QUEENSBURY — It was dangerous to ever let the Port Jefferson boys cross country team drop to Class D.

The Royals scored 51 points to win the Class D title at the public school state championships Saturday at Queensbury High School. It was their second consecutive team state championship , both of which have come since the school moved down a class last year.

The program has been on a mission ever since that day, when its school’s shrinking population relegated it to Class D. However, the desire to complete that mission intensified once longtime coach Rod Cawley died in October 2024. Port Jeff honored Cawley with the 2024 state title, which then laid the foundation for its 2025 goal: become a dynasty.

Thanks to vast progression from junior Sean Grossman and seniors Sviatoslav Zalizniak

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