Newfound 39, Lebanon 58, Kearsarge 73, Merrimack Valley 89, Berlin 97, Plymouth 109
Key players: Kearsarge – Matt Berns (2nd, 17:39), Gavin Garzia (3rd, 17:42), Soeren Baughman (11th, 18:17), Benjamin Anderson (58th, 23:37), Aedan Pasbury (66th, 26:11); MV – Marshall Carey-Matthews (19th, 19:10), Mark Mercier (24th, 19:53), Oliver Forsha (26th, 20:08), Ryan Ciarametaro (28th, 20:19), Mychal Reynolds (35th, 20:51); Pembroke – Colby Despres (7th, 18:10), Isaiah Berkeley (21st, 19:23); Newfound – Connor Downes (1st, 17:30)
Highlights: Berns and Garzia went 2-3 for the Cougars, but it was the Newfound Bears the claimed the team title at the John Sanborn Invitational at Plymouth Regional High School on Friday night. Pembroke didn’t have enough runners to score, but had some strong individual performances.
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