Freshman James McKeon was the overall winner and led four Cinnaminson runners in the top 10 and the Pirates raced to their 15th sectional championship and 2nd in a row Saturday at Thompson Park in Jamesburg.
McKeon won the race in 16:02, senior Ryan Scaricaciottoli placed 4th in 16:17 and senior Edward Abu-Adas and senior Owen Castanheira were 8th and 9th, both in 16:26. Junior Keith Fried was 14th in 16:36, and 6th man Luke Feeley, a sophomore, placed 18th in 16:41. Senior Alexander Lonardo was 30th in 17:10.
Cinnaminson won by 60 points, 36-96, over 2nd-place Metuchen.
The Central Jersey title is Cinnaminson’s 4th after they won 11 in South Jersey. Cinnaminson won South Jersey Group 4 in 1971, Group 3 in 1973, 1974, 1982 and 1986 and Group 2 in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 and 2003.
Only Haddonfield [44], Ridgewood [29], Bernards [25], Westfield [24] and Haddon Township [22] have won more sectional titles state-wide than Cinnaminson.
The Pirates won CJ-2 last year by 43-70 over Allentown. This is the first time they’ve won back-to-back titles since 1991 and 1992.
