We’re heading toward the finish of the 2012 track season. Small schools are into regionals, while large schools are holding district meets this week.

Here’s what to watch for Class 2A and 1A regionals, which will be held Wednesday and Thursday in Miami:

CLASS 2A REGIONALS

Where: Ransom Everglades/Ansin Sports Complex, Miami

When: 1 p.m. Wednesday

Storyline: Suncoast wants a boys team title, but will have to do it without star sprinter Antwan Wright (hamstring). Wright, a senior headed to Florida, is ranked fifth in the state (all classes) in the 200 and eighth in the 100. He was injured during last week’s District 13-2A meet.

Top area boys: Suncoast – Davison Colimon (110 hurdles), Gabriel Aird (300 hurdles), Abiade Granger (high jump), Justin Deithorn (pole vault), Justin Wright (shot put), 1,600, 3,200 relays; Pahokee – 400, 1,600 relays, Davaris Osborne (400); St. Andrew’s – Nic Jacobsen (3,200).

Top area girls: Suncoast – Aluntrea Davis (100, 200), Bianca Joseph (100 hurdles); Glades Central – 400, 1,600 relays; St. Andrew’s – Angela Alvarez (shot put, discus); Inlet Grove – Alon Lewis (400); Dreyfoos – Jenna Meyers-Sinett (pole vault); Lincoln Park – 1,600, 3,200 relays.

Full list of qualifiers: Click here to see the results of last week’s District 13-2A meet, which is the basis for qualifying for regionals. Top four finishers in each event — top eight in 100, 200 and both hurdles events — qualify for regionals.

CLASS 1A

Where: Dade Christian, Miami

When: 1 p.m. Thursday

Storyline: As they did during last week’s District 13-1A meet, Benjamin and King’s Academy will battle for the crown as the top Class 1A school in Palm Beach County. Both boys and girls teams are strong.

Top area boys: Benjamin – Trenton Saunders (discus, shot put), Benjamin Horowitz (pole vault); King’s Academy – Ricardo Roy (200, 400), Caleb Walz (800), Scott Simpson (1,600, 3,200), 1,600, 3,200 relays; Glades Day – Calvin Darville (triple jump); Community Christian – Alex Roberts (100).

Top area girls: Benjamin – Meredith Anderson (1,600, 3,200), Taylor Cogsil (pole vault, triple jump, 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles), Hunter Sullivan (discus, shot put), 3,200 relay; Riley Burke (800); King’s Academy – Kimberly Ruch (long jump, 100, 200), Cat Urso (800), 400, 1,600, 3,200 relays.

Full list of qualifiers: Click here to see the results of last week’s District 13-1A meet, which is the basis for qualifying for regionals. Top four finishers in each event — top eight in 100, 200 and both hurdles events — qualify for regionals.

We’re almost to the district tournaments, which begin Monday with a handful of play-in games and get kicking on Tuesday with first-round action.

While every team has their mind on the postseason, we’re taking a minute to try to pick leaders for All-Area Players of the Year.

Problem is, we can’t. There are plenty of strong candidates for both large and small schools. In this week’s Stat Tuesday, we’ll mention a few of them. We’re sure this is going to create a lot of discussion – it already has on our forums – and that’s all good, but it respectful, please.

Here’s a ten-pack of POY candidates for large and small schools. These are in alphabetical order, and they are not the only candidates we’re considering. Hey, the most important time of the year is coming up. Someone could have a monster playoff run and jump right into the mix. There’s no guarantee we’ll pick from anyone on this list.

Like I said up top, things are wide-open.

THE LINEUP

James Jean, Palm Beach Gardens, C/DH: As it is with several teams, it’s tough to focus on just one player from Gardens, which has received contributions up and down the lineup. Jean is as good a player as any. With a breakout season, the Florida Gulf Coast commit is tied for the area lead in homers (6), has a big lead in the RBI category (30) and is batting .373.

Hunter Kyzar, Santaluces, P: One of the area’s best two-way players and the key to Santaluces’ playoff hopes. Kyzar, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound lefty, is 5-3 with a 1.18 ERA and 45 strikeouts in 47 1/3 innings. He’s also batting .436, eighth among large-school players, and has 18 RBI.

Justin Lauginiger, Royal Palm Beach, P: A big reason why the Wildcats are 20-4 and enter the District 14-7A tournament as the No. 1 seed. The junior righthander didn’t allow an earned run until the final weeks of the season and now sports a 1.13 ERA to go with his 8-0 record. He has whiffed 61 batters in 43 1/3 innings. He has 23 RBI, tied for second among large-school hitters.

