a journalism student at the University of Maine. Check out his writing each week this fall.</p> </div>

 

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TEAM

1. Scarborough
Previous: 1
Last Meet: Home vs. Marshwood, Portland
Place: 1st
Scarborough cruised to an easy victory on their home course behind Nick Morris’ first place finish. The Red Storm head to Deering this Friday where they should go unchallenged.

2. Falmouth
Previous: 2
Last Meet: at Freeport
Place: 1st
The depth of this Falmouth team is absolutely ridiculous. Even without their number one runner, Tim Follo (who was out with a sickness), Falmouth managed to place eight runners in the top ten overall. Falmouth heads to Wells on Thursday where they should cruise to an easy victory.

3. Caribou
Previous: 3
Last Meet: Aroostook Invitational
Place: 1st
The Vikings dominated at the Aroostook Invitational as they placed five runners in the top eight overall. They will head to the Sectional Invitational this Saturday in Old Town.

 

 

INDIVIDUAL

1. Matt McClintock Madison
Previous: 1
Last Meet: at UMA
Place: 1st
Time: 16:17
McClintock defeated his Class C rival Chase Brown on the tough UMA course running a fantastic time of 16:17. McClintock has already clocked under 16 minutes for a 5k this year, so we will be expecting some very fast times from this kid as the season goes on.

2. Silas Eastman Fryeburg
Previous: 2
Last Meet: at Freeport
Place: 1st
Time: 16:36
Eastman’s time of 16:36 at Freeport was nearly a minute faster than the second place finisher. Expect Eastman to run a very fast time this week when Fryeburg heads to Cape Elizabeth.

3. Harlow Ladd Messalonskee
Previous: 3
Last Meet: at Messalonskee
Place: Idle
Time: Idle
Ladd rested last week. He has been the top runner in the KVAC this fall. He will receive a challenge from Bangor’s Jon Stanhope when Messalonskee heads to MCI this Friday.

4. Chase Brown Boothbay
Previous: 4
Last Meet: at UMA
Place: 2nd
Time: 16:59
Brown ran a fan time of 16:59 on the very tough UMA course. This was Brown’s first test against McClintock this year. Expect Brown to try to close the gap between himself and McClintock as the season goes on.

5. Tim Follo Falmouth
Previous: 5
Last Meet: at Freeport
Place: Idle
Time: Idle
Follo had a sickness last Friday which prevented him from racing. Expect Follo to recover and run a fast time on the Wells course this Thursday.