Briere, Croteau claim crowns
Northmen sophomore earns tie; Novan beats teammate
NARRAGANSETT – While the Woonsocket and Lincoln throwers were their usual stellar selves at the Brian Moretti Invitational Outdoor Championships at the Narragansett High oval on Saurday, North Smithfield sophomore Xavier Croteau stunned even himself.
The affable sprinter, after finishing the 100meter dash preliminaries in a four-place tie for ninth with a mediocre 11.80 clocking, knotted two others for the top spot in a terrific 11.20.
As expected, WHS senior Jared Briere captured his hammer specialty with a heave of 2009 (with classmate Dilyn Cote notching second, 193-4), but also placed fifth in the shot put (45-2 ½) in this precursor to the class and state meets.
No other Villa Novan won an event, though junior Johnathan Upshur took third (6-0) and sophomore Nick Iarussi (5-10) in the high jump; fellow 10thgrader Hezekiah Adeyeye fifth in the 400 (51.60); and classmate Manny Gomes sixth in the 110 high hurdles (16.10).
The quartet of Adeyeye, Gomes, Brendon Louis and Tarique Mauricio contributed another third in the 4 x 100 relay (45.80).
For the Lions, junior Garrett Doyle led the charge, placing first in the discus (146-3), runner-up in the shot (48-7) and sixth in the javelin (139-1), while classmate Evan Grivers managed third in the spear (142-7) and seventh in the put (43-9).
Cumberland junior Chris Choquette nailed down a Moretti title in the long jump (20-3 ½) and took fourth in the 110 hurdles (15.10). In the tightly-contested former event, Burrillville 11thgrader Nick Deering leaped 20-2 ¾ to claim a surprising fourth, yet he added a win in the triple jump (near season-best 42-1 ½).
Deering’s senior teammate, Jeff Pichie, reigned in the 3,000 (9:02.90), but barely outdueled Henricken junior Sean Meehan by .60. Pichie will be one of the favorites to rule at the state championships, though Clippers’ senior Ben Drezek may have something to say about that.
Another Bronco, Antonio Rua, took fifth in the 800 (2:04.70).
The Central Falls’ 4x400 relay team of Albagie Gai, Tyrique DaSilva, Rui Varela Sanches and Kevin Bujan closed with a fourth (3:58.80).
BRIAN MORETTI INVITATIONAL OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Narragansett High Team standings – 1. Hendricken 156; 2. Central 77; 3. Woonsocket 39; 4. Portsmouth 37; 5. La Salle 35; 6. North Kingstown 28; 7. (tie) Burrillville, Rogers 27; 9. (tie) Lincoln, Chariho 25; 11. Coventry 19; 12. Cumberland 17; 13. Barrington 14; 14. North Smithfield 13; 15. Westerly 12; 16. Johnston 8; (others) 19. (tie) Central Falls, Cranston West, Juanita Sanchez 4.
Area placements 100m dash – 1. (tie) Xavier Croteau (NS), Josh Pereira (CW), Ethan Pezzullo (H) 11.20. 400m – 5. Hezekiah Adeyeye (W) 51.60. 800m – 5. Antonio Rua (B) 2:04.70 3,000m – 1. Jeff Pichie (B) 9:02.90. 110m high hurdles – 4. Chris Choquette (CUMB) 15.10; 6. Manny Gomes (W) 15.60; 8. Noah Key (CUMB) 16.10. 300m intermediate hurdles – 6. Key (CUMB) 43.60. 4x100m relay – 3. Woonsocket (Adeyeye, Brendon Louis, Tarique Mauricio, Gomes) 45.80. 4x400m relay – 4. Central Falls (Albagie Gai, Tyrique DaSilva, Rui Varela Sanches, Kevin Bujan) 3:58.80; 5. North Smithfield (Quintyn Anderson, Raffi Manzo, Duncan Lanier, Cade Curran) 4:00.70. 4x800m relay – 6. Burrillville (Cam Charron, Andrew McClure, Kyle Rainville, Rua) 8:48.20; 7. Lincoln (Dan Crowley, Kiran Thakur, Evan Thompson, Kyle O’Hern) 8:54.40. Shot put – 2. Garrett Doyle (L) 48-7; 5. Jared Briere (W) 45-2 ½; 7. Evan Grivers (L) 43-9; 8. Nick Caulfield (CUMB) 43-8. Discus – 1. Doyle (L) 146-3; 6. T.C. Marsella (NS) 128-10. Javelin – 3. Grivers (L) 142-7; 6. Doyle (L) 139-1; 8. Ethan Prario (B) 133-8. Hammer throw – 1. Briere (W) 200-9; 2. Dilyn Cote (W) 193-4; 8. Matt Thibaudeau (L) 168-10. High jump – 3. Johnathan Upshur (W) 6-0; 4. Nick Iarussi (W) 5-10. Long jump – 1. Choquette (CUMB) 20-3 ¾; 4. Nick Deering (B) 20-2 ¾; 7. Upshur (W) 19-6 ¾. Triple jump – 1. Deering (B) 42-1 ½. Pole vault – 5. Arthur Rossi (CUMB) 9-6.
