Hometeam All-Stars: Winter 2009 - Worcester Telegram & Gazette

PAGECENTRAL MASS. HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS MAGAZINEWWW.TELEGRAM.COM/HOMETEAM4BOYS’ TRACKByron M. JonesWestboro HighJunior, MileJones, fresh off a cross-country seasonin which he won a Central Mass.title and was named a T&G SuperTeamer, continued his meteoric ascenton the indoor circuit for Westboro. Hewas runner-up to Hudson’s Conor Groganin the mile at the Central Mass.Division 1 Championships before reallyhitting his stride at that classic distancein Boston. Jones claimed first at theDivision 3 state meet in 4:30.57, and took seventh at theall-state meet in 4:23.01. He was sixth at the NewEnglands and came back the next weekend to notch animpressive 16th-place finish at the Nike Indoor Nationals,lowering his school record to 4:22.68. He is the son ofBruce and Regina Jones of Westboro.Conor MegeeNashoba RegionalSenior, 55 HurdlesWhat a terrific run it was for Megee, whowas a model of consistency during theseason’s biggest meets for Nashoba. Hewon the 55 hurdles at the Central Mass.Division 1 Championships in a meet-record7.8 seconds, and followed that up bysnaring first at the Division 4 state meet in7.76 seconds, good for a school record.Megee matched that time at the all-statemeet, which netted him third in an allseniorfinal. The 6-foot-2, 175-pounder has lettered in foursports for the Chieftains, and considers his most memorablemoment to be helping the indoor track team repeat as Division3 state champion this winter. An avid guitarist, Megeewill attend the University of Massachusetts. He is the son ofJim and Lori Megee of Stow.Bryan NelsonMillbury HighSenior, 300Dominate would best describe Nelson’sperformance at the CentralMass. Division 2 Championships. Hebested the field in the 300 by a resounding1.43 seconds, breaking the tapewith a first-rate time of 37.99. That wasthe best effort of the day regardless ofdivision and was Nelson’s most memorablesports moment. He went on to placefifth at the Division 4 state meet, loweringhis time to 37.11. In addition to indoor and outdoortrack, Nelson has also competed in golf and cross countryfor Millbury. This winter, he helped the unbeaten Woolieswin the SWCL East. Nelson will study mechanical engineeringat UMass-Lowell. He is the son of Paul and JackieNelson of Millbury.William LaryMurdock HighSenior, 1,000Lary has been running cross-country andtrack since his freshman year. All thosemiles paid off in a big way this winter. The145-pound Lary edged Nipmuc’s WilliamLucas by three one-hundredths of a secondto grab first place in the 1,000 at theCentral Mass. Division 2 Championships.He followed that up by finishing 11th at theDivision 4 state meet, his time of 2:48.46establishing a school record. Lary considersthat effort at the Reggie Lewis Center to be his mostmemorable sports moment. Lary, who also competed in theshot put, high jump and 2 mile, will graduate as a two-time,three-sport captain. Lary will attend Fitchburg State Collegewith the goal of someday becoming a teacher. He is the sonof Bill Lary of Winchendon.Patrick MullarkeyNipmuc RegionalSenior, MileWhen it comes to indoor track, Nipmuc’sMullarkey has proven he’scapable of going the distance, no matterthe number of laps. He was undefeatedin the 1,000, mile and 2 mile in SuburbanLeague competition before turningin a string of equally impressive performancesin the postseason. Mullarkeyplaced second in the mile (4:40.52) atthe Central Mass. Division 2 Championshipsbefore transitioning to the 2 mile. It was a smoothmove as he took fourth at the Division 4 state meet, fifth atthe all-state meet (a personal-best 9:31.27), and ninth atthe New Englands. Mullarkey plans to run in college buthas yet to settle on a school. He is the son of Ed and DebMullarkey of Mendon.Tunde OgunleyeFitchburg HighSenior, 300Ogunleye is the latest in a long line ofFitchburg runners who combine size,strength and speed into a winning package.Competing on his home track in theDoug Grutchfield Field House, the6-foot-1, 165-pound Ogunleye capturedthe 300 in 38 seconds at the