CENTRAL NEW YORK – Moving to 2-0 on the season, the Liverpool boys swim team got a stellar effort from Jack Cavallerano in the 100-yard butterfly in last Thursday’s 51-42 win over Baldwinsville.
Tearing through his specialty in 53.82 seconds, Cavallerano beat the qualifying standard of 53.95 he needed to earn an automatic spot in the New York State Public High School Athletic Association championships later this winter.
Nathan Alexander was victorious twice for the Warriors, starting with the 200 freestyle, where he won in 1:56.93to Alex Nicita’s 2:00.31. Later, in the 500 freestyle, Alexander prevailed in 5:17.97, holding off the 5:19.08 from B’ville’s Lucas Clay.
Trevor Selig won the 50 freestyle in 23.16 seconds, with Sean O’Neil (24.89 second) as Joe Lisi took the 200 individual medley in 2:13.82. Jared Keyes won the 100 breaststroke in 1:13.79, edging Ryan Gublo’s 1:13.87, as Cavallerano was second (59.48) to B’ville’s Matthew Lange (59.27) in a tight 100 backstroke.
Two nights earlier, Cicero-North Syracuse opened its 2022-23 season at Fulton, and having a small roster, it could not match the Red Raiders’ depth in a 102-73 defeat.
However, the Northstars do boast one of the top individual swimmers in the area in Jacob Griffin, who started with a winning time of 23.24 seconds in the 50 freestyle before he got first place in the 100 freestyle in 51.88 seconds.
Elsewhere, Joey Swenton was second in both the 500 freestyle (5:18.94) and 200 IM (2:14.48), with Anthony Gabrielli second in the 100 backstroke in 1:03.01.
Donovan Medina, in 1:14.54, edged Connor Burke (1:15.25) for second in the 100 breaststroke after Burke took second in the 200 freestyle in 2:04.96. Nathan Oromski gained 198.90 points to top Carter Canastra (169.75) for second place in diving.
To lead Fulton, T.J. Clayton nearly met the state qualifying standard in the 100 butterfly, winning in 54.43 seconds to go with a 2:09.44 in the 200 IM as teammate Bryce Rogers won the 200 freestyle in 1:57.72 and the 500 freestyle in 5:10.98.
Even when Swenton, Gabrielli, Jacob Griffin and Caden Griffin went 1:47.56 in the 200 medley relay, Fulton beat it with 1:44.55 as Burke, Swenton, Donavan Medina and Sean Loughlin went 1:48.36 in the 200 freestyle relay.
