ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth boys and George Stevens Academy girls headlined a dominant day for Hancock County runners with team wins at Friday’s meet at Washington Academy in East Machias.On the boys’ side, Ellsworth accounted for nine of the top-20 runners. Matt Shea finished fourth with a time of 18 minutes, 57.87 seconds to lead the way, and Matt Frost (seventh), Mark Berry (ninth) and Nicholas Cormier (10th) joined him in the top 10.Deer Isle-Stonington’s Brendan Penfold won the race with a time of 17:12.17. Sumner’s Luke Barnes finished fifth with a time of 19:02.55, and GSA’s Isaac Wardwell claimed 11th by finishing in 20:21.10.GSA’s girls’ team celebrated the return of Mary Richardson, who missed the previous meet in Bucksport because of an injury. Richardson took second place behind teammate Eliza Broughton, whose time of 21:08.35 marked her third win this season.This is placeholder textThis is placeholder textEllsworth’s Trinity Montigny claimed third on the girls’ side, finishing 13.25 seconds behind Richardson and nearly three minutes ahead of fourth-place teammate Emma McKechnie. For Sumner, Skye Howard finished 12th with a time of 27:13.38.Below is a list of the top-20 finishers and all team scores for both the boys’ and girls’ events.Boys’ individualBrendan Penfold, Deer Isle-Stonington, 17:12.17Matyas Nachtigall, Washington Academy, 17:44.11Addison Cote, Calais, 18:38.59Matt Shea, Ellsworth, 18:57.87Luke Barnes, Sumner, 19:02.55Holden Clapp, Searsport, 19:06.55Matt Frost, Ellsworth, 19:16.27Justice Bassett, Calais, 19:24.77Mark Berry, Ellsworth, 19:49.36Nicholas Cormier, Ellsworth, 19:56.95Isaac Wardwell, George Stevens Academy, 20:21.10Bryce Carter, Ellsworth, 20:33.07Max Mattson, GSA, 20:59.77Ian Renwick, GSA, 21:05.58Nyahm Wolf, GSA, 21:09.38Calvin Nelson, Ellsworth, 21:09.51Atticus Deeny, Ellsworth, 21:21.28Vianney Cambier, Ellsworth, 21:21.83Benton Bird, Ellsworth, 21:40.72Cody Pellerin, Calais, 21:46.25Boys’ team scoresEllsworth, 37GSA, 70Calais, 78Washington Academy, 110Searsport, 124Bucksport, 146Sumner, 148Girls’ individualEliza Broughton, GSA, 21 minutes, 8.35 secondsMary Richardson, GSA, 21:34.74Trinity Montigny, Ellsworth, 21:47.99Emma McKechnie, Ellsworth, 24:32.71Grace Broughton, GSA, 25:22.02Mazie Smallidge, GSA, 25:36.47Susanna Jakub, GSA, 25:52.28Elizabeth Bitar, Calais, 25:53.95Jenna Eldridge, GSA, 26:21.55Miriam Nelson, Ellsworth, 26:31.22Josie Czuj, GSA, 27:12.53Skye Howard, Sumner, 27:13.38Kristen Moseley, Ellsworth, 27:31.77Jordan Finley, Washington Academy, 30:24.01Sophia McVicar, Calais, 30:31.81Abby Mazgaj, Ellsworth, 30:34.51Chelsea Lounder, Ellsworth, 32:18.75Ariel Larrabee, DI-S, 34:05.60Emma Plummer, DI-S, 34:08.84Shaelea Perkins, Washington Academy, 34:33.93Girls’ team scoresGSA, 21Ellsworth, 39
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