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BOSTON — Running in the Division 2 All-State meet, Rebecca Morse felt the effects of a week-long illness and slipped to 37th place. Morse was with the leaders for the first mile but didn’t have the strength to keep up the pace, finishing with a time of 20:01.23. Dennis-Yarmouth junior Jordan O’Dea was the individual champ in Division 2, taking the lead from the start and gradually extending it, finishing in 18:34.89. Bishop Feehan captured the team title with 63 points, 16 fewer than runner-up Hamilton-Wenham. Pentucket finished 11th in the 19-team field. Impressive freshman Kelsi McNamara complemented Morse by coming in 50th in 20:27.

Pentucket senior Rebecca Morse came in first against Triton, in an 18-43 victory, and is a likely favorite in Saturday's Cape Ann League meet at Bradley Palmer. The Sachems ended the regular season at 9-2.

Pentucket's 3-4-5 runners — Shannon Lozier, Brianna Repke and Emma Marchand — had stellar efforts to lift the Sachems to a tight 28-29 win over Lynnfield.

Rebecca Morse took first overall in 17:53 over 2.7 miles and Pentucket placed five of the top six finishers as the Sachems downed North Reading 18-43 and North Andover 15-42. Sachem freshman Kelsi McNamara placed second (19:01).

Pentucket got some pleasant surprises in its first cross country meet, sweeping past Newburyport and Georgetown. Freshman Kelsi McNamara opened some eyes by finishing fifth overall in her first-ever race. "She ran an incredible race, especially with just a couple of weeks experience," said Sachems coach Todd Ruland, who also praised Katie Coulter for her 11th place finish. "She really stepped up and ran amazing."