It was a tough day for local athletes at the New York State Meet hosted by Warwick Valley this past Saturday.

Brian Rhodes-Devey of Guilderland finished eighth in the Class AA boys’ race, falling short of challenging friendly rival Steve Murdock of Shenendehowa. The state meet was billed as a showdown between the two Section II superstars but Rhodes-Devey faltered at the end, running a 15:49.4. Murdock won the race.

Roland Graves, also of Guilderland, had a good day. After just edging his way to the state meet, Graves finished 12th in a time of 15:52.6.

The Voorheesville boys’ team finished seventh as a team, a week after winning the Section II Class C race. The Birds accumulated 178 points.

The top Blackbird runner was Macky Lloyd, who finished 32nd in 17:15.9. Conor Cashin finished 64th, Ryan Allison finished 70th, Nathan Bub was 85th, Tom Pasquali was 86th, Taylor Treadgold was 96th, and Ian Powell was 108th.

The lone female runner representing the local schools was Berne-Knox-Westerlo’s Ada Lauterbach.

Lauterbach finished 43rd in the Class C race. She ran a time of 20:37.3.