The Big Three Award

The Big Three Award

The Big Three Award is given to the top 1, 2, 3 combo in the state. When Danny Ainge brought in Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett in the summer of 2007, the Celtics instantly became the most popular team in the NBA. The Celtics jumped right out of the gate as they won 30 of their first 34 games behind the brilliance of Pierce, Allen, and Garnett. The reason why I chose to write about THIS big three and not the recent is because all three players meshed together. Ray Allen is the shooting specialist who will go down as maybe the greatest shooter ever in the NBA. Garnett is the crafty low post scorer who will certainly make the Hall of Fame when he is done, and then you have Paul Pierce who can shoot, pass, and slash to the basket. I’d like to make a shout out to Paul Pierce as he surpassed the 20,000 point mark last night in their win against the Bucks last night. The thing that really sets them apart from the other big three is that they know their role. The three all met in the summer before their championship run to make a compromise. They all realized that the number of shots that they’d take would go down, and they accepted their roles to make a championship team.






And the winner is……….




Scarborough
Nick Morris, Tom Hague, Zach Brown

All three runners had great seasons as Scarborough won its fourth state title in the last six years. Nick Morris had a phenomenal year as he won the state meet running a time of 16:25.8 while Tom Hague placed sixth (16:48.3) and Zach Brown, who had an off day, placed 22nd (17:26.7). The thing that is remarkable about this “big three” is that they all have run under 17 minutes more than once. At the Festival of Champions “the big three” were all placed in the top 20. Morris led the way that day as he placed 6th (16:36.44) while Tom Hague (16:51.67) and Zach Brown (16:56.99) placed 12th and 16th respectively. They were the reason why Scarborough was so dominant this year, and look for all of them to have great races at the New England Championship’s next Saturday.

Rest of the Top Five

2. Gorham
Logan Marshall, Jeremy Earl, Andy Turner

3. Caribou
Christain Sleeper, DJ Flynn, Celeb Chapman

4. Falmouth
Tim Follo, John Lake, Tom Edmonds

5. Cape
Thomas Bottomley, Reid Douty, Leo Ledman

The Corey and Shawn Award

The Corey and Shawn Award (Best Dynamic Duo)

The Corey and Shawn Award is given to the best 1, 2 combo in the State. Corey Matthews (Ben Savage) and Shawn Hunter (Rider Strong) ruled the TV sitcom Boy Meets World for seven amazing years. As each season progressed the dynamic duo continued to get funnier and wittier. In the show, Corey and Shawn were best friends their entire lives. They did everything together whether it was taking a test together or plotting a scheme on Minkus. Even though they were best friends, there were times where it looked like their friendship may come to a halt. In season three Corey wanted to use a video that he had done to turn in Shawn’s half brother. Shawn didn’t like the idea so he ruined the tape. They ended up getting in a fight in the middle of the hall way that was broken up by Jonathan Turner and Eli Williams. They solved their issues by the end of the episode when Shawn saves Corey from getting beaten up by Shawn’s half brother. Corey asks why Shawn why he would threaten to turn in Shawn’s brother since he was “family”. Shawn responds saying that "you don’t have to be blood to be family". They hit their peak in season five. It was right around Corey and Topanga’s break up and they both gave us some great comic relief. Corey Matthews and Shawn Hunter will be remembered as two of the greatest sitcom characters in history, and two of the greatest people that have touched my heart.


And the winner is…….


Jacob Brooks and Peter LePage Massabesic
Jacob Brooks and Peter LePage both had fantastic seasons this year as they placed 7th and 9th respectively at the state meet last Saturday. They were also the key reason why Massabesic placed third in class A this year. Jacob Brooks was consistently the number one runner for Massabesic. He had a very impressive run at the Western Maine Regional’s placing second to Scarborough’s Nick Morris running a time of 17:02.8. LePage had on off race that day as he placed 13th with a time of 17:26.7. The two both had strong races at the Festival of Champions as Brooks and LePage finished 20th and 24th respectively. Brooks ran to a time of 17:03.69 while LePage was just behind running a time of 17:05.47. They both had very impressive seasons and look for them to have strong races at the New England Championships next Saturday.

Rest of the Top Five

2. Nick Morris and Tom Hague Scarborough

3. Logan Marshall and Jeremy Earl Gorham

4. Tim Follo and John Lake Falmouth

5. Cam Regan and Evan Kendall NYA

The Matt Saracen Award

The Matt Saracen Award (Most Improved Runner)

The Matt Saracen Award is given to the runner who has improved significantly over the course of their high school career. In the show Friday Night Lights, sophomore Matt Saracen (Zach Gilford) is forced into the starting quarterback position after QB1, Jason Street, gets paralyzed in the first game of the season. His job is a little rocky at first. Nobody in Texas, except for Coach Taylor, thinks that this 5’8” quarterback can lead Dillon to its first state title in a long time. Things get better for him though. His confidence in his passing game grows, and with the help of running back sensation Brian “Smash” Williams, Saracen leads Dillon to the state game where they eventually win on a game winning touchdown pass. In season two, Saracen turns into one of the better quarterbacks in Texas. Dillon fails to make the state game, but he has a great season despite some issues with “Smash” Williams. Saracen is an inspiration to many young players who want to play at the high school level in Texas.


And the winner is………


Harlow Ladd Messalonskee
Harlow Ladd had an exceptional junior year capped off with an eight place finish at the class A state meet running a time of 16:53.04. He was the early favorite to win the race, but he had some issues with cramps which caused him to suffer. As a sophomore Ladd failed to qualify for the state meet which really shows how much he has improved over the past year. Ladd really burst on to the XC and track scene when he ran 4:25 and 9:59 in the 1600 and 3200 at the class A state meet as a sophomore. At that point, we could tell that Ladd was in for a heck of a cross country season. He started his fall with a bang as he won the Laliberte Invitational running a time of 13:42 on the 2.4 mile course. He then placed second at the Festival of Champions running a time of 16:11. A few weeks later at the Eastern Regional’s, Ladd cruised to the win running a time of 16:30.95. Expect Ladd to have a stellar senior season, and contend for the title in 2011.

Rest of the Top Five
2. Andy Reifman-Packett Mt Ararat
Fastest Time: 16:28.85

3. Will Lundquist Cony
Fastest Time: 16:47.53

4. Tom Hague Scarborough
Fastest Time: 16:48.25

5. John Lake Falmouth
Fastest Time: 17:17.05