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AA Boys' Long Jump Preview
The AA boys' long jump will be extremely competitive with a number of jumpers in the mix for the title. It'll come down to who jumps their best when it matters most. Last year, it came down to who had the better second best jump and it may be just as close this time around.
Salisbury Township's John Reichenbach is the top seed and the PA-AA#1 after a 23-5.5 to win the District 11 title last week. It may take a similar jump to take the title this year. Two other jumpers come in with leaps over 23 feet. Hopewell's Dantae Ranieri leapt 23-0 to take the WPIAL title. Then one of the biggest surprises of Districts Week came at D4, where Southern Columbia's Julian Fleming put down one of the best-ever jumps for a freshman. Can the ninth grader shine again on the biggest stage?
We also can't forget about the reigning champ in this event: Schuylkill Valley's Brendan Sparr. The junior hasn't hit the jumps that won him the state title, but that doesn't mean he can't come up big at Ship. Look for the defending champ to fight hard to keep his title.
Plenty of others will be in the mix for the win, including Palisades' Matt Siley, Dock Mennonite's Austin Kratz, New Brighton's Anthony Milliner, Saint Joseph's Catholic's Lance Hamilton, Bedford's Cleeford Sylne, and Brookville Area's Bryan Dworek.
Entries:
Event 614 Boys Long Jump AA (31)
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NFHS Record: 26-04.75 1989 James Stallworth, TulareHS, CA
PIAA Record: 24-03.50 1976 Russell Dickinson, Octorara 1
NFHS Hnr Rol: 24-00
21-06.00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 465 Reichenbach, John 11 Salisbury Twp 11 23-05.50 SQS
2 228 Ranieri, Dantae 11 Hopewell 07 23-00.00 SQS
3 514 Fleming, Julian 9 Sthn Columbia 04 23-00.00 SQS
4 381 Siley, Matt 12 Palisades 11 22-05.00 SQS
5 461 Hamilton, Lance 10 Saint Joseph 06 22-02.00 SQS
6 23 Sylne, Cleeford 12 Bedford 05 22-01.00 SQS
7 60 Dworek, Bryan 10 Brookville 09 22-01.00 SQS
8 109 Formica, Nate 12 Conemaugh Twp 05 21-11.00 SQS
9 151 Kratz, Austin 11 Dock Menn 01 21-10.75 SQS
10 183 Guandolo, Santino 11 Freedom Area 07 21-10.75 SQS
11 92 Dillow, Noah 11 Chestnut Rdg 05 21-10.75 SQS
12 563 Thomas, James 12 Union Area 07 21-10.25 SQS
13 382 Volak, Josh 10 Palisades 11 21-10.00 SQS
14 171 Mc Clair, Je' Vondrea 12 EL Meyers 02 21-09.50 SQS
15 476 Sparr, Brendan 11 Schuylkll Vly 03 21-08.75 SQS
16 330 Mack, Nafese 12 Motivation 12 21-08.00 SQS
17 347 Milliner, Anthony 12 New Brighton 07 21-08.00 SQS
18 580 Hosey, Dupree 12 Wellsboro 04 21-07.00 SQS
19 585 Clark, Jeremy 11 Wilmington 10 21-07.00 SQS
20 217 Nelson, Matt 12 Holy Cross 02 21-06.50 SQS
21 440 McQuown, Ryan 12 Reynolds 10 21-06.50 SQS
22 310 Williams, Keayon 12 Milton Area 04 21-06.50 SQS
23 548 Corklin, Brady 12 Titusville 10 21-06.25 SQS
24 369 Lauray, Greg 12 Notre Dame GP 11 21-06.25 SQS
25 581 Averett, Dajone 12 West Catholic 12 21-06.00 SQS
26 459 Walker, Adam 11 Riverview 07 21-05.25
27 404 Hite, Nick 12 Penn Cambria 06 21-04.75
28 59 Coffey, De-Angelo 10 Brookville 09 21-03.75
29 562 Meredith, Jacob 11 Tyrone Area 06 21-03.00
30 472 Jardine, Joe 11 Schuylkll Vly 03 20-11.00
31 591 Yeaih, Jones 12 World Comm 12 19-10.50