Harlan, Andrews keep winning
CUMBERLAND – Woonsocket High star senior sprinter Quinn Harlan didn’t compete at the Northern Division Championships on Wednesday, but more than made up for it with a splendid outing at the Cumberland Invitational Outdoor Championships at Tucker Field on Saturday.
Harlan swept the 100-meter dash (12.50) and long jump (16-7.50), crushing East Greenwich freshman Faye Preston in the former finals by .60, but edged Cumberland senior Julianne Ross in the latter by a mere two inches.
Lincoln senior Sam Andrews produced two more triumphs in the discus (123-3) and javelin (99-3), then posted fifth in the hammer toss (154-7).
Mount St. Charles assembled several superb outings, as junior Paige Fitzpatrick snared the 300 low hurdles (50.10); senior Marina Schmid placed third in the 110 low hurdles (16.90) and sixth in the triple jump; and sophomore Eileen Whalen third in the 400 (1:00.10).
MSC senior Hannah Tousignant just missed scoring in the same event (1:01.90), finishing seventh a scant 1.8 ticks behind her teammate.
The Mounties’ foursome of Fitzpatrick, Whalen, Schmid and Tousignant tied Mount Pleasant for sixth in the 4x100 relay.
Cumberland, which didn’t have many of its best athletes compete to rest them for more important, upcoming meets, nevertheless ruled the 4 x 800 relay, as senior Colleen Enestvedt, junior Grace Henson, senior Julia Dempsey and freshman Adah Anderson hustled to a 10:08.60 clocking. That happened to be nearly 22 seconds ahead of runner-up Scituate.
Burrillville sophomore Aliza Richard not only won gold in the 3,000 (10:46.70), but also joined Sabrina Charron, Aleice Harmon and Alyssa Vitiello on the third-place 4x800 relay (10:38.60).
Charron and Vitiello also combined with Morgan Bassett and Kariana Roman on the 4x400 relay to earn the same finish.
Broncos’ frosh Karlee Cournoyer continued to amaze older competitors after placing third in the triple jump (338), just an inch-and-a-half ahead of No. 4 Ross. In addition, she mustered sixth in the long jump (15-11).
The Novans’ Gabriela Ribeiro contributed a third in the discus (103-0) and a seventh in the javelin (85-2).
CUMBERLAND INVITATIONAL OUTDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS
At Tucker Field Team standings – 1. North Kingstown 58.5; 2. Barrington 56; 3. (tie) Bay View, La Salle 43; 5. East Greenwich 40; 6. Mount Pleasant 33.5; 7. Portsmouth 32; 8. (tie) Burrillville, Smithfield 31; 10. Woonsocket 29; 11. Lincoln 26; 12. Mount St. Charles 23.5; 13. Cumberland 22; 14. Pilgrim 14; 15. (tie) Scituate, Rogers 12; (others) 26. North Smithfield 2.
Area placements 100m dash – 1. Quinn Harlan (W) 12.50. 400m – 3. Eileen Whalen (MSC) 1:00.10; 7. Hannah Tousignant (MSC) 1:01.90. 800m – 7. Haley Howarth (SRA) 2:28.00. 3,000m – 1. Aliza Richard (B) 10:46.70. 100m high hurdles – 3. Marina Schmid (MSC) 16.90; 6. Alissiana Folco (W) 17.40. 300m low hurdles – 1. Paige Fitzpatrick (MSC) 50.10; 7. Shakira DePina (CUMB) 52.60. 4x100m relay – 6. (tie) MSC (Fitzpatrick, Whalen, Schmid, Tousignant), Mount Pleasant 53.00. 4x400m relay – 3. Burrillville (Sabrina Charron, Morgan Bassett, Kariana Roman, Alyssa Vitiello) 4:34.20; 5. North Smithfield (Kambry Hansen, Rita Marcotte, Victoria Thurley, Ali Boutelle) 4:45.70. 4x800m relay – 1. Cumberland (Colleen Enestvedt, Grace Henson, Julia Dempsey, Adah Anderson) 10:08.60; 3. Burrillville (Charron, Aleice Harmon, Richard, Vitiello) 10:38.60; 4. Lincoln (Sam Leal, Sarah Fellingham, Abigail O’Hern, Julia Heroux) 10:45.00. High jump – 5. MaryAnn Carr (W) 4-7; 8. (tie) Rebecca Brierly (L) 4-5. Long jump – 1. Harlan (W) 16-7 ½; 2. Julianne Ross (CUMB) 16-5 ½; 6. Karlee Cournoyer (B) 15-11. Triple jump – 3. Cournoyer (B) 33-8; 4. Ross (CUMB) 33-6 ½; 6. Schmid (MSC) 32-11; 7. Fitzpatrick (MSC) 32-5. Discus – 1. Sam Andrews (L) 123-3; 3. Gabriela Ribeiro (W) 103-0. Hammer throw – 5. S. Andrews (L) 154-7; 8. Maggie Tarmey (L) 137-9. Javelin – 1. S. Andrews (L) 99-3; 5. Sam Prario (B) 88-0; 7. Ribeiro (W) 85-2.