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Franklin leads victory by NP girls

Emily Franklin won the individual girls title while leading North Pocono to the team championship Saturday afternoon in the 28th annual Lackawanna County Commissioners’ Invitational at McDade Park in Scranton.

Brian McCormack’s individual victory, however, was not enough for the Scranton boys to overcome a strong team effort by Valley View.

Valley View, led by runner-up Ethan Williams, won the team title by three points over Lackawanna League unbeaten Scranton, 68-71.

North Pocono finished third in the boys team standings.

McCormack won in 16:28.1.

North Pocono beat out Valley View, 47-52, for first place among the six girls teams entered.

Franklin was the only girl to break the 20-minute mark, winning in 19:28.1 to break 2021 champion Kate Korty from Forest City by 40 seconds.

The meet drew a field of 10 varsity boys teams plus runners from two other schools. There were six full girls teams entered plus runners from five other schools.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ INVITATIONAL

(3.1-mile McDade Park course)

Boys team standings

PlaceTeamScore
  1Valley View  68
  2Scranton  71
  3North Pocono  87
  4Wallenpaupack  96
  5Pittston Area115
  6Mountain View150
  7Lakeland151
  8West Scranton175
  9Old Forge230
10Riverside257

Boys individual leaders

PlaceRunnerSchoolTime
  1Brian McCormackScranton16:28.1
  2Ethan WilliamsValley View16:41.7
  3Preston KlemPittston Area16:52.4
  4Aidan GraffScranton16:59.9
  5Aiden JanowiczWallenpaupack17:12.3
  6Noah HainesNorth Pocono17:17.7
  7Thomas RohanLakeland17:22.8
  8Dylan KopaLakeland17:30.8
  9Jacob SeamansValley View17:41.9
10Hamza MirzaAbington Heights17:50.4

Girls team standings

PlaceTeamScore
  1North Pocono  47
  2Valley View  52
  3Scranton  77
  4Lakeland  82
  5Pittston Area110
  6Old Forge126

Girls individual leaders

PlaceRunnerSchoolTime
  1Emily FranklinNorth Pocono19:28.1
  2Kate KortyForest City20:08.1
  3Emily BlackLakeland20:27.3
  4Darby BrennanWallenpaupack20:30.1
  5Riley MackrellValley View20:39.8
  6Gianna GodinoValley View20:45.9
  7Morgan AndersonWallenpaupack20:50.9
  8Kaitlyn KravitzNorth Pocono20:52.7
  9Olivia ScalesePittston Area21:11.3
10Morgan LutzLakeland21:31.4

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