SCRANTON — The Abington Heights boys 4×400-meter relay team was the first from Class 3A to reach the finish line in the final race of the night, holding off Wallenpaupack in the race and the team standings to complete a title sweep in the 69th annual Jordan Relays May 1 at Memorial Stadium.
Abington Heights finished 22-hundredths of a second behind Class 2A winner Dunmore, but more than a second ahead of Wallenpaupack in 3:25.57 for the Class 3A win in the race and the overall team standings.
Wallenpaupack finished second in Class 3A team standings in both divisions. The Comets beat the Buckhorns 41-37 and the Lady Comets beat the Lady Buckhorns 44-34.
Hamza Mirza led the Comets to their victory, contributing to all three of the wins in the six-event competition. He was part of 3A first-place finishes in the Distance Medley, 4×800 and 4×400.
D.J. Rogers, Joey Pivirotto and Jack Shoemaker all were part of two wins.
Rogers also contributed to a fourth-place finish in the 4×100 and a fifth in the 1200 Sprint Medley.
Dylan Jaramillo was part of a first, fourth and fifth.
Liam Peoples and Joseph Grad each ran on the winning 4×800.
Lukas Ruane was on a fourth and a fifth, William Regan a fourth and Ryan Kearney a fifth.
Reese Morgan and Anna Pucilowski led the girls victory. They were both on wins in the 4×800 and Distance Medley and ran legs on the second-place 4×400 team.
Maggie Coleman was part of a first, second and fifth. Erin Bartell contributed to a first and second.
Calli Gilboy was another winner.
Elsianna Phillips had a second and two fifths; Bergan Price and Julia Schuster both had seconds and fifths; and Kiana Seid a fifth.
Lackawanna Trail finished sixth in Class 2A girls and 10th in Class 2A boys.
The Lady Lions were led by a fourth-place finish by Emma Thomas, Willow Ritter, Natalia Salansky and Emma Shaw in the 4×800.
