By ALEX SPONSELLER The Bishop Hendricken cross country team captured its 25th state championship last weekend at Ponaganset High School.

Despite coming up short in the previous week’s Class Championships, the Hawks would get a handful of big performances to take home first.

“We weren’t surprised because we felt that a few of our guys had under performed at the class meet. We had to have our seniors step up and they did. Our game plan going in was to keep our spread as low as possible. Troy Silvestri went out and did his job, we got a big race from Wilson Jablonski. Ditto with Evan McGregor, and Keegan Tierney ran an unbelievable race also. Andrew Frezza had been dealing with some health issues but he also came through and did a great job,” said Hendricken coach Jim Doyle.

Unlike the past few years, the Hawks did not have a contender in the top three, with Silvestri finishing atop the standings in seventh. However, Hendricken would do enough damage in the top 30 to get the job done and edge rival La Salle.

“We didn’t have any guys that were going to be competing for first or second in the state, but we knew that we had a handful of guys that could finish anywhere from fifth the 15th. That is what our main focus was. Hanging in there tight and staying together as a team,” said Doyle, who was especially proud of Silvestri. “Troy is a special guy, he works very, very hard to accomplish everything he does. He’s in line to have a big year next year.”

Here is a look at some of the local results from the day: BOYS

The Bishop Hendricken boys took first place as a unit while Pilgrim took 18th and Toll Gate 19th.

Hendricken’s Troy Silvestri took seventh place for the Hawks while Wilson Jablonski finished 10th. Hendricken’s Keegan Tierney finished 13th followed by teammate Evan McGregor in 14th. Andrew Frezza placed 18th for the Hawks while teammate Josh Breard took 24th.

Hendricken’s Aidan Moreira finished 35th for Hendricken, while Joshua Maynard took 75th for Toll Gate. Johnston’s Noah Van Horn placed 76th for the Panthers.

Deem Quinn finished 80th for Cranston East, followed by Pilgrim’s Ian Bubar in 83rd. Nicholas Cobb took 87th for East, followed by Pilgrim’s Jordan Lopes in 93rd.

Pilgrim’s Liam Holmes took 106th while Toll Gate’s John Maynard finished 110th. Tyler Boudreau placed 114th for Pilgrim, followed by Toll Gate’s Andrew St. Laurent in 118th.

Jack Smith finished 126th for Pilgrim, followed by Toll Gate’s Bryce Barker in 128th. Aiden Spieler finished 130th for Pilgrim, followed by Toll Gate’s Bryan Adams at 132nd.

Cian Roberts placed 136th for the Titans, while teammate Ryan Brady took 141st. Tyler Fuller finished 146th for Pilgrim. GIRLS

Cranston East finished eighth overall in the girls competition.

Keaney Bayha finished 10th overall for Pilgrim, while Cranston East’s Maddison Dutra took 21st. Alison Pankowicz finished 26th for Toll Gate, followed by teammate Oce Lowe in 28th.

Stella Loezos finished 27th for East, while teammate Zoe Catrambone took 47th. East’s Arianna Cunha finished 80th, while teammate Madeline Baxter took 113th.

Caroline Brennick finished 129th for the Bolts, while teammate Miko Lehnert took 139th.