Gary Schmidt's latest book shares themes of friendship, coming-of-age and baseball with his 2005 novel, "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy," winner of a Newbery Honor and a Printz Honor.
Overall only four boys winners have gone on to win the men's trophy, Roger Federer being the last.
Other boys' winners for the Friars were Charles Milleon in the 3,200 (9 26.10) and Jerrod LaVenture in the triple jump (44 feet 9 inches).
Among other boys' winners were Greg Simmonds of Byram Hills in the 400 hurdles (52.85 seconds), Eric Seely of Half Hollow Hills in the 200 (21.8), Transit Tech of Brooklyn in the 4x400 relay in a meet-record 3 15.71 and South Shore of Brooklyn in the 4x800 relay in 7 48.22.
"I've looked at what Ewen (Ferguson) and Bradley Neill), the past two Scottish Boys winners have since achieved, and that can only give me confidence".
The boys' winner was the senior Ken Cormier, who competes for Douglas (Ariz).
Jean Afflack of Kellenberg was a double boys' winner, taking the discus (142-11) and shot put (55-).
Boys and Girls took the girls' crown with 35 points, and South Shore was the boys' winner with 26.
At the Public Schools Athletic League Brooklyn Borough Championships at Midwood High School, Thomas Jefferson was the boys' winner.
The Northeast Regional boys' winner, Peter Meindl of Orchard Park High School near Buffalo, placed eighth (15:05).
