Delbarton features the best 1-2 punch in the state in twins Brian Boler and Collin Boler, but it was the back of their pack that proved to be the difference when the Green Wave edged Chatham on a sixth-runner tiebreaker in the boys Large School race at the NJAC Championships on Tuesday at Greystone Park in Morris Plains.
The Boler's led the frontal assault for No. 15 ranked Delbarton by finishing 1-2 with Collin first in 15:32 and Brian second in 15:41, and the rest of the Green Wave pack went 8-19-26 for a total of 56 points. Chatham, ranked No. 10 in the state, countered with a 3-9-13-14-17 to also finish with 56.
So it went to a sixth-runner tiebreaker to determine the winner, and Delbarton sophomore Sean Dooley, Delbarton's No. 6 man, clinched the victory for his team by placing 30th in 17:42, 50 spots ahead of Chatham's No. 6 runner.
In the boys Small School Division, Kinnelon went 2-6-8-20-23 and out seven runners in front of Parsippany's No. 5 man to secure a 59-74 victory over Parsippany, 59-74. Junior Aarin Tyagi of Parsippany won the race in 16:27.
On the girls side, Villa Walsh, ranked No. 11 in the state, received a victory from freshman Blythe Dudley in 19:28 crammed its five scorers in the top 10 en route to a 20-84 victory over Parsippany Hills in the Small School race.
In the Large School Division, Mendham finished 2-7-17-27-35 to outscore runner-up Morristown, 88-98. Morristown was led by individual winner Grace DelGiorno, who ran 19:21.