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Home Page   Local News   Local Sports   Community Calendar   Opinion   Editorials   Columns   Letters to the Editor   Archives   News Archives   Sports Archives	5-31-2007 CCS boys track takes second at sectionals By ERIC AHLQVIST Editor MORRISVILLE - Don Howard's final meet as the Cooperstown boys track coach didn't end in victory Saturday, but that doesn't mean it was a disappointment. "I'm ecstatic," Howard said after his team won six events at the Section Three Class C-1 meet. "We had a number of personal bests and great performances, it just happens Tully was not going to be beat on that day." Howard said Tully scored multiple points in almost every event, and although his team did all it could, they could not match Tully's depth. "We competed really, really well but Tully just kept scoring," Howard said. "Sometimes, you just have to tip your cap." Cooperstown senior Stephen Scrafford set a school record in the 1,600 meter run with a time of four minutes, 23.52 seconds. Scrafford broke the old record set by Josh Edmonds just last year. Scrafford also won the 3,200 and the 3,000 steeplechase that was Thursday. Scrafford will run in the 800 at the open qualifier at Cicero- North Syracuse on Thursday. Howard said Scrafford has two goals for the event, to set the school record and qualify for states. "If he does both, great," Howard said. "But I know he'd like to get one or the other." The Redskins had three other individual victories on Saturday, including Greg Sorin in the 100; Mike Croft in the 110 hurdles and Josh White in the pole vault. In addition, the 1,600 relay team of Ryan Huggins, Will Tirrell, Sorin and Brian Reis was also victorious. Croft, also a junior, took more than one second off his previous best time in winning the 100 hurdles, and was one of 12 Cooperstown athletes to turn in personal best performances. "Croft had the most improvement of anyone," Howard said. Junior Terrell Silvera finished second in the discus, throwing more than nine feet better than his previous best. Cooperstown won its first C-1 title ever last season, and has won the last six Center State Conference titles in a row under Howard, who has been the varsity head coach since 1972. "It has to end sometime, and I feel good about stepping away with the program in good shape and a good group of juniors coming back," Howard said. "I really love these seniors and they're a good class to go out with." Cooperstown athletic director Mike Cring said the job boys cross country job would be posted in November, and a successor would probably be named around January of next year.
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