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Central Catholic Raiders Boys Track and Field '10

Sat, May 08, 2010 10:00 AM @ Andover
Team Final
at Andover 99
Central Catholic 52
North Andover 34
Methuen 8

Super Nova steals the show

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Saturday, May, 08 By Michael Muldoon
Staff writer

ANDOVER — The order of the Andover 4x100 runners on the results sheet was inaccurate.
Francis Nova made sure to make the correction.
“No, McConnell ran fourth,’’ emphasized the Lawrence High senior.
Who can blame him for wanting to get it right? After all, it’s not often somebody beats Andover great Christopher McConnell, the three-time indoor All-State 55 meter champion.
McConnell got him in the 100 meters (10.97-11.00) but Nova’s brilliant anchor leg against McConnell gave the Lancers a thrilling 4x100 win (43.13-43.38).
Nova was the MVP and Andover won the boys team title and the combined scoring crown at the 50th Collins-McIntyre Andover Boosters Invitational.
It was quite a day for the Westfield State football/track recruit, who also soared 22-8 3/4 to capture the long jump, an event he’s only done four times in his life.
Of the relay showdown, Nova said, “At the handoff, we were neck and neck. I love to run with him. It brings out the best in me. He drives me to push myself. I just want to win.’’
This won’t be the last time the relay teams meet. Andover still has the area’s season best time (42.97) while Cuesta and Nova led the Blue and White to the area record with a 42.73 last spring.
Nova said winning is always nice, but the best part is sharing it with his teammates.
It’s quite a foursome, including area all-time leader Francesco Cuesta, who won the 200 (22.29), 200 runner-up Jean Zorilla (22.81) and Cristian Reyes.
Nova the novice looked like an old pro in the long jump, breaking Eric Diaz’s 6-year-old school record (22-6) and moving to 13th in the area’s all-time rankings.
Mighty impressive for somebody who only did the event because the Lancers were shorthanded in the event early in the season.
“I was surprised,’’ he said of the record-setter. “I didn’t know I could do it. My coach (former Andover star Mike Marcinonis) said just run and jump. I was just proud.’’
He had a 21-7 on his first jump, a 20-8 on the second then the record leap.
Nova, who won the All-State 300 title in the winter, still wants to beat McConnell in the 100.
“He’s beat me quite a few times,’’ he said with a laugh. “I was gaining little by little in the 100. Damn, I’m ticked he beat me.’’

Game Statistics:


50th annual Andover Boosters Boys
Boys team scores (18 teams): 1. Andover 99, 2. Reading 69, 3. Central Catholic 52, 4. Lawrence 46, 5.tie North Andover 34, 15. Methuen 8, 17. Haverhill 2
Combined scores (20 teams): 1. Andover 165, 2. Central Catholic 103, 3. Newton South 93; 7. North Andover 58, 10. Lawrence 46, 13. Haverhill 35, 19. Methuen 8
MVP: Francis Nova, Lawrence
Winners/area placers:
100: 1. Christopher McConnell (And) 10.97, 2. Francis Nova (Law) 11.00,
4. Byung Cha (NA) 11.39, 5. Jayson Martin (CC) 11.45; 200: 1. Francesco
Cuesta (Law) 22.29, 2. Jean Zorilla (Law) 22.81; 400: 1. John Tuttle
(Reading) 51.08, 2. Kerrick Stevens (And) 51.09, 4. Connor O’Neill
(And) 51.65; 800: 1. Clint Burns (W-H) 1:53.43, 2. Adam Vetere (And)
1:56.30, 3. Darryl Varney (NA) 1:56.68; Mile: 1. Nick Schumacher (And)
4:28.97, 4. Will Ossoff (And) 4:30.42; Freshman-sophomore mile: 1. Robert
Massey (Chelms) 4:32.30, 4. Mike McNaughton (Hav) 4:41.98, 6. Michael
Maldari (And) 4:42.75; 2-mile: 1. Steve Sollowin (Weymouth) 9:31.68, 6.
Simon Voorhees (And) 9:43.06

110 hurdles: 1. Matt Horan (Chelms) 15.47, 2. Chris Chu (And) 15.60;
400 hurdles: 1. Peter Finnigan (Reading) 55.11; Pole vault: cancelled;
Shot put: 1. Zac Borrelli (CC) 50-6, 2. Dan Cormier (Meth) 46-7 3/4, 5.
Andrew Ladd (And) 44-7 1/2, 6. Shawn Fournier (CC) 44-5 1/4; Javelin: 1.
Francis Schaufenbil (CC) 160-10, 4. Tim Duffy (And) 148-2; Discus: 1.
Zack Lattrell (CC) 147-2, 2. Zac Borrelli (CC) 146-11, 6. Dylan Lurvey
(NA) 122-0; High jump: 1. Andrew Bernardin (NA) 6-2; 4. Andrew Osborne
(And) 5-10, 5. John Hufziger (NA) 5-10; Long jump: 1. Francis Nova
(Law) 22-8 3/4, 2. Osborne (And) 21-2 1/4; Triple jump: 1. Allan Marcus
(NA) 42-5; 5. Josh Hicks (Hav) 41-3, 6. Eric Riedel (NA) 41-3

4x100: 1. Lawrence (Zorilla, Cuesta, Cristian Reyes, Nova) 43.13; 2.
Andover (Patrick Farnham, Osborne, Troy Cayon, McConnell) 43.38, 3.
Central (Luis Penzo, Trae Musumurra, Brandon Lamphier, Martin) 44.35;
4x400: 1. Andover (Stevens, O’Neill, Brian Knapp, Cayon) 3:28.47, 5.
Central (Mike Vitulli, Dylan Smith, Patrick Murphy, Chris Wilbar)
3:35.29; 4x800: 1. Andover (Scott Waller, A. Vetere, Voorhees, Chris
Goodwin) 8:12.53; 6. Central (Kevin Soucey, Francisco Mota, Sean
Murphy, Nate Webber) 8:31.25
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