John Davis, Erik Born, Alex Baillargeon and Robbie Preston all had first-place finishes for the Westbrook boys track team at Saturday’s meet against South Portland, Thornton Academy and Marshwood, but the Blue Blazes didn’t have enough to get by the Trojans or the Red Riots.
Thornton won the meet with 116 points, while South Portland was second with 112. Westbrook followed with 74 points and Marshwood was fourth with 20.
Davis won the senior 600 with a time of 1:30.00. Baillargeon took first in both the open 400 (55.60) and the intermediate 45 hurdles (6.00). Born, meanwhile, was first in the senior 45 hurdles (6.00) and finished second in the high jump. The Blazes also got a pair of first-place finishes from Preston, who won the intermediate 40 (4.90) and the intermediate 300 (36.80).
In addition, the Westbrook boys won the intermediate 4 x 210 relay with a time of 1:42.30.
The girls didn’t fare quite as well against the same teams earlier in the day. The Lady Blazes finished fourth with 27 points behind TA (158.5), South Portland (57.5) and Marshwood (36).
Strong performances came from EmJay Williams, who was second in the senior 40 (5.70); Jen Robertson, who was third in the senior 800 (2:48.30); and Jill Bernier, who was second in the shot put (28-02). The Blazes had a third-place showing in the senior 4 x 210 relay (2:16.20).
In a separate girls meet at the Expo, Gorham (72 points) finished seven points behind first place Biddeford (79), while Cheverus was third with 42.
The Rams were led by Alyson Fearon, who broke the tape in the junior 40 (5.50) and the junior 200 (29.50). Johannah O’Malley (senior 400), Leigh Maniscalco (open 300) and Megan Hamilton (open two mile) also won individual events.
The Gorham boys also finished second (86 points) behind first-place Biddeford (105). Cheverus was third with 30.
Justin Villacci was the big winner for the Rams. He took the top spot in three events: the open high jump (5-10), the intermediate 40 (4.80) and the open 200 (25.70). Isaac Pease added a first-place showing in the junior 300 (38.10).
Both the Bonny Eagle boys and girls teams won their meets. The Lady Scots finished with 99.5 points to easily beat out Windham (75.5) and McCauley (22).
Kristen Adams and Bridget Ferry each won a pair of events. Adams was first in the senior 40 (5.30) and the senior 200 (28.30), while Ferry won the junior 45 hurdles (7.20) and the open 300 (44.20).
The boys beat Windham easily, 146-58. Ben Roy (senior 300, senior 45 hurdles, open shot put), Justin Denney (intermediate 40, intermediate 300) and Shawn Smith (open high jump, intermediate 600) were all multiple winners for the Scots.
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