AAA Boys' 1600m Preview
We saw a terrific final stretch in last year's AAA 1600 meter final and we could get more of the same this season with a healthy amount of contenders and plenty of sleepers eager to throw themselves in the conversation.
Carlisle's Sam Affolder enters this race as the PA#1 after a 4:08.67 on his home track earlier this season. Though just a sophomore, Affolder has made quite an impact on the Pennsylvania distance scene, which he'll leave after this season. Affolder will be coming off the 3200 meters and that could affect his 1600 performance, however, and a number of guys are going to be opportunistic here. Isaac Kole, also of Carlisle, and Jesse Cruise of Cedar Crest make for a strong group of D3 entries in this stacked race.
Central Bucks South's Matthew Scarpill made a big statement at District 1, winning with a fantastic last 800 meters. That wicked kick will come in handy in this race. He enters the race as the top seed with plenty of confidence. Second to Scarpill at District 1 was OJR's Liam Conway. Conway took second in the mile at indoor states and ran a PA#3 4:13.45 this spring. CR North's Bryan Keller and Sam Earley, West Chester Rustin's Brandon Hontz, and Springfield-Delco's Liam Galligan are other strong entries from D1. Galligan is the lone returning medalist in the field from last, having placed fourth.
LaSalle's Evan Addison looked strong, taking the District 12 title in 4:17.40, despite some heat. He is expected to be among the leaders in this race. Also from District 12 is Roman Catholic's Sean Brown, who took second to Addison. Brown has a great kick, and if he's in the mix, he can't be counted out.
Abington Heights' Kyle Burke and Wallenpaupack's Tyler Wirth are a couple of District 2 runners with a good shot at the podium. Pottsville Area's Collin Ebling won a dramatic District 11 title and could be a factor this week. Look out for surprise WPIAL champ Le'Shawn Huff of New Castle, who will look to pull out another shocker.
Entries:
Event 704 Boys 1600 Meter Run AAA (30) Prelims
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NFHS Record: 3:59.51 2001 Alan Webb, RestonSoLakesHS, VA
PIAA Record: 4:07.32 2011 Drew Magaha, Upper Moreland 1
NFHS Hnr Rol: 4:14.00
4:24.22 SQS
Name Year School Seed relim Time
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1 97 Scarpill, Matthew 12 CB South 01 4:16.45 SQS
2 75 Affolder, Sam 10 Carlisle 03 4:16.51 SQS
3 84 Cruise, Jesse 12 Cedar Crest 03 4:16.68 SQS
4 435 Conway, Liam 11 OJ Roberts 01 4:16.89 SQS
5 317 Addison, Evan 11 La Salle Cllg 12 4:17.40 SQS
6 147 Keller, Bryan 12 CR North 01 4:18.01 SQS
7 610 Hontz, Brandon 12 WC Rustin 01 4:20.52 SQS
8 561 Galligan, Liam 12 Springfield 01 4:20.68 SQS
9 144 Earley, Sam 11 CR North 01 4:20.87 SQS
10 511 Brown, Sean 12 Roman Cath 12 4:22.18 SQS
11 77 Kole, Isaac 12 Carlisle 03 4:22.20 SQS
12 6 Burke, Kyle 11 Abington Hts 02 4:22.24 SQS
13 606 Smucker, Spencer 11 WC Henderson 01 4:22.54 SQS
14 599 Wirth, Tyler 10 Wallenpaupack 02 4:22.69 SQS
15 166 Jacobson, Patrick 12 Dallastown 03 4:22.70 SQS
16 575 Wing, Owen 12 State College 06 4:23.09 SQS
17 496 Ebling, Collin 11 Pottsville 11 4:23.52 SQS
18 558 Matsumura, Thomas 11 Sthrn Lehigh 11 4:23.54 SQS
19 313 Maxwell, Austin 12 Kennett 01 4:23.55 SQS
20 375 Macknair, Chayce 10 Mifflin Cnty 06 4:23.55 SQS
21 7 Uhranowsky, Dan 11 Abington Hts 02 4:23.62 SQS
22 602 Shields, Connor 10 Warwick 03 4:23.67 SQS
23 218 Ermold, Alexander 10 Gov Mifflin 03 4:23.74 SQS
24 249 Powell, Jonah 10 Grove City 10 4:23.88 SQS
25 394 Huff, Le'Shawn 11 New Castle 07 4:24.18 SQS
26 549 Snodgrass, Sam 11 So Fayette 07 4:24.34
27 480 Gatti, Joey 12 Pittsburgh CC 07 4:25.89
28 237 Binda, Cameron 10 Grnsbrg Salem 07 4:26.73
29 543 Strouse, Logan 10 Shikellamy 04 4:36.17
30 64 Caruso, Logan 11 Bradford Area 09 4:44.95