National high school top stars, best boys performances of the week (May 22-28)
Each week, SBLive scours all corners of the country for the top high school performances.
Here are the best boys performances around the country from May 22-28.
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Paul Bergeron, Westford Academy (Massachusetts)
Bergeron captured the Division 1 state title in the two-mile race with a time of 8:51.88. The junior holds the second-fastest two-mile time in the country this season.
Ari Bethea, Collierville (Tennessee)
Bethea struck out eight and didn’t surrender a hit in a 2-0 win over Centennial. It was the first career no-hitter for Bethea, a sophomore right-hander.
Drew Erdmann, Walsh Jesuit (Ohio)
Erdmann, a Cincinnati signee, tossed a five-inning perfect game with nine strikeouts as Walsh Jesuit won the district title with a 10-0 victory over Louisville.
Daniel Flores, Birmingham (California)
Despite allowing the first two batters of the game to reach base, Flores fought back to throw a no-hitter with five strikeouts in a 5-1 win over Palisades.
Tyrone Gorze, Crater (Oregon)
Gorze set a new Class 5A state meet record in the 3,000 with a winning time of 8:04.60, the top time nationally this season. The senior beat legendary runner Steve Prefontaine’s best time of 8:07.90 and nearly took down Galen Rupp’s state record of 8:03.67 set in 2004.
Tyler Griffin, Eastlake (Washington)
Batting from the nine-hole, Griffin went 4 for 4 with four RBIs as Eastlake captured its first Class 4A state title with a 13-1 romp of Sumner.
River Hamilton, Barlow (Oregon)
In a Class 6A first-round playoff stunner, No. 30 Barlow defeated third-seeded Lakeridge 1-0 behind a three-hitter from Hamilton. The sophomore right-hander struck out nine and walked two in the upset. Hamilton is committed to Oregon State.
Kendall Henson, Bullitt East (Kentucky)
Henson tossed a no-hitter with 12 strikeouts as Bullitt East won the Sixth Region Tournament with a 3-0 victory over Fern Creek.
Kyle Majka, Clinton (New York)
Majka threw a perfect game with nine strikeouts in a 2-0 victory over Chittenango.
Eli Menke, Lake Mills (Iowa)
Menke struck out a school-record 20 batters and surrendered just two hits in a 2-0 win over West Hancock.
Anthony Paolicelli, John Stark (New Hampshire)
Paolicelli went 3 for 4 at the plate with a double, a home run and two RBIs while striking out 13 in 5 2/3 innings as John Stark took down Sanborn, 2-1.
Roderick Schenk, Central Kitsap (Washington)
Schenk broke the Class 3A state meet record in the javelin with a winning throw of 219-1. The senior edged Yelm’s Brayden Platt (216-0) for gold. The two marks rank second and third, respectively, in the country this season.
Dijon Stanley, Granada Hills (California)
Stanley, a four-star Utah football signee, won the 400 at the CIF state championships with a personal-record time of 45.77 — the third-fastest time nationally this spring.
Trace Vrbancic, Prairie Ridge (Illinois)
Vrbancic threw a six-inning no-hitter with 10 punch-outs in an 11-1 victory over Woodstock North.
Henry Zatkowski, River Hill (Maryland)
Zatkowski, a junior Duke commit, threw a one-hitter with 15 strikeouts as River Hill defeated C. Milton Wright, 1-0, in the Class 3A state championship game.