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Teammates Quinn Cerami and Landon Neal had quite the head-to-head battle in both the 55-meter dash and the 300 at Saturday's Plymouth State meet, ultimately helping lead Windham to a second-place finish as a team. In the 55, Cerami edged out Neal by .007 seconds to take first, but in the 300 Neal took first and edged out Cerami by .04 seconds.

BOSTON — Haverhill senior Jayla Kitchings beat a star-studded field to win the girls 55-meter hurdles Saturday at the All-State Meet at the Reggie Lewis Center.

Pentucket's Jack Clohisy took third in the 55 hurdles (8.14) and Methuen's Anthony Fortuna was third in the 600 (1:27.43) at the Last Chance To Qualify Track Meet. North Andover won the 4x55 shuttle hurdles (31.73).

Jack Clohisy shined for the Pentucket boys track and field team, taking first in the 55 hurdles in 7.98 to help the Sachems finish third at the Cape Ann League meet with 54 points. The Sachems starred on the relays, taking first in the 4x200 (1:37.46) and second in the 4x400 (3:41.56).

Ryan Dane won the 55 dash (6.74), was second in the long jump (20-0), third in the 300 (38.14) and ran on the winning 4x400 for Pinkerton in a New Hampshire multi-meet. Astro Matt Small won the high jump (6-0).

The Pinkerton team of Patrick Cotnoir, Ryan Dane, Conor Seleny and JR Rosario placed second in the 4x200 in 1:34.51 at the Dartmouth Relays. Also for the Astros, Adam Spencer was fourth in the 55 hurdles (7.84) and Joron Harrell was third in the triple jump (44-7.5). Pinkerton tied for eighth as a team (18 points).

The Methuen boys 4x400 relay team of Max Fotino, Eric Salvo, Roan Marcano and Stanley Hanci placed second at the Division 1 state relays with a time of 3:26.2. That time broke a 40-year-old Rangers record set in 1979 by Kevin Tarr, Jim Ventre, Pete O'Down and Chuck Hillard (3:27.2).

Adam Spencer won the 55 hurdles (7.84), was third in the 300 and ran on the winning 4x400 relay as Pinkerton (100 points) rolled to victory in a seven-team meet. Bedford was second with 51 points. Matt Small won the high jump (6-1) and the Astros took the 4x160 relay.

Junior Conor Seleny ouleaned teammate Adam Spencer to win the 55 hurdles for the first time, had a season-best time to take second in the 300 and ran a super last leg to lead his team to first in the 4x400 relay to pace Pinkerton's boys to first in a nine-team meet at UNH. Sophomore Patrick Cotnoir also had a big day, winning the 55 dash and placing in the 300 and long jump.

Central Catholic defeated every team in one of four all-league MVC meets, going 10-0. James Pothier led the way, winning the mile in 4:39.58 and finishing third in the 600, Dimetri Morris was first in the 55 hurdles and Central took first in the 4x400 relay. For North Andover (8-2), Brian Voke was first in the 1,000 and Trevor Nassar was secondin the 300 and on the winning 4x200 relay team along with Tyler Glendon, Luke Hardy and Jayden Rios. For Haverhill, Sean Glass was first in the 300 and second in the 55-meter dash.

According to Lawrence track and field coach Bill Meuse, sprinter Alez Suarez set the new school record in the 55 hurdles with a blazing time of 7.96. He came in third in a competitive field.

Newcoming sophomore Ryan Dane got on the podium three times as Pinkerton track beat out seven other teams to win a meet at UNH. The speedster took first in the 55 dash (6.84), second in the 300 (39.24), fourth as part of a leg in the 4x160 relay (1:17.84) and sixth in the long jump 18-8.75

The region picked up four medals at the boys' New England championships. Surprisingly, three were by New Hampshire athletes, who hadn't competed since their state meets four weeks ago.

Pinkerton had two individuals score with Adam Spencer grabbing a fourth in the 55-meter hurdles (7.73) and Jadyn Ruimwijk taking fifth in the 300 meters (35.14). Windham's Spenser Sawyer finished seventh in the 1,000 in 2:32.42.