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Brooks, despite missing three of its top four runners with injuries, finiashed third in the New England Division 4  prep meet, finishing behind Middlesex and Holderness. Amy Couture of Windham, N.H., finished ninth to lead the Green and White, Yadira Flores was 22nd and Nicole Rosmarin was 23rd.

Winning championships is nothing new for Phillips Academy cross country.

The girls square captured their fourth in a row at the 5k course at Avon Old Farms, beating out Saint Paul and Phillips Exeter with ease, grabbinbg three of the top four places and four of the top eight. Abby Levene led the charge, clocking in at 18:22, a new course record, and Stephane Moroney's third place finish (19:07) and Berol Dewdney's fourth place run (19:10), sealed the deal. North Reading's Georgina Norton finished eighth with a time of 19:46.

The Phillips Academy girls cross country team defeated arch-rival Phillips Exeter 21-39 to complete its third straight undefeated regular season. Abby Levene led the way with a 17:52 course record over Phillips' Exeter's 5K course. Georgina Norton of North Reading was seventh in 19:42.

Newburyport's Lindsay Cullen placed first (19:44) at Maudslay State Park (3.0 miles). Kim Martins finished second (19:44) for the Clippers (8-4). Kristin Cole (third, 20:38), Maura Welch (fourth, 20:44) and Maddie Cutrone (fifth, 20:46) rounded out the scoring for Newburyport.

Pentucket's April O'Brien and Alanna Poretta tied for first (19:19). Amy Babeau placed fifth (20:31) for the Sachems (9-3). Triton's Colleen Loughlin (third, 19:41), Erin Loughlin (fourth, 19:51), and Sara Auwerda (sixth, 20:59) placed the Vikings (7-5).

Haverhill's Julie Solimine ran a course-record 17:59, shattering the old mark of 18:07 and giving the Hillies a 15-49 win over Central Catholic. Haverhill finished the regular season 10-0, capturing the MVC regular season title.

Amesbury's Deryn Zahoruiko placed eighth overall (22:03) at Patton Park (2.9 miles). Meagan Gallagher finished ninth (22:08) for the Indians (3-8). Shawna Wade placed 10th (23:06).

Pentucket's Alanna Poretta finished second (17:17) at North Reading High (2.85 miles). April O'Brien placed third (17:47) for the Sachems (8-3). Amy Babeau placed seventh (18:36).

Newburyport's Lindsay Cullen split up Triton's 1-2 punch of twins Colleen and Erin Loughlin in the Clippers' (7-4) victory at Wilmington High (3.1 miles). Triton's Colleen Loughlin placed first (19:18) — one second ahead of Cullen (19:19), who finished one second ahead of Erin Loughlin (19:20). Newburyport's Kim Martins placed fourth overall (20:23). Kristin Cole finished fifth (20:35). Maura Welch (seventh, 20:51) and Maddie Cutrione (ninth, 20:59) sealed the Newburyport victory.

The battle of unbeatens wasn't much of a duel, as North Andover's Kirsten Kasper ran away from Pentucket's Alanna Poretta in a tri-meet at North Reading.

Kasper ran a blistering 16:13 over the 2.9-mile course, more than a minute ahead of Poretta (17:17) as the Knights defeated the Sachems 25-31.