Plymouth's Anthony LeMerise won
the 400-meter dash in 51.4 seconds. (photo by Ed Wright)
Plymouth is king of the South after
sprinting past Livonia Franklin, 83-54
BY ED WRIGHT
May 12,
2010, 11:15 p.m.
Tuesday's crucial KLAA South
Division dual meet between Plymouth was moved to Wednesday due to heavy
rain.
It turns out the move only delayed the inevitable -- a
division-reigning peformance by the Wildcats.
Under the guidance of first-year coach Jon Mikosz, Plymouth won
its first-ever South Division crown when it won handily over previously
unbeaten Livonia Franklin, 83-54, at the PCEP junior varsity track.
The Wildcats got off to a roaring start in the field events,
winning all but the discus. The Patriots drew close toward the middle
of the meet before the 'Cats ran away with the win by taking first
place in six of the final eight events.
The Wildcats' clinching late-meet effort was fueled by sweeps in
the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Joe Porcari won the mile in 4:34.15
while Matt Neumann took the two-mile in 10:02.6.
Mikosz said one of the keys to the one-sided win was his team's
one-two finish in the 400, which was won by Anthony LeMerise, who
finish 1.4 seconds ahead of runner-up teammate Pawan Dhaliwal.
Dhaliwal won the high jump with a leap of 5-10 while Grant
Senkbeil and Kyle Brindza earned first-place points in the pole vault
and shot put, respectively.
LIVONIA FRANKLIN 54
Wednesday, May 12, at PCEP JV Stadium
LONG JUMP: 1. Ruffin (P), 19
feet, 9.5 inches; 2. Banks (LF), 19-5; 3. Tarnich (LF), 19-0.
HIGH JUMP: 1. Pawan Dhaliwal
(P), 5-10; 2. Sharp (LF), 5-6; 3. Jay Woolfork (LF), 5-6.
POLE VAULT: 1. Grant Senkbeil
(P), 12-6; 2. Joe Bockstanz (P), 11-11; 3. Kaplan (LF), 11-11.
SHOT PUT: 1. Kyle Brindza (P),
46-5; 2. McAuliffe (LF), 44-9; 3. Jay Woolfork (LF), 44-8.
DISCUS: 1. Nate Coleman (LF),
145-5; 2. McAuliffe (LF), 141-6; 3. Keith Choma (P), 137-2.
3,200-METER RELAY: 1. Plymouth
(Matt Neumann, Justin Heck, Joe Porcari, Warren Buzzard), 8:34.7; 2.
Franklin, 8:42.2.
110 HURDLES: 1. Brandon
Piligian (P), 15.65; 2. Sharo (LF), 16.13; 3. Doug Deykes (P), 16.57.
100 DASH: 1. Baumgardner (LF),
11.13; 2. Duncan (LF), 11.31; 3. Hurt (LF), 11.35.
800 RELAY: 1. Franklin,
1:32.5; 2. Plymouth DQ'ed.
1,600 RUN: 1. Joe Porcari (P),
4:34.15; 2. Matt Neumann (P), 4:35.43; 3. Warren Buzzard (P), 4:36.67.
400 RELAY: 1. Franklin, 44.5;
2. Plymouth, 45.5.
400 DASH: 1. LeMerise (P),
51.4; 2. Dhaliwal (P), 52.8; 3. Tarhanich (LF), 54.0.
300 HURDLES: 1. Doug Deykes
(P), 41.9; 2. Brandon Piligian (P), 42.3; 3. Miller (LF), 43.7.
800 RUN: 1. Warren Buzzard
(P), 2:02.5; 2. Koponen (LF), 2:05.7; 3. Justin Heck (P), 2:07.1.
200 DASH: 1. Duncan (LF),
22.9; 2. William Askew II (P), 23.0; 3. Jay Woolfork (LF), 23.8.
3,200 RUN: 1. Matt Neumann
(P), 10:02.6; 2. Joe Porcari (P), 10:04.6; 3. Derek Gielarowski (P),
10:08.3.
1,600 RELAY: 1. Plymouth
(Warren Buzzard, Pawan Dhaliwal, Brandon Piligian, Anthony LeMerise),
3:31.2; Franklin, 3:45.0.
