Taconic Girls, Boys Each Earn Pair of Wins in Lee
LEE, Mass. -- Ahliya Phillips and Jacob Paris each finished first, and the Taconic girls and boys cross country teams each picked up a pair of dual meet wins on Wednesday at Lee High.
Phillips, a sophomore, won the girls race with a time of 23 minutes, 18.26 seconds, 47 seconds ahead of runner-up Olivia Johnson of the host Wildcats (24:05.58).
Phillips was joined by teammates Julia Latura, Lilia Ribero, Ella Ives, Lily Powell and Calie Champoux in the top 10 at the meet, attended by four schools.
As a team, Taconic’s girls beat Lee and Hoosac Valley.
The Hurricanes picked up a dual meet win on the girls side, where they topped Mount Everett behind a ninth-place finish by Hannah Walsh (25:04.82.
The Eagles were led by Carly Duval, who placed 18th in 26:54.27.
On the boys side, Mount Everett won a dual match against Hoosac Valley. Grayson Duval led the way with a 13th-place finish in 20:26.60.
The Hurricanes’ Justin Levesque finished third in 18:46.49.
Levesque was the lone non-Taconic runner to finish in the top seven.
Behind winner Paris (17:57.98), Chris Adams was second in 18:31.94. Thomas Rabasco, Mike LaFrenriere, Nolan Smith and Nate Benz finished fourth through seventh, respectively.
Lee’s Zach Bianco was eighth overall in 19:33.26.
Complete individual results available here.
Girls Team Scores
Taconic 27, Lee 37
Taconic 18, Hoosac Valley 41
Hoosac Valley 15, Mount Everett 50
Boys Team Scores
Taconic 15, Lee 49
Taconic 21, Hoosac Valley 45
Mount Everett 21, Hoosac Valley 35
Girls Top 20
Ahliya Phillips, Tac, 23:18.26; 2. Olivia Johnson, Lee, 24:05.58; 3. Julia Latura, Tac, 24:14.10; 4. Brianna Kelly, Lee, 24:14.89; 5. Jackie Case, HV, 24:49.04; 6. Lila Ribero, Tac, 24:54.81; 7. Ella Ives, Tac, 24:55.23; 8. Lily Powell, Tac, 24:55.84; 9. Hannah Walsh, HV, 25:04.82; 10. Calie Champoux, Tac, 25:27.27; 11. Heather Dennis, Lee, 25:38.62; 12. Emily Holian, Lee, 25:48.68; 13. Alyssa Garabedian, HV, 26:05.34; 14. Taylor Garabedian, HV, 26:21.54; 15. Audrey Harrington, 26:31.49; 16. Averie McGrath, 26:46.00; 17. Lauren Davis, HV, 26:53.66; 18. Carly Duval, ME, 26:54.27; 19. Rayanna Therrien, HV, 26:57.90; 20. Ava Lopez, Lee, 27.07.14.
Boys Top 20
Jacob Paris, Tac, 17:57.98; 2. Chris Adams, Tac, 18:31.94; 3. Justin Levesque, HV, 18:46.49; 4. Thomas Rabasco, 19:09.31; 5. Mike Lafrenierre, Tac, 19:24.55; 6. Nolan Smith, Tac, 19:28.54; 7. Nate Benz, Tac, 19:28.63; 8. Zach Bianco, Lee, 19:33.26; 9. Ethan Millette, Tac, 19:35.44; 10. Cam Bencivenga, Tac, 19:35.96; 11. Owen McNeil, Tac, 20:04.80; 12. Daniel Snow, Lee, 20:14.49; 13. Grayson Duval, ME, 20:26.60; 14. Jeff Crosier, Tac, 20:33.85; 15. Garrett Roche, Lee, 20:35.33; 16. Alex Pierce, Tac, 20:42.68; 17. Aiden O’Mara, Tac, 20;52.76; 18. Ben Cooper, Lee, 20:53.51; 19. Nick Trapani, Tac, 21:07.81; 20. Max Pierce, Tac, 21:08.44.