KEY DATES

Sept. 13: Fall Fling 5K (Tradewinds Park).

Sept. 16: Dade Christian Open; Cardinal Gibbons, St. Thomas Aquinas, Archbishop McCarthy, Cypress Bay, Boyd Anderson, Douglas, Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Stranahan (Mills Pond Park).

Sep. 19: Taravella Invitational; Mills Pond Park; SW Invitational (Okeeheelee Park).

Sep. 23: Cooper City, Cypress Bay, Boyd Anderson, St. Thomas Aquinas, Dillard, Hollywood Hills, Pines Charter, Everglades, Flanagan (Markham Park).

Sep. 27: Spanish River Invitational.

Oct. 1: Coral Springs, Douglas, Monarch, Taravella, Coral Glades, Coconut Creek, Coral Springs Charter (Tradewinds Park).

Oct. 3-4: flrunners.com Invitational 9; (Chain of Lakes Park, Titusville).

Oct. 10-11: Walt Disney Classic (Lake Buena Vista).

Oct. 11: Great American Cross Country Festival (Hoover, Ala.).

Oct. 14: Coral Springs, Cardinal Gibbons, Coconut Creek, Fort Lauderdale, Pines Charter, South Plantation, Western (Tradewinds Park).

Oct. 18: Westminster Academy Invitational; Little Everglades Pre-State Invitational (Dade City).

Oct. 24: BCAA Championships, Markham Park

Oct. 30: Broward County Championships (Mills Pond Park).

Nov. 3-8: Districts.

Nov. 13-15: Regionals.

Nov. 22: FHSAA State Finals, Little Everglades Ranch, Dade City.

Nov. 29: Foot Locker South Regional (Charlotte, N.C.); Nike Nationals, Southeast Regional (Cary, N.C.).

Dec. 6: Nike Nationals (Portland, Ore.).

Dec. 13: Foot Locker Nationals (San Diego); USATF National Junior Olympics (Mechanicsville, Va.).

TOP 10 BOYS' TEAMS

1. St. Thomas Aquinas

2. Cypress Bay

3. Douglas

4. Cardinal Gibbons

5. South Plantation

6. Flanagan

7. Taravella

8. Upperroom Christian

9. Archbishop McCarthy

10. Westminster Academy

TOP BOYS' CONTENDERS

Brad Robeson, Douglas, Jr.; Ryan Toledo, S. Plantation, Sr.; Kevin Bonilla, Cypress Bay, Sr.; Chris Baker, Pine Crest, Sr.; Ryan Davis, Pines Charter, Sr.; Sean Pulver, Cardinal Gibbons, Sr.; Dan Urrutia, St. Thomas Aquinas, Sr.

OTHER BOYS TO WATCH

American Heritage: Mateus Falci, Kevin Tayon, Wesley Dixon, Matthew Tayon; Archbishop McCarthy: Garrett Faulkender, Tyler Amato; Boyd Anderson: Alonzo Bailey; Cardinal Gibbons: Alex Alghussain, Trenton Fehl, Jeb Thomas, Shamus Flavin; Coconut Creek: Rafal Walisiewcz; Coral Springs Christian: Danny Perez, Kent Lindbergh, Austin Meehan; Cooper City: Brock Snider, Daniel Spector, Sam Lin, Chris Mansfield; Cypress Bay: Mike Neel, Robert Bowman, Aidan O'Neill-Speciale, Alan Percal; Douglas: Roland Zech, Kyle Campbell, Chris Zilka, Josh Klein; Everglades: Travis Ingraham, Brent Mattocks, Jeremy Avalos, Kevin Sheppard; Flanagan: Camilo Acosta, Andres Barrientos, Felipe Gonzalez; Miramar: Bashir Ahmed, Jean Honorat, Jarell Griffin, Shaquille Jackson; North Broward Prep: Tim Hendricks, Nicholas Palermo, Jacob Werman; Pine Crest: Victor Pinedo, Mark Trouville, Josh Kotler, Colin Smith; Sagemont: Michael Milam, Nick Cardamone, Daniel Cardamone, Dylan Sheinberg; South Florida HEAT: Daniel Fagot, Joseph Hanley, Gabe Trent, Zach Evans; St. Thomas Aquinas: Jack Lynch, Barry Andrade, Matt Malo; University School: Rich Dorfman, Ben New, Dinesh Mcoy, Upperroom Christian: Marc-kender Cheribin, James Dorcius, Bryce Hill; Westminster Academy: Dylan Burns, Josh Longerbeam, Thomas Carrie, Mark Newsom.

TOP 10 GIRLS' TEAMS

1. St. Thomas Aquinas

2. Cardinal Gibbons

3. Cypress Bay

4. Douglas

5. Archbishop McCarthy

6. Coral Springs

7. Flanagan

8. Pine Crest

9. University School

10. Taravella

TOP GIRLS' CONTENDERS

Nicole Suarez, St. Thomas, Sr.; Mariana Lucena, Cypress Bay, Sr.; Lauren Ross, Douglas, Jr.; Ashley Lesnick, Cypress Bay, So.; Salome Abad, Archbishop McCarthy, Jr.; Macy Huskey, Cardinal Gibbons, So.; Laura Conlin, Archbishop McCarthy, Jr.

OTHER GIRLS TO WATCH

American Heritage: Lateefa Dooling, Rasheeda Dooling, Kadeega Dooling, Samantha Sortis; Archbishop McCarthy: Jessica Curran, Michelle Diez; Cardinal Gibbons: Laura Holsinger, Jenna Ludwick, Courtney Perry, Madison Willis; Cooper City: Michelle Gazvini, Taylor Millovan, Karina Grubbs, Nicole Sklar; Cypress Bay: Lindsey MacConnie, Alexcia Flores, Jenny Natereno, Monique Germain; Douglas: Daniella Cordero, Kristen Tyrie, Eunji Choi, Jamie Solomon; Everglades: Joselyn Rivas, Tasmin Bain, Amy Londono; Flanagan: Victoria Anderson, Alaysia Harris, Naomi McManus, Heidi Bartels; Pine Crest: Samantha Taylor, Nicole Golden, Karishma Habbu, Taylor Chaintreuil; Pines Charter: Isabelle Amaro; Sagemont: Daniela Manrique, Kristina Jahoda, Jessica Jahoda; South Florida HEAT: Kristen Botner, Haley Botner, Hannah Sodergren, Jenna Evans; St. Thomas Aquinas: Natalie Sesto, Kaitlyn Bartfay, Giselle Suarez, Cayla Crooms; University School: Sydney Schneider, Rachel Bartlet, Maggie New, Sammi Greissman; Westminster Academy: Emily Carlson, Circe Burnett, Kayla Cochran, Brittany Carey.

Note: Schools not listed failed to return ballots.

-- FABIAN LYON

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