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December 12, 2008

AuSable snaps pool dryspell

CLINTONVILLE — It has been a long dryspell for the AuSable Valley boys, so long, in fact, that no one can recall the last time the Patriots came out on top in North Country swimming competition.

No matter.

AuSable Valley, once a power in swimming, broke through Friday with an 89-78 victory over Franklin Academy of Malone. It is believed to be the Patriots' first dual-meet victory in boys' swimming in 10 years.

Ben Ford won the 200-yard individual medley and 500 freestyle and also swam a leg of the winning 400 freestyle relay to lead AuSable Valley to the victory. Zach Hamilton and Corey McCarty were double winners for the Patriots, who won two of three relays.

Sam Moore was a triple winner for the Franklin Academy Huskies with Tyler Spillane and Corey Parsons double winners.

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AuSable 89, Franklin Academy 78

200 medley relay- 1, Franklin (Spillane, Parsons, Moore, Schanck), 2:08.35. 2, AuSable, 2:18.85. 3, Franklin, 2:19.69. 200 freestyle- 1, Spillane (FA), 2:16.62. 2, Rhino (AVC), 2:30.83. 3, Payton (FA), 2:47.12. 200 ind medley- 1, Ford (AVC), 2:33.88. 2, Rydgren (FA), 2:38.54. 3, Murphy (AVC), 2:45.9. 50 freestyle- 1, Moore (FA), 25.64. 2, McCarty (AVC), 25.87. 3, Hamilton (AVC), 26.33.

100 butterfly- 1, Moore (FA), 1:06.18. 2, Miller (AVC), 1:08.17. 3, Rydgren (FA), 1:24.35. 100 freestyle- 1, Hamilton (AVC), 58.62. 2, Nichols (FA), 1:03.89. 3, Dohman (AVC), 1:04.08. 500 freestyle- 1, Ford (AVC), 6:00.46. 2, Spillane (FA), 6:13.53. 3, Schanck (FA), 6:26.52. 200 freestyle relay- 1, AuSable (Hamilton, Muzzy, Murphy, McCarty), 1:48.40. 2, AuSable, 1:52.32. 3, Franklin, 1:58.90.

100 backstroke- 1, Oropollo (FA), 1:20.53. 2, Donah (AVC), 1:23.17. 3, Boyce (AVC), 1:23.33. 100 breaststroke- 1, Parsons (FA), 1:17.67. 2, Muzzy (AVC), 1:17.86. 3, Schanck (FA), 1:26.04. 400 freestyle relay- 1, AuSable (Hamilton, Miller, Ford, McCarty), 3:59.88. 2, Franklin, 4:01.75. 3, AuSable, 4:48.90.



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