Southwick’s Chris Roy runs uphill during the first mile of the 2.75 mile cross country course during yesterday’s meet with Gateway at the Littleville Dam. Roy went on to finish first in the boys division with a time of 17:20. (Photo by Frederick Gore)
HUNTINGTON – The Gateway Regional High School boys’ cross country team got the best of Southwick-Tolland, nipping the visiting Rams 28-29 Tuesday.
Gateway managed to grab six of the top 10 finishes, and were led by runner-up Chris Hanchuk, who finished in 17:23. The Gators swept fifth through ninth with Kyle Bessette completing the race in 18:41. He was followed by fellow teammates Dave Britland (18:1), Joe Jones (20:07), Brandon Daniels (20:08), and Adam Rioux (20:14).
Southwick’s Chris Roy claimed the top spot in 17:20. Juan Fuentes and Jared Demaio were third (18:29) and fourth (18:36), respectively, for the Rams, and Tyler Belisle was 10th in 20:49.
Minnechaug 25, Westfield 33
Westfield’s Ben Doiron won the race in 15:54 at Stanley Park, besting runner-up Sam Conway, of Minnechaug (16:01).
Cheyenne Grabiec (4th, 16:51), Gabe Piepergerdes (7th, 17:50), and Colin Irujo (8th, 18:00) also managed to crack the top 10 for the Bombers.
