Huntington Boys’ Track Continues to Roll
The Huntington and Harborfields boys’ track and field teams engaged in an undefeated showdown on the Blue Devil Stadium track and when it was over, the home team still had a spotless record, winning the exciting meet 70-62.
Harborfields had outscored Huntington by a dozen points during the winter indoor season to capture the league title. “So we were out for some revenge,” said Blue Devil coach Ron Wilson good-naturedly.
A nice crowd turned out for the battle, including many alumni. Aaron Johnson (Class of 1993), Jovan Hairston (‘04) and Ian Belanger (‘05) as well as former longtime Huntington track coach Mike Gribbin, who coached Wilson at the school in the 1990’s.
“Both teams put on a spectacular show beating their personal bests,” Wilson said. Fritz Barreau finished first in discus with a throw of 141'2, which was his best throw of the year. Dale Stewart of Harborfields boasted a jump of 42 feet and one-half inch in the triple jump which was his best of the spring. Huntington’s Brian Cotter ran the mile in 4:48 while Josh Daves sprinted 100m in 11.3 seconds. Former Blue Devil Jamal Johnson coasted to first in the 200m dash in 22.6 seconds for the Tornadoes.
“This meet came down to the relays,” Wilson said. Harborfields had to win all three relays to maintain their undefeated season. They won the 4 x 800m relay with ease. Huntington gave the 4 x 400m relay its all but was nipped at the finish line.
“It came down to the 4 x 100m relay,” Wilson said. “Even though we have one of the best 4 x 100m relay teams on the Island, we were still a bit nervous. We took the lead with our lead runner Josh Daves and held on to it for the win with anchor Quillian Respass crossing the finishing line in first in 44.0 seconds.”
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