Not surprisingly, the Class A champs were heavyweights Alex Deir of Honeoye Falls-Lima in the boys race and Aisling Cuffe of Cornwall in the girls race. Deir led a 1-3-5 HF-L finish, but North Rockland had depth and won with 40 points.
Cody Stanton won the boys Class B event to help Jordan-Elbridge to team honors.
Honeoye Falls-Lima was a surprising winner over Queensbury in girls Class A, Canton captured Class B and Greenwich dominated Class C.
More cross country: Three-time defending Nike Cross National girls champion Fayetteville-Manlius put a perfect "15" on the board and won its division at the V-V-S Invitational. Molly Malone led F-M in 18:45.2, followed closely by Courtney Chapman (18:48). Katie Sischo, Jillian Fanning and Hannah Luber all hit the line in under 19:10.
F-M's boys won their division with 16 points.
Championship coach dies: Former Henninger basketball coach Joe Mazella, the school's assistant principal, died unexpectedly over the weekend at the age of 51.
He had worked at Henninger in a variety of roles for 27 years. He compiled a 245-78 record and left the sideline after his Black Knights won the NYSPHSAA Class A championship in 2002 following his sixth sectional championship.
He was noted for a robust sense of humor.
"He took his life, family, and job responsibilities seriously, but never himself," Bob Campese, who worked with Mazella for 22 years, told The Post-Standard.
