By Mike Zummo
Josh Johnson qualified for the New York State championship meet in his second event on Wednesday in the Marlboro boys’ swimming team’s 93-67 loss to Newburgh at Newburgh Free Academy’s Main Campus.
Johnson’s winning time was 48.74 in the 100-yard freestyle, coming in just under the state qualifying time of 48.76. The state meet is scheduled for March 3 and 4 at Ithaca College. Johnson had previously qualified for states in the 100-yard butterfly on December 1.
Johnson won two events for the Dukes, winning the 100-yard individual medley and the 100-yard freestyle. Ayden Baxter (200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle) also won two events for the Dukes. Christopher Felker (100-yard backstroke) and Jordan Johnson (100-yard breaststroke) also had wins for the Dukes.
The Dukes won the 400-yard freestyle relay.
Marlboro was also beaten by Red Hook earlier in the week, 92-62.
Red Hook 92, Marlboro 62
200-yard medley: 1. Red Hook (Wilson, Daniels, Chen-Suzuki, Heidebrecht) - 1:50.73; 2. Marlboro (Johnson, Baxter, Johnson, Felker) - 1:54.71; 3. Marlboro (LoPresti, Jackson, Sanchez, Sanchez) - 2:21.18
200-yard freestyle: 1. Owen Daniels (RH) - 1:55.08; 2. Ayden Baxter (M) - 1:59.99; 4. Aydyn Sanchez (M) - 2:43.71.
200-yard individual medley: 1. Edmund Wilson (RH) - 2:07.92; 3. Jordan Johnson (M) - 2:53.79.
50-yard freestyle: 1. Keizo Chen-Suzuki (RH) - 26.45; 2. Hunter Sanchez (M) - 29.40; 4. Peter LoPresti (M) - 33.72.
Diving: Not contested.
100-yard butterfly: 1. Edmund Wilson (RH) - 58.39; 3. Jordan Johnson (M) - 1:05.80
100-yard freestyle: 1. Keizo Chen-Suzuki (RH) - 59.91; 2. Christopher Felker (M) - 1:02.88; 3. Hunter Sanchez (M) - 1:05.48
500-yard freestyle: 1. Josh Johnson (M) - 5:19.02; 4. Aydyn Sanchez (M) - 7:22.19.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Red Hook (Biernat, Chen-Suzuki, Dorner, Button) - 1:54.96; 2. Marlboro (LoPresti, Jackson, Sanchez, Sanchez) - 2:06.22.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Owen Daniels (RH) - 55.76; 2. Josh Johnson (M) - 58.09; 3. Peter LoPresti (M) - 1:1:19.65.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Ayden Baxter (M) - 1:11.95; 4. Learryn Jackson (M) - 1:53.38.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Red Hook (Wilson, Heidebrecht, Button, Daniels) - 3:41.74; 2. Marlboro (Johnson, Felker, Baxter, Johnson) - 4:02.80.
Newburgh 93, Marlboro 67
200-yard medley: 1. Newburgh (Tuttle, Cooper, Gerbes, Mummery) - 1:50.30; 2. Marlboro (Felker, Baxter, Johnson, Johnson) - 1:57.82; 4. Marlboro (LoPresti, Jackson, Sanchez, Sanchez) - 2:21.94.
200-yard freestyle: 1. Ayden Baxter (M) - 1:57.70;
200-yard individual medley: 1. Josh Johnson (M) - 2:09.27; 4. Christopher Felker (M) - 2:40.21;
50-yard freestyle: 1. Peyton Tuttle (NFA) - 24.28; 3. Hunter Sanchez (M) - 29.28; 5. Peter LoPresti (M)- 33.14; 6. Learryn Jackson (M) - 36.37.
Diving: 1. Cole Mullarkey (NFA) - 183.45;
100-yard butterfly: 1. Aiden Domanico (NFA) - 59.25; 2. Jordan Johnson (M) - 1:03.33
100-yard freestyle: 1. Josh Johnson (M) - 48.74; 5. Hunter Sanchez (M) - 1:03.53.
500-yard freestyle: 1. Ayden Baxter (M) - 5:11.65; 5. Aydyn Sanchez (M) - 7:02.86.
200-yard freestyle relay: 1. Newburgh (Cooper, Pagano, Davis, Reade) - 1:41.34; 4. Marlboro (LoPresti, Jackson, Sanchez, Sanchez) - 2:06.90.
100-yard backstroke: 1. Christopher Felker (M) - 1:17.93; 2. Peter LoPresti (M) - 1:19.92.
100-yard breaststroke: 1. Jordan Johnson (M) - 1:19.87.
400-yard freestyle relay: 1. Marlboro (Baxter, Felkner, Johnson, Johnson) - 3:47.32.