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DALLAS TWP. &#8212; Jack Zardecki ran to his second straight victory in the Varsity Boys 5K Run at the Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational Cross Country Races at Letterkenny Fields on Saturday.Zardecki, a senior from Dallas High School, broke the tape in 16 minutes and 29 seconds. He outran second-place finisher, Brandon Curley, a senior from Montrose, by 11 seconds. Zardecki&#8217;s teammate, Mitch Rome, a junior, finished third, seven seconds behind Curley.&#8220;I took the lead just after a half mile into the race,&#8221; said Zardecki. &#8220;(Curley) kept pace with me throughout most of the race. So I just kept focusing on my pace. My pace fell off a bit over the second mile, but then I picked it back up over the final mile.&#8221;Zardecki wasn&#8217;t too concerned about his time and expects things to improve.&#8220;This isn&#8217;t a fast course with the hills and all of the turns,&#8221; said Zardecki. &#8220;I didn&#8217;t do a workout yet this season. But a few workouts will bring down my times. By the time we get to the mid-point of the season, I&#8217;ll be where I expect to be.&#8221;Zardecki plans to run in college and has four visits to Division I schools coming up in the near future.Hannah Perkins, a sophomore standout from Montrose, won the Varsity Girls 5K finishing in 19:32. Mia Bellucci, a junior from Scranton Prep, finished second, 12 seconds behind Perkins. Holy Redeemer senior, Lyndsey Williams, finished third in 20:24.&#8220;I took it hard right from the start,&#8221; said Perkins. &#8220;People kept telling me she was right behind me. So I used that as motivation to keep up my pace. And it worked.&#8221;Matt Eckenrode, a freshman from Scranton Junior High, won the Junior High Boys 3K race, finishing in 11 minutes flat. Christian Snee, a freshman from Mid Valley Junior High, finished second, 18 seconds behind Eckenrode. Angelo Lombardo, an eighth-grader from Wyoming Valley West, finished third, eight seconds behind Snee.&#8220;I pushed the hills,&#8221; said Eckenrode. &#8220;(Snee) pressured me throughout most of the race. I just knew I had to stay in front. I finally put him away over the straightaway with about a quarter of a mile remaining.&#8221;Molly DeMarzo, an eighth-grader from Crestwood won the Junior High Girls 3K, finishing in 12:29. Rachel Korty, an eighth-grader from Forest City Regional finished second, 25 seconds behind DeMarzo. Amelia King, a seventh-grader from Scranton Junior High, finished third, clocking in at 13 minutes flat.&#8220;I moved in front just after the first hill,&#8221; said DeMarzo. &#8220;Then I just kept pushing right to the finish.&#8221;DeMarzo&#8217;s winning time was a personal record for her in a 3K.Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational Junior High Girls 3K (1.86 miles)Top 25 medal winnersMolly DeMarzo, 8th, Crestwood, 12:29Rachel Korty, 8th, Forest City, 12:54Amelia King, 7th, Scranton, 13:00Kayleigh Thoman, 7th, NE Bradford, 13:01Madison Kammer, 8th, W. Wayne, 13:10Emily Hopkins, 8th, Scranton, 13:12Lexi Marcinkowski, 7th, Redeemer, 13:16Lia Keefe, 7th, Redeemer, 13:17Olivia James, 8th, Lakeland, 13:17Emma Moyer, 8th, NE Bradford, 13:25Samantha Adams, 8th, Valley View, 13:28Gabrielle Snee, 8th, Mid Valley, 13:29Nicole Chiricos, 8th, Valley View, 13:33Kira Pomrinke, 7th, Dallas, 13:34Brianna Zipay, 8th, Valley View, 13:34Madelyn James, 7th, Lakeland, 13:38Emily Kobusky, 8th, Valley West, 13:39Abby Britzke, 7th, Havover, 13:40Audrey Lawlor, 8th, W. Wayne, 13:41Emily Lehman, 7th, Hanover, 13:42Kaitlyn Newberry, 8th, Valley View, 13:46Kaitlin, McCarthy, 8th, Hanover, 13:52Chelsea Flaherty, 8th, Solomon, 13:56Paige Redman, 8th, Valley View, 13:59Diane Tran-Tang, 8th, Hanover, 14:01Field: 151 finishersJunior High Boys 3KTop 25 medal winnersMatt Eckenrode, Fr, Scranton, 11:00Christian Snee, Fr, Mid Valley, 11:18Angelo Lombardo, 8th, Valley West, 11:26Brady Newman, 8th, Lehman, 11:29Mike Bennici, Fr, Mid Valley, 11:36Steven Domanski, Fr, Hazleton, 11:37Will Walsh, Fr, Scranton, 11:39Donovan Burdick, 8th, W. Wayne, 11:41Kris Maloney, 8th, W. Wayne, 11:42Anthony Roberto, 8th, Scranton, 11:45Vince Iacavazzi, 8th, Mid Valley, 11:48Joe Skirpan, 