Saturday morning news and notes - (results unofficial)

Foot Locker South (McAlpine Park, N.C.)

Girls (Top 10 advance to Foot Locker Nationals) - 

1 - Nevada Mareno, Leesville Road NC (17:21.7)

2- Heather Holt, George C. Marshall VA

3- Niamh Schumacher, The Kings Academy TN

4- Nicole Fegans, Landmark Christian GA

5- Amanda Beach, Melbourne FL

6- Rebecca Story, Christian Academy of Knoxville TN

7- Bailey Hertenstein, Riverview FL

8- Julia Heymach, Lamar TX

9- Sara Platek, Ragsdale NC

10- Anna Marian Block, Athens Academy GA

Note -- Return trips for Mareno (17:05 last year for 2nd) and Heymach, while Holt qualifies for nationals after placing 11th in 2015. Schumacher and Fegens were 16th and 17th, respectively, in 2015.

Boys -

1- Sam Worley, Comal Canyon TX, 14:58.0

2- Connor Lane, Cardinal Gibbons NC

3- Alex Maier, Flower Mound TX

4- Daniel Viegra, Pflugerville Hendrickson TX

5- Waleed Suliman, Douglas Freeman VA

6- Reed Brown, Southlake Carroll TX

7- Graydon Morris, Aledo TX

8- Jacob McLeod, Trinity Christian GA

9- Charles Hicks, Bolles FL

10- Price Owens, Grafton VA

Notes -- Graydon Morris from Aledo TX is the first freshman boy to qualify for Foot Locker nationals since 2008 when Futsum Zienasellassie did it. Morris was third at the UIL Class 5A state meet.

Foot Locker Northeast (Van Cortlandt Park, N.Y.)

Boys -

1- Noah Affolder, Carlisle PA, 15:28.2

2- Sam Affolder, Carlisle PA

3- Patrick O'Brien, Oyster River NH

4- Eliot Gindi, Ocean Township NJ

5- Dalton Hengst, McDonogh MD

6- William Merritt, Smithsburg MD

7- Matthew Grossman, Millburn NJ

8- Zach Skolnekovich, Quaker Valley PA

9- Nathan Henderson, J.P. McCaskey PA

10- Drew Thompson, Fairfield Prep CT

Girls -

1- Alyssa Aldridge, Mainland Regional NJ, 17:41

2- Jackie Gaughan, Exeter NH

3- Maria Coffin, Annapolis MD

4- Grace Connolly, Natick MA

5- Page Lester, National Cathedral DC

6- Hayley Jackson, Patuxent MD

7- Taryn Parks, Greencastle Antrim PA

8- Alison Willingmyre, Wilson PA

9- Abbey Green, Walter Johnson MD

10- Julien Webster, Catocin MD

Note - New York shut out of Foot Locker as most top athletes opted for NXN NY. 

Foot Locker Midwest (UW-Parkside, Wis.)