Mike Murray, Forest Hill, P: Why no one in District 13-7A wants to play Forest Hill. Though his fastball isn’t overpowering, the 6-foot-4, 200-pound Florida Gulf Coast commit hasn’t lost (9-0) and has an area-best 102 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings. If Forest Hill makes it to regionals, Murray will be the biggest reason.

Brandon Rhodes, Park Vista, P: An outstanding senior season for the FAU signee, who is 9-1 with a 0.91 ERA and 66 strikeouts in 53 2/3 innings. Park Vista can send him out against anyone, and with a good lineup and outstanding defense behind him, the Cobras have as good a hope as any team in the area to make it to states.

Brady Roberson, Palm Beach Central, 1B: Always seems to come up with the big hit for the Broncos, who enter the last week of the season with the top seed in District 9-8A and the No. 1 ranking in the Post top 10. Roberson, a Florida signee, is hitting below .350 but has three homers and 22 RBI (tied for third among large schools).

Efren Sanchez, Summit Christian, 1B: Several deserving candidates on the Saints (John Silviano, Sam Murphy, Anthony Delaney), but Sanchez is batting .455 (second-best among small schools) and has 21 RBI to go with his pair of homers. Following up his strong sophomore campaign with a huge junior year.

Bennett Sousa, Benjamin, P: Just a sophomore, Sousa is the guy the Bucs lean on in big games. Sousa has stifled some of the area’s best lineups, posting a 3-2 record and 1.10 ERA with 44 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings. Florida and Virginia are vying for his services.

Kevin Stypulkowski, King’s Academy, C: Doesn’t take long to notice him when you watch King’s play. He’s the 6-foot-2 kid behind the plate controlling the game, throwing out runners, and ripping the ball to all fields. The Florida signee has a .429 average (fourth among small schools) and 24 RBI (second in the area).

Danny Young, St. Andrew’s, P/1B: Another local standout scooped up by Florida. Young has done it all for the Scots. His .382 average, four homers and 19 RBI are among the area leaders. On the mound, he leads small schools with 75 strikeouts and has a 4-5 record with a 2.11 ERA in 49 2/3 innings.

Again, those aren’t the only candidates. Let’s see your list in the comment section or on our forum.

Click here to view the latest stats report.

Many of Palm Beach County’s top football recruits attended last weekend’s Nike Football Training Camp in Miami. Six players were spotlighted in ESPN’s coverage of the event. They are:

Kelvin Taylor: In a video from the camp, ESPN’s Craig Haubert spotlighted Taylor as a top running back, noting the Gators commit showed off his physical side and pass-catching ability. “On film, he wows you and he did a great job today. I like his toughness. I also like the fact he was able to bounce back from a few bad reps, correct what he was doing wrong. He was great in the one-on-ones. I like his hands. He can certainly be a factor in the passing game.” ESPN has a recap of Taylor’s afternoon.

Will Likely: Likely, like Taylor, earned an invite to Nike’s The Opening, a competitive national camp in Oregon in July. Likely, the Glades Central running back/receiver/cornerback/return threat, seems limited only by his size (listed at 5-7, 175). “He’s great on film,” Haubert said in the video. “He is short, but he’s a little bit thicker than I thought he was.” This article from ESPN has more on Likely.

Kevin Anderson: In the same video, Haubert lauded the performance of the Boca Raton quarterback. Anderson, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 187 pounds, has no offers, but Haubert was impressed. “Interest for him is minimal, but today he showed that should be picking up,” Haubert said.

Kc McDermott: In another video, Haubert also mentioned a handful of players from the 2014 class. Among them was offensive lineman Kc (whose name is not spelled K.C.) McDermott of Palm Beach Central. Haubert’s take: “Outstanding size. Outstanding footwork. Good punch. He has an opportunity to be one of the best offensive linemen in the 2014 class.” ESPN wrote about McDermott’s performance. McDermott was named top underclassman at the camp.

Evan Harvey: The Dwyer linebacker earned MVP honors among linebackers and was named to the all-camp team. Harvey, who is listed at 6-1 and 209 pounds, reportedly has interest from Duke, Penn State, Michigan State and South Carolina.

Marcus Levy: Fort Pierce Central running back, who has been picking up offers at a rapid rate this offseason, was named to the all-camp team and narrowly missed out on top running back honors.

A Dwyer baseball player faces discipline after it was discovered he covered the visiting dugout, later occupied by intra-city rival Palm Beach Gardens, with urine before the teams played a key district game at Dwyer High on Friday night.

The player, whose name was not released, was found by Dwyer’s administration to have acted alone in dousing Gardens’ dugout with an amount of urine large enough to create a smell noticeable to visiting fans at the game.