8th, W. Wayne, 11:48Camden Miller, Fr, Scranton, 11:50Ben Bradley, 8th, Dallas, 11:54Allan Williams, Fr, Pittston, 11:57Grant Smith, 8th, Wy. Area, 11:58Casey Weaver, 8th, Lehman, 11:59Collin Pacyna, Fr, Mid Valley, 11:59Mike Novak, 8th, Mid Valley, 11:59Adrian Ortiz-Vasquez, 8th, Hanover, 12:05Frankie Willis, 8th, Weatherly, 12:07Ricardo Munoz, 8th, Hazleton, 12:08Gino Ofcharsky, Fr, Lakeland, 12:08Aiden Mertz, Fr, Crestwood, 12:08Dustin Polchin, 7th, Hazleton, 12:10Field: 180 finishersVarsity Girls 5K (3.1 miles)Top 25 medal winnersHannah Perkins, Soph, Montrose, 19:32Mia Bellucci, Jr, Prep, 19:44Lyndsey Williams, Sr, Redeemer, 20:24Adiya Golden, Jr, Prep, 20:37Anna Brier, Sr, Prep, 20:53Jade Fry, Sr, Lehman, 21:00Katie Shea, Jr, Scranton, 21:00Nicole Zambetti, Soph, Pittston, 21:01Taylor Seprosky, Soph, Valley View, 21:06Madison Baloga, Soph, Dallas, 21:07April Kupsky, Soph, Sem, 21:09Georgia Smith, Jr, Montrose, 21:15Allison Walsh, Sr, Prep, 21:21Megan Borton, Soph, Dallas, 21:29Santana Burak, Sr, Valley View, 21:36Abby Zolner, Sr, Dallas, 21:40Ariana Stranko, Soph, Hazleton, 21:41Karli Moyer, Sr, NE Bradford, 21:43Anna Capaci, Fr, Redeemer, 21:43Kaitlyn Hodakowski, Fr, Redeemer, 21:46Alicia Orzechowski, Fr, Dallas, 21:51Abby Bowen, Soph, Prep, 21:52Jace Garnick, Sr, Lehman, 21:53Tori Duffy, Jr, Valley View, 21:57Charisse Mulherin, Jr, Valley View, 21:57Field: 170 finishersVarsity Boys 5KTop 25 medal winnersJack Zardecki, Sr, Dallas, 16:29Brandon Curley, Sr, Montrose, 16:40Mitchell Rome, Jr, Dallas, 16:47Mitchell Martin, Sr, Berwick, 16:49Clay Kimsal, Sr, Crestwood, 16:56Josh Wyandt, Sr, Dallas, 17:05Franklin Cunningham, Sr, Hazleton, 17:10Liam Mead, Jr, Montrose, 17:18Adam Borton, Sr, Dallas, 17:30Josh Christianson, Soph, Scranton, 17:35Bryce Zapusek, Jr, Redeemer, 17:35Connor Stevens, Sr, Redeemer, 17:37Eric Bixby, Sr, Montrose, 17:43Colin Spellman, Jr, Montrose, 17:44Jacob Kobusky, Sr, Valley West, 17:44Max Brewer, Jr, Montrose, 17:48Nick Coy, Soph, Montrose, 17:49Nick Gershey, Jr, Prep, 17:52Nate Searfoss, Jr, Coughlin, 17:57Kerry Lyons, Sr, Prep, 17:58Tavian McKenna, Fr, Valley West, 17:59Riley Newman, Sr, Lehman, 17:59Zach Reeves, Soph, Lakeland, 18:02Scotty Zoscin, Fr, Weatherly, 18:06Dan Gavin, Jr, Scranton, 18:10<style>
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<div class="neCaption">Crestwood 8th grader Molly DeMarzo finishes far ahead of the rest of the competition in the Junior High Girls 3K race. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_Robins-Invitational-CC-2-CMYK-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Crestwood 8th grader Molly DeMarzo finishes far ahead of the rest of the competition in the Junior High Girls 3K race. </caption0><photoCredit0>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit0></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_Robins-Invitational-CC-5-CMYK-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">Dallas Area&#8217;s Jack Zardecki eyes the finish line to take the boys high school level Varsity Boys 5K. He had a time of 16:28. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo1>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_Robins-Invitational-CC-5-CMYK-1.jpg</photo1><caption1>Dallas Area&#8217;s Jack Zardecki eyes the finish line to take the boys high school level Varsity Boys 5K. He had a time of 16:28. </caption1><photoCredit1>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit1></div><div class="neFile"><img class="neImage" src="https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_Robins-Invitational-CC-1-CMYK-1.jpg">
<div class="neCaption">The junior high girls attack the first hill during the Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational at Letterkenny Hills Saturday morning. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo2>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/web1_Robins-Invitational-CC-1-CMYK-1.jpg</photo2><caption2>The junior high girls attack the first hill during the Cliff Robbins Sr. Memorial High School Invitational at Letterkenny Hills Saturday morning. </caption2><photoCredit2>Tony Callaio | For Times Leader </photoCredit2></div></div>
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Dallas’ Jack Zardecki wins second straight race