WRENTHAM — Newton South’s Ilan Sherman-Kadish dashed across the finish line, easily winning the large school senior race at Saturday’s Frank Mooney Coaches Invitational and made a bold prediction  minutes later.

“We’re going to win the All-State meet,” said Sherman-Kadish with not a hint of braggadocio in his voice. “We know they’re good, but we’re racing our best now. First and foremost I have to find Brookline’s top guy and beat him and I’d like to finish in the top five.”

Whether or not the Lions can take down Mike Glennon’s Warriors in two weeks at Devens remain to be seen, but it’s a good bet Sherman-Kadish will improve on his 25th-place finish from last year. He quickly moved away from the pack and crossed the finish line of the 5K Wrentham Developmental Center route in a quick 15 minutes, 48.8 seconds.

Teammate Liam Sakakeeny finished hard for second in 16:03.8 and Beverly’s Riley McGoldrick was third in 16:12.7.

The final tuneup before next Saturday’s divisional championship was run under perfect conditions: cool but not cold and not a hint of a breeze over the dry, rolling course.

Northbridge star Marcus Reilly was running a controlled effort in his first meet of the season and he looked fit. Wearing a backwards New Balance cap, the University of Michigan commit looked smooth through an opening 4:49 mile in the small school junior/senior race on the way to an impressive 15:42.8 win. That put him well ahead of second-place finisher Grayson Duane of Groton-Dunstable (16:00.4) and Ezra Blasko of East Bridgewater (16:06.8).

“My training has been going good,” said Reilly. “I should be ready for the postseason. The plan was to feel out the competition for a mile. I was really happy with the time. It felt solid. I didn’t go out too hard so I was able to run comfortably.”

Beverly’s Calvin Barrett lost a shoe 200 yards into the large school junior race and instead of panicking, he quickly put his shoe back on started making up the 15 seconds he lost. He was in the middle of a huge lead pack through a 5:10 first mile and feeling strong. Barrett broke the field apart shortly after two miles when he let his momentum build a lead on a downhill. He coasted home for the win in 16:48.8.

“I thought, what is happening right now?” said Barrett when he lost his shoe. “I had no clue what was going to happen.”

Runners participate in the small school boys race at the Frank Mooney Coaches Invitational on Saturday. (Photo by Paul Connors/Media News Group/Boston Herald)