The distance team of junior Connor Melko, senior Nick Hutchinson, junior Andrew Massaro and senior Brian Hutchinson combined for 41 points in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200, and Bishop Eustace rolled to its fourth straight state Parochial B title Sunday at the Bennett Center in Toms River.
Eustace outscored second-place Mater Dei of Middletown Township, Monmouth County, 69-59 1/2 in a two-team race. No other school had more than 24 points.
Eustace’s four-season winning streak is tied for second-longest among South Jersey schools in indoor state meet history. Willingboro won five straight in Groups 3 and 4 from 1986 through 1990. Haddonfield also won four straight, from 2000-2003.
Senior Nick Hutchinson won the 3,200 in 9:48.57 and was second in the 1,600 in 4:34.05. Junior Connor Melko won the1,600 in 4:26.94 and took third in the 800 in 2:05.56. Junior Andrew Massaro placed in both the 800 and 1,600 (2:06.96 for fourth, 4:40.87 for sixth), and senior Brian Hutchinson ran fifth in the 3,200 (10:28.95).
That’s 41 points in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200.
But that group got some help in the field. Junior Mason Domino (12-0) and senior Luke LaRosas (10-6) scored 14 points in the pole vault, going second and third. And shot putter Andrew Sobocinski threw 41-6 1/2 for second place.
Eustace also scored in the 1,600-meter relay, with four juniors placing third in 3:49.55 — Manik Dhawan, Domico, Nick Massaro and Sean May.
From the Backstretch by Reuben Frank 