SERRA LEAGUE CLUSTER::

Braves Victorious

"The Streak" is intact as Bosco takes first successful step towards #9

The St. John Bosco Cross Country team wasn't supposed to be this good. Not after graduating three core seniors. Not after only returning two of 2001's top seven runners. Call them Blessed, call them lucky - call them what you will, but make sure you include the words talented and well coached. After an almost complete face lift, the 2002 version Braves are proving that they can match the success of their predecessors. In the inaugural Serra League cluster meet the Braves showed the rest of the league that they were going to have to wrestle their streak away from them. Scored as double dual meets the Braves finished off the day with a perfect 4-0 record. The biggest challenge to the Braves was league rival Santa Margarita who only fell by a mere four points, 26-30. Mater Dei was defeated by a score of 22-38, Servite by a score of 20-42, and Bishop Amat fell 15-49.

Leading the Braves was returning All Serra League runner Senior Anthony Martinez who placed third overall. The next five running Braves were all new to the Varsity ranks in 2002. Sophomore Randy Skillens finished an impressive 5th overall, while Junior Luis Uribe, Freshman Jonathon Batres, Senior Eddie Diaz, and Senior Darby O'neill all raced to new Central Park PR's to secure the Brave's victory.

In other days action Junior Ephraim Barrios raced to a victory in the JV race as he finished in a time of 16:41, thus breaking into the Brave's top 7. Both JV and Frosh/Soph teams claimed victory.