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Amesbury's Jeff Larnard placed seventh overall (17:22) at Patton Park (2.9 miles). James Parady placed 10th (17:43) for the Indians (4-7). Liam Leary finished 11th (17:49).

Greg Englehart finished third overall (14:38) for Newburyport (6-3) at Manchester Essex (2.75 miles). Brian Morse placed fourth (14:45). Sean Hickman was seventh (15:07).

Jason Cox (18:02) led most of the race for Pentucket (2-6) but finished sixth at Pipestave Course. Matt Pearsall placed 11th (18:52). Cam Doe (19:10) placed 14th. Hunter Sawyer placed 18th (19:44).

North Andover junior Darryl Varney may not be the Knights' No. 1 runner, but he's apparently not content with trailing standout Alex Kramer by a lot. In yesterday's impressive 21-38 win over Hamilton-Wenham, Varney was third overall in 16:48 for 2.8 miles, just one second behind Kramer. Hamilton's Luke Vance leaned past Varney for second in a photo finish. "(Darryl) Varney has definitely improved a lot," said North Andover coach Rick Dellechiaie, whose team improved to 5-0.

North Reading senior Dan Kaepplinger took top honors, running 16:18 for 2.85 miles, but the Hornets fell to both Hamilton-Wenham (20-40) and Triton (25-34). Liam Cregan finished eighth for the Hornets (0-3).