Mercury All-Area Selections

First Team

Paul Power, Spring-Ford

Senior … The Mercury All-Area Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year … Captured Pioneer Athletic Conference Championship for second straight year with a time of 16:10 … Medaled at PIAA-AAA meet, placing 11th with a time of 16:07 … Medaled at District 1-AAA meet, placing fifth with a time of 15:31 … Went undefeated in dual meets … Set a Spring-Ford home course record with a 15:03 … Won the PIAA Foundation Invitational Gold race with a meet record 15:50 … Finished fourth at Paul Short Run Brown race with a 15:24.

Liam Conway, Owen J. Roberts

Freshman … Placed third at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 16:40 … Placed 27th at District 1-AAA meet with a time of 16:21 and qualified for states … Placed 87th at PIAA-AAA meet with a time of 17:07.

Dylan Eddinger, Boyertown

Senior … Placed second at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 16:39 … Placed 24th at District 1-AAA meet with a time of 16:20 and qualified for states … Placed 127th at PIAA-AAA meet with a time of 17:20.

Jeff Kirshenbaum, Methacton

Junior … Placed fifth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 16:55 … Placed 70th at District 1-AAA meet with a 16:50.

Derek Lopez, Pottsgrove

Senior … Captured District 1-AA championship with a 16:39 and was first-ever Pottsgrove boys cross country runner to win district title … Also led Pottsgrove team to third straight District 1-AA team title … Crossed fourth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 16:53, again leading Falcons to PAC-10 team championship … Placed 51st at PIAA-AA meet with a 17:16.

Jeff Montgomery, Perkiomen Valley

Junior … Placed sixth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 16:57 … Placed 54th at District 1-AAA meet with a 16:40.

Brendan Wurtz, Pottsgrove

Junior … Crossed second at District 1-AA championship with a 16:49, playing key role in Pottsgrove wining third straight District 1-AA team title … Crossed fifth at PAC-10 Championships with a time of 17:03, playing a key role in Pottsgrove winning PAC-10 team title.

Second Team

Ray Friend, Perkiomen Valley

Jacob Keiper, Upper Perkiomen

Frank MacGregor, Perkiomen Valley

Nick Pearson, Hill School

Zach Smith, Spring-Ford

Ky’Lif Underwood, Pottsgrove

Abe van Helmond, Owen J. Roberts

Honorable Mention

Boyertown: Bryton Henry

Daniel Boone: Ethan Shane

Hill School: Xavier Friel

Methacton: Tom Fizzano, Jared Kline

Perkiomen School: Ethan Feldman

Perkiomen Valley: Jon Adams

Phoenixville: Sean McGinnis, Dylan Smiley

Pope John Paul II: John Conner

Pottsgrove: Joey Drager, Austin Eaton, Michael Neeson, Mickey Prior

Pottstown: Justin Beasley-Turner

Spring-Ford: Shane Ainscoe, Chase Parr

Upper Perkiomen: Landon Detwiler

Coach of the Year

Larry Rechtin, Pottsgrove

His Falcons pulled off the upset, winning the PAC-10 Championship, holding off highly favored and regular season undefeated Spring-Ford and also Perkiomen Valley … Falcons also won their third straight District 1 Class AA Championship … Placed sixth at PIAA Class AA.