AAA Boys' Javelin Throw Preview
Similar to the AA boys, there are any number of throwers that could come out on top in what should be a hotly contested AAA boys javelin.
The top seed entering the weekend is Nazareth Area's Collin Burkhart, who threw 203-08 to win the District 11 title last week. He's improved in leaps and bounds this season and has made himself a major contender for the state title in the javelin.
The top-ranked AAA boy in the state is Northern's Chris Barrett. He threw 204-7 at the Ship Invite in April. Now he returns to the all weather runway looking for a similar performance to that. Barrett was second in District 3 to Hershey's Mark Suminski, who also has a season best over 200 feet. He threw 200-9 to win the district crown at Ship, and he'll be a major contender this weekend, too.
No shortage of boys are on the cusp of 200 feet, a distance it will likely take to win the state title this weekend, and that will make it interesting. Pocono Mountain East's Andrew Altemose threw a PR of 198-7 for second in D11. Third in D11 was Lucas Souders of Whitehall, who also PR'd with a toss of 195-2.
Coatesville's Ricky Ortega, the District 1 champ, threw 195-10 for that victory. He'll be in the mix for the win, as well as crucial team points in the javelin. Tunkhannock freshman Matt Prebola unleashed a huge PR of 192-10 to win the District 2 title. He enters the weekend as the nation's No. 1 ranked ninth grader. Shikellamy's Aaron Keeler tossed 191-10 to win the District 4 title, and should be a factor this weekend, too.
Bangor Area's Eric Lyon and Honesdale's Joey Scarfalloto will also be in contention in this incredibly deep AAA javelin field.
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Event 718 Boys Javelin Throw AAA
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NFHS Record: 246-09 2012 Billy Stanley, South Park HS, PA
PIAA Record: 246-09 2012 Billy Stanley, South Park 07
NFHS Hnr Rol: 190-00
178-00 SQS
Name Year School Seed Mark Finals
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1 401 Burkhart, Collin 10 Nazareth Area 11 203-08 SQS
2 299 Suminski, Mark 12 Hershey 03 200-09 SQS
3 513 Altemose, Andrew 11 Pocono Mtn E 11 198-07 SQS
4 143 Ortega, Ricky 11 Coatesville 01 195-10 SQS
5 675 Souders, Lucas 11 Whitehall 11 195-02 SQS
6 444 Barrett, Chris 12 Northern 03 192-11 SQS
7 620 Prebola, Matt 9 Tunkhannock 02 192-10 SQS
8 573 Keeler, Aaron 12 Shikellamy 04 191-10 SQS
9 21 Lyon, Eric 12 Bangor Area 11 188-05 SQS
10 303 Scarfalloto, Joey 11 Honesdale 02 188-01 SQS
11 145 Young, Aaron 12 Coatesville 01 187-09 SQS
12 470 Gibson, Joshua 11 Penn Manor 03 186-01 SQS
13 671 Radonovich, Ben 12 West Perry 03 185-07 SQS
14 199 Nauman, Brenden 12 Elco 03 184-05 SQS
15 228 Stout, Michael 12 Exeter Twp 03 182-03 SQS
16 640 Stroup, Chalmers 12 Upper Perk 01 181-01 SQS
17 281 Campbell, Scott 11 Hazleton Area 02 180-03 SQS
18 22 Nittoli, Nicholas 12 Bangor Area 11 179-05 SQS
19 362 Tate, Devon 12 Lower Merion 01 177-00
20 5 Folcarelli, Michael 12 Altoona Area 06 177-00
21 286 Boord, Jacob 11 Hempfield 07 172-07
22 426 LeConey, Sean 12 North Penn 01 172-01
23 619 Clutter, Brent 11 Trinity 07 171-07
24 549 Park, Adam 12 Saint Marys 09 166-03
25 152 Sapola, Cameron 12 Connellsville 07 165-09
26 587 Northcott, Sean 12 Slippery Rock 10 165-02
27 34 Orzechowski, Scott 10 Bethel Park 07 153-06
28 327 Beavers, Derek 12 LaSalle Cllg 12 146-05
29 229 Dombrowski, Tyler 11 Father Judge 12 143-06