CentralMass. Division 1 Championships. TheMid-Wach A champ lowered that time to37.5 while placing 15th in a rugged field atthe Division 1 state meet. Ogunleye, who came out for trackfor the first time last spring, considers doing well in his ReggieLewis Center debut to be his most memorable sportsmoment. Ogunleye also plays soccer for the Red Raiders,and has a career goal of working for the United Nations. Heis the son of Adebola Shonibare of Fitchburg.Cory LoomerSt. John’s HighJunior, 55It was arguably the most electrifyingrace of the day in a meet that didn’tlack for excitement. Loomer of St.John’s and Fitchburg senior DracarPayton were both timed in 6.6 secondsin the 55 at the Central Mass. Division 1Championships, the nod going toLoomer in a photo finish. Their timesnipped the four-year-old meet record byfive one-hundredths of a second. The6-foot, 185-pound Loomer followed that up by finishing10th at the Division 1 state meet, which sent an incredibleeight sprinters on to the all-state meet. Loomer considerswinning the 2004 Little League state title with Jesse Burkettto be his most memorable sports moment. He is theson of Wayne and Paula Loomer of Shrewsbury.Luke Doherty MunroHudson HighSenior, 600Ayear-round runner, Doherty Munroreally hit his stride during the indoorseason for Hudson. He won the 1,000 atthe Mid-Wach C Championships beforefinishing second to Leominster’s NicholasDelGiudice in the 600 (a school-record1:27.9) at the Central Mass. Division 1Championships. When the competitionshifted to the Reggie Lewis Center,Doherty Munro settled into the 1,000. Hewas second at the Division 4 state meet, fifth at the all-statemeet (a school-record 2:31.43), and sixth at the NewEnglands. Doherty Munro also was part of a first-place3,200 relay team that helped the defending championHawks finish second at the Division 4 state meet. He is theson of Alison Doherty and Stuart Munro of Hudson.Matt PerreaultLunenburg HighSenior, 600Talk about putting it all together at theright time. Perreault not only won the600 at the Division 4 state meet in1:25.56, but he did so while bringingdown a school record that had stood for22 years. Not surprisingly, he considersthat to be his most memorable sportsmoment. But there were plenty of otherhighlights this winter for the Lunenburgcaptain, including his win over defendingchampion Brett Haschig of Oakmont at the Central Mass.Division 2 Championships and a solid 15th-place finish atthe all-state meet. Although undecided about where he’llattend college, Perreault is interested in the writing andteaching fields. He is the son of Robert and Leslie Perreaultof Lunenburg.Andrew PiscitelliMillbury HighSenior, Shot PutPiscitelli dominated his field like no other area athlete this winter. He wasundefeated in dual meets for Millbury and won the shot put at the SWCLChampionships by unleashing a league- and school-record throw of 53feet, 11 inches. Piscitelli bettered the competition by more than eight feetwith an effort of 51 3 ⁄4 while defending his title at the Central Mass. Division2 Championships. He threw 52-6 to win the Division 4 state meet by morethan five feet before placing 13th at the all-state meet. The 6-foot-2,215-pounder heads into the outdoor season as the reigning CMass champin the shot put. Piscitelli is headed to the University of Rhode Island thisfall. He’s the son of John and Sandy Piscitelli of Millbury.Erik QuitzauBlackstone-Milville RegionalJunior, 55 HurdlesIt was definitely a breakout season for Quitzau. He scored a resoundingvictory in the 55-meter hurdles with a time of 8.25 seconds at the CentralMass. Division 2 Championships. Quitzau went on to place sixth at theDivision 4 state meet in 8.32. The 6-foot-2, 162-pound junior owns schoolrecords in the 50-yard and 55-meter hurdles, along with the high jump and800- and 1,600-meter relays. He considers his most memorable sportsmoment to be helping set the meet record in the 1,600 relay at the StateCoaches Relays at the Reggie Lewis Center in January. Quitzau also is amember of BMR’s soccer and outdoor track teams. He is the son of Pauland Karen Quitzau of Blackstone.