Overall winner senior Peter Simpson, senior Brandon Stoner and junior Andrew Blum finished 1st, 2nd and 4th and the Haddonfield boys cruised to their 22nd consecutive sectional cross country title Saturday.

Haddonfield, at less than full strength, still scored just 34 points, out-racing 2nd-place Woodbury, which scored 97.

Simpson won the race in 15:39.10, with Stoner 3rd in 16:15.84 and Blum 4th in 16:29.81.

Junior Owen Snyder, freshman Augustan Coley and senior John Leibrandt placed 12th, 14th and 15th for the Bulldogs in 16:49.44, 16:58.97 and 17:00.99.

Ben Andrus, Ryan Gibson and Luke Andressen, 1st, 5th and 8th last year at the state Group 2 meet, were not in Haddonfield’s lineup.

Haddonfield won its first sectional title in 1967 in Group 3, then moved down to Group 2 and won four straight from 1977 through 1980. Then it was down to Group 1 and eight titles in the next nine years – 1982 through 1987 and 1989 and 1990 after Haddon Township won in 1988.

After a four-year dry spell, Haddonfield won Group 2 in 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002. Since finishing 2nd to Cinnaminson in 2003, the Bulldogs have won 22 in a row. Overall, the Bulldogs have won 43 sectional titles. No other school has won 30.

The top 15 individuals and top five teams qualify for the state Group 2 meet next Saturday at Holmdel County Park.

Also in the top 15: Cedar Creek senior Sean Martino [2nd in 16:14.58], Middle Township junior Jamar Mack [5th in 16:34.76], Woodbury senior Curtis Stokes [6th in 16:37.35], Cedar Creek senior Ryan McCann [7th in 16:38.80], Cedar Creek senior Vincenzo Vecchio [8th in 16:38.80], Sterling junior Giovanni Fuchs [9th in 16:40.14], Woodbury senior David Houck [10th in 16:42.85], Gloucester senior Vincent Kelly [11th in 16:48.55] and Collingswood Landon Forero [13th in 16:51.80].

Pretty cool that McCann and Vecchio, senior teammates at Cedar Creek, finished in a dead heat, both in 16:38.80 with the photo camera operators not breaking the tie. Cedar Creek placed 3rd with 102 points, so McCann and Vecchio will now advance to states along with their teammates.

Also heading to states as a full team are 4th-place Sterling [106] and 5th-place Collingswood [172].

Senior Erik Preisner won his 2nd straight sectional title and led a 1-2 finish with junior Nathan Aschmann and Ocean City placed all five scorers in the top 10 to win its 3rd straight South Jersey Group 3 title and 10th overall.

Preisner became Ocean City’s first repeat champion since Miles Schoedler in 2009 and 2010, running 15:33.01 over 5,000 meters at DREAM Park in Logan Township. Aschmann ran 15:48.59 for 2nd place.

Also in Ocean City’s scoring group were junior Keenan Neuman [4th in 16:00.02], sophomore Nevin Millstein [8th in 16:19.15] and junior Michael Romano [10th in 16:27.62]. Sixth man sophomore Benjamin McCarthy was 12th in 16:35.16

The Red Raiders averaged 16:01.68 per man, 11th-fastest in course history, and outscored 2nd-place Highland 25-84. The 25 points are the lowest total in SJ-3 since Ocean City scored 23 in 2018.

Ocean City also won team titles in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.

The top 15 individuals and top five teams advance to the state championships next Saturday at Holmdel County Park.

Also among the top 15 finishers: Winslow Vincent Perri [5th in 16:01.46], Delsea Matthew Littlehales [6th in 16:17.22[, Highland Andrew Dopkin [7th in 16:18.41], Cherry Hill West Rex Takakjy [9th in 16:19.62], Highland Liam Murphy [11th in 16:27.86], Moorestown Zander Kane [13th in 16:39.67] and Shawnee Yanni Ekatomatis [14th in 16:54.91].

Timber Creek [116], Delsea [155] and Toms River East [159] join Ocean City and Highland as state qualifiers.

Senior Riley Austin won her 3rd straight sectional title and led the Haddonfield girls to their 33rd South Jersey championship and 16th in a row.