Girls-

1- Anne Forsyth, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI, 17:17

2- India Johnson, Hilliard Davidson OH

3- Kayla Young, Denver North CO

4- Lauren Peterson, Farmington MN

5- Olivia Theis, Lansing Area Catholic MI

6- Christina Geisler, Carmel IN

7- Mattie Shirley-Fairbairn, Bismarck ND

8- Lindey Payne, Glenbard West IL

9- Ava Strenge, St. Philip Catholic Central MI

10- Kyla Christopher-Moody, West Bloomfield MI

Boys -

1- Dylan Jacobs, Sandburg IL

2- Jack Aho, Grayslake Central IL

3- Gabe Fendel, Hamilton Southeastern IN

4- Noah Jacobs, Corunna MI

5- Seth Hirsch, Millard West NE

6- Matt Aho, Grayslake Central IL 

7- Matt Pereira, Lake Zurich IL

8- Mitchell Day, Alpena MI

9- Finn Gessner, Madison La Follette WI

10- Brian Griffith, Lake Zurich IL

NXN Southeast (Wake Med Soccer Complex, N.C.) - RESULTS

Boys -

1- Brentwood TN 66

2- St. Xavier KY (Louisville Extreme) 104

Individuals -

1- Brodey Hasty, Brentwood TN

2- Ben Varghese, Daniel Boone TN

3- David Melville, Northern Guilford NC

4- Rohann Asfaw, Richard Montgomery MD

5- Hayden Tullos, Marietta GA

6- Taylor Vroon, Brentwood TN

7- Peter Morris, Loudoun Valley VA

Girls - 

1 - Blacksburg VA 105

2 - Lake Braddock VA (Burke XC) 122

Individuals -

1- Kate Murphy, Lake Braddock VA

2- Annika Sleenhof, Ravenwood TN

3- Lydia Olivere, Padua DE

4- Tsion Yared, Pine Crest FL

5- Keelin Hays, Tatnall DE

6- Caitlin Collier, Bolles FL

NXN New York (Bowdoin Park, N.Y.) - RESULTS

Girls -

1- Fayetteville Manlius  40 

2- Shenendehowa (Legacy TC) 110

Individuals 

1- Katherine Lee, Shoreham-Wading River

2- Kelsey Chmiel, Saratoga Springs

3- Jessica Lawson, Corning

4- Katelyn Tuohy, North Rockland

5- Amanda Vestri, Webster Thomas

Boys- 

1- Fayetteville-Manlius 114 (ninth straight trip to NXN; did not qualify for NYSPHSAA meet)

2- Liverpool 145

Individuals

1- Ty Browlow, Liverpool

2- Nathan Lawler, Pittsford Mendon

3- Stephen Schulz, Liverpool

4- Kevin Moshier, Corning

5- Paul Dellinger, Brighton

6- Noah Carey, Guilderland

7- Silas Derfel, Ithaca

NXN Northeast (Bowdoin Park , N.Y.) - RESULTS

Boys -

1- Christian Brothers Academy 122

2- Staples CT 132

3- Council Rock North PA 168

Individuals

1- DJ Principe, La Salle RI, 15:18

2- Jordan Brannan, Colts Neck NJ

3- Tyler Marshall, Champlain Valley VT

4- Alex Roth, Princeton NJ

5- David Rosas, Don Bosco Prep NJ 

Girls - 

1- North Hunterdon NJ 81

2- Souhegan NH 157

 Individuals

1- Aislinn Devlin, Downingtown West PA, 18:08

2- Anna Juul, Unionville PA

3- Caroline Fischer, Bishop Guertin NH

4- Chloe Wong, Hillsborough NJ

5- Annie Glodek, Perkiomen Valley PA

California State Meet (Woodward Park)

D1 Boys - Luis Grijalva 14:50, Michael Vernau 14:56; Great Oak 68-102 over Dana Hills for third straight championship. Great Oak cumulative time was 1:18:12 and Dana Hills; 1:18:58.

D1 Girls - Great Oak girls beat Davis Sr, 123-175 thanks to advantages at 3, 4 and 5; Great Oak cumulative time 1:29:17, Davis' 1:29:55; Olivia O'Keeffe won the race in 17:28.9.

D2 Boys - Claremont took out Loyola 97-107 to nab the team title (1:18.46), led by Owen Bishop's win in 15:14.6.

D2 Girls - Claremont beats Saugus 104-147 for the team title; Elizabeth Chittenden of Mira Costa won the race in 17:25.6. Claremont cumulative time was 1:32:24.

D3 Boys - Cathedral Catholic (1:18:39) boys beat West Torrance 82-125. Erik Gonzalez of Rubidoux ran 15:03.3 for the win. 

D3 Girls - Palo Verdes wins the title with 75 points (1:32.22); teammates Glennis Murphy (17:27.2) and Gillian Wagner (17:30.7) go 1-2.

D4 Boys - Callum Bolger of San Luis Obispo wins in 14:57.4; Foothill boys 48 points (1:19.50).

D4 Girls - Foothill girls scored 88 points for the win; Claudia Lane of Malibu 16:45 for a 57-second win.

D5 Boys - Unchallenged Cooper Teare of St. Joseph Notre Dame ran 14:58.5. Desert Christian won the team title with 70 points.

D5 Girls - Flintridge Prep scored 51 points to win the championship; Kiera Marshall from St. Joseph Notre Dame won in 17:40.3.