Plymouth harriers stride to another 'W'

Sept. 29, 2010, 11:45 p.m.

  The beat goes on for Plymouth's boys country team, whose string of dual-meet victories stretches back to the fall of 2008.

  On Tuesday, the Wildcats dispatched Livonia Franklin, 18-41, behind stellar No. 1 runner Joe Porcari's 16:53 clocking.

  The Wildcats dominated the on-the-rise Patriots, claiming six of the top seven spots to improve to 3-0 in the KLAA South Division heading into next week's critical battle against unbeaten Canton.

  Derek Gielarowski wasn't far behind Porcari's fast pace, placing second in 17:04. Franklin's Austin Jones earned third-place points with a time of 17:28, but the Patriots couldn't hang with the Wildcats' depth.

  Brandon Dalton took fourth in 17:54, just ahead of teammates Jimmy Maciag (17:57) and Justin Heck (18:03).

  Garrett Neumann (18:25) and Liam Cardenas (18:26) also excelled for coach Jon Mikosz's surging squad.

  Also scoring for Franklin were Mike Witt (19:14), Josh Beesmeer (19:48), Gabe Martinez (20:07) and Chad Walters (20:39).