Austin joined Vanessa Wright, Marielle Hall, Briana Gess as Haddonfield’s 4th triple winner, and Haddonfield packed its five scorers in the top seven to outscore 2nd-place Barnegat, 19-80 … This is the 7th straight year Haddonfield has won with fewer than 25 points.

Haddonfield is the first girls program in New Jersey history to win 16 consecutive sectional titles in any group.

Austin ran 18:16.94 over 5,000 meters at DREAM Park in Logan Township, and juniors Devon Gervasi and Madison Kelsey, freshman Dylan Hosty and junior Harper Benjamin placed 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th for Haddonfield.

Gervasi ran 19:28.87, Kelsey 19:36.69, Hosty 19:53.28 and Benjamin 19:58.23. Freshman Tatum Russo in 9th place in 20:03.32 made it six Lady Bulldogs in the top 10, and 7th runner senior Elizabeth Pappas was 15th in 20:35.01.

Last time Haddonfield did not win South Jersey Group 2 was 2009, when they were 2nd to Delsea by eight points.

The top five teams and the first 15 individuals advance to the state championships at Holmdel County Park next Saturday.

Other South Jersey girls in the top 15: West Deptford senior Kayla Romanoski [3rd in 19:26.37], Middle Township senior Olivia Orton [8th in 19:59.97], West Deptford junior Taylor Sierzega [10th in 20:03.94], Collingswood sophomore Hazel Straight [12th in 20:26.21], Sterling junior Brianna Gilligan [13th in 20:23.14], Sterling sophomore Riley Sharp [14th in 20:34.52].

Joining Haddonfield and Barnegat at the state Group 2 meet next Saturday at Holmdel County Park are 3rd-place Sterling [84], 4th-place Seneca [100] and 5th-place Middle Township [116].

Sophomore Riley Tolson was the individual winner and the Ocean City girls won their 3^rd straight sectional title and 14^th overall Saturday morning in Logan Township

Tolson ran 18:29.19 over 5,000 meters at DREAM Park, leading a 1-2-3 Red Raider sweep with juniors Lillian Flora and Carly Godfrey. Flora placed 2^nd in 18:56.03 and Godfrey was 3^rd in 19:04.69.

Tolson was also the Cape May County and Cape-Atlantic champion. She hasn’t lost to a South Jersey girl this year, and the only race she hasn’t win was Shore Coaches, where she was 3^rd.

Ocean City also plaed jiunior Peighton Clemens, freshman Bella Cera and sophomore Lenna Driscoll in the top 10, Clemens 8^th in 19:39.53, Cera 9^th in 19:40.65 and Driscoll 10^th in 19:46.02. Seventh runner senior Gabrielle Henry made it seven in the top 12. Henry ran 19:53.65.

Moorestown put three in the top seven, with junior Sophia DiFiore, junior Catherine Hipple and sophomore Makayla Zell taking 4^th, 5^th and 7^th. DiFiore ran 19:17.27, Hipple 19:19.38 and Zell 19:25.28.

Team scores haven’t been posted yet, but unofficially I have Ocean City with 23 points and Moorestown 2nd with 56. Also advancing to states it appears are 3rd-place Delsea [111], 4th-place Clearview [146] and 5th-place Mainland [149].

Also in the top 15: Highland senior Lyana Gutierrez [6^th in 19:23.79], Highland junior Toni-Loren Powell [11^thin 19:49.24], Clearview junior Julianne Roes [13^th in 19:54.01], Mainland junior Cecilia Foreman [14^th in 19:57.99] and Delsea sophomore Brooke Mashburn [15^th in 20:00.52].

Ocean City also won South Jersey Group 3 in 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 and 2024.

Tolson became Ocean City’s 10^th sectional champion, following Melody Sye [1982]. Mary Jo Dougherty [1986, 1987, 1988], Megan Hartman [1992, 1993], Abbey Hartman [1995], Brittany Sedberry [2002, 2003, 2004], Bridget Flynn [2013], Dvin Grisbaum [2014], Alexa Palmieri [2018] and Maeve Smith [2023, 2024].

The top five teams and the first 15 individuals advance to the state championships at Holmdel County Park next Saturday.