The SB Report: The Big Three Award (Male)

2011 SB Report Boys Power Rankings
Sam Bonsey
<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>

The SB Report: The Big Three Award (Male)

 

The Big Three Award is given to the best trio in the state of Maine

 

When Danny Ainge brought in Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett in the summer of 2007, the Celtics instantly became the most popular team in the NBA. The Celtics jumped right out of the gate as they won 30 of their first 34 games behind the brilliance of Pierce, Allen, and Garnett. The reason why I chose to write about THIS big three and not the recent is because all three players meshed together. Ray Allen is the shooting specialist who will go down as maybe the greatest shooter ever in the NBA. Garnett is the crafty low post scorer who will certainly make the Hall of Fame when he is done, and then you have Paul Pierce who can shoot, pass, and slash to the basket. The thing that really sets them apart from the other big three is that they know their role. The three all met in the summer before their championship run to make a compromise. They all realized that the number of shots that they’d take would go down, and they accepted their roles to make a championship team.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the winner is........

 

 

 

Falmouth- Tim Follo, Thomas Edmonds, Jay Lesser

 

The Falmouth trio consisting of Tim Follo, Thomas Edmonds, and Jay Lesser helped the Yachtsmen win their first state championship since 2002. Tim Follo led the charge for Falmouth this fall as we saw him bring his talents to another level. Follo is a big time racer, and it showed at the state meet as he nabbed the runner up spot, and last week at the New England Championships where he placed 11th overall. It was a great way to end a brilliant xc career at Falmouth for him. Thomas Edmonds and Jay Lesser each had great years for the Yachtsmen as well. Both runners earned All-WMC honors along with Follo. With Follo and Edmonds graduating this year, it will be Jay Lesser's time to shine next fall as he hopes to lead the Yachtsmen to another state title.

 

 

  1. Scarborough- Nick Morris, Ian Morris, Robby Hall

  2. Caribou- Ron Lund, Caleb Chapman, Ryan Washington

  3. NYA- Cam Regan, Evan Kendall, Alex Coffin

  4. Wayneflete- Abshir Horor, Abukar Adan, Josh Espy