Dwyer Athletic Director Tom Pagley said the school suspended the player two games, with a school suspension pending a meeting with the player. Pagley said the school asked the Florida High School Athletic Association if it should take further action, but the FHSAA informed the school it had “done what we would have done.”

Pagley said he was “not at liberty to discuss how it happened,” but he said the act was indefensible.

“First of all, it’s disgusting,” Pagley said. “I don’t know what even goes through a kid’s mind to think about doing something like that.”

Dwyer coach Frank Torre and Palm Beach Gardens coach Joe Russo, both longtime friends, expressed regret over the incident. Russo said he “doesn’t hold anything against” Torre, who as a teen played American Legion baseball on a team coached by Russo.

“It’s ridiculous,” Torre said. “So classless. It’s totally not what I want to be a part of.”

Both coaches said they noticed the smell and discussed the matter before deciding to play the game. Palm Beach Gardens, the sixth-ranked team in The Post’s top 10, lost the game to fourth-ranked Dwyer 7-4. The win clinched Dwyer the No. 3 seed in the upcoming District 9-8A tournament.

“You couldn’t get away from it,” Russo said of the stench. “I don’t think it was a factor in the result of the game itself.”

The road to the regionals is now clear. Here are the playoff matchups for area teams after the last week of district play.

We’ll update this as soon as we know times, dates and locations of all the games.

Updated after games of Friday, April 13

District 9-8A
Palm Beach Central (6-2)
Jupiter (5-3)
Dwyer (4-4)
Palm Beach Gardens (3-5)
Wellington (2-6)

Play-in game: 5. Wellington at 4. Palm Beach Gardens
Semifinals 4/5 winner vs. Palm Beach Central; 3. Dwyer vs. 2. Jupiter
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 10-8A
Park Vista (8-0)
Spanish River (5-3)
Boca Raton (4-4)
Seminole Ridge (3-5)
John I. Leonard (0-8)

Play-in game: 5. John I. Leonard vs. 4. Seminole Ridge
Semifinals: 4/5 winner vs. 1. Park Vista; 3. Boca Raton vs. 2. Spanish River
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 14-7A
West Boca Raton (5-1)
Atlantic (5-1)
Olympic Heights (2-4)
Lake Worth (0-6)

Semifinals: TBD vs. 4. Lake Worth; TBD vs. 3. Olympic Heights
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 13-7A
Royal Palm Beach (6-0)
Santaluces (4-2)
Forest Hill (1-4)
Palm Beach Lakes (0-5)

Semifinals: 4. Palm Beach Lakes vs. 1. Royal Palm Beach; 3. Forest Hill vs. 2. Santaluces
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 15-A
Jensen Beach (6-0)
Suncoast (4-2)
Boynton Beach (1-5)
Fort Pierce Westwood (1-5)

Semifinals: 4. Fort Pierce Westwood vs. 1. Jensen Beach; 3. Boynton Beach vs. 2. Suncoast
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 12-4A
Lincoln Park (6-0)
Cardinal Newman (3-3)
St. Andrew’s (3-3)
Glades Central (0-6)

Semifinals: 4. Glades Central vs. 1. Lincoln Park; 3. St. Andrew’s vs. 2. Cardinal Newman
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 13-3A
American Heritage (4-0)
Summit Christian (2-2)
Pope John Paul II (0-4)

Semifinal: 3. Pope John Paul II vs. 2. Summit Christian
Final: 2/3 winner vs. 1. American Heritage

District 12-3A
Benjamin (5-1)
King’s Academy (5-1)
Glades Day (1-5)
Jupiter Christian (1-5)

Semifinals: 4. Jupiter Christian vs. 1. Benjamin; 3. Glades Day vs. 2. King’s Academy
Final: 1/4 winner vs. 2/3 winner

District 12-2A
Boca Raton Christian (2-0)
Lake Worth Christian (1-1)
Wellington Christian (0-2)

Semifinal: 3. Wellington Christian vs. 2. Lake Worth Christian
Final: 2/3 winner vs. 1. Boca Raton Christian

No. 4 Florida’s 6-3 road win over the No. 1 Florida State, was made possible by a big night from Jupiter alum Ryan Harris.

The freshman right-hander, who pitched a total of six innings until that point, entered Wednesday’s game down 3-0 and worked three scoreless for his first collegiate win.

According to multiple reports, Harris, a 2011 New York Yankees draft pick, didn’t allow a ball to leave the infield and struck out one. He retired eight of nine batters on ground balls, throwing a heavy sinking fastball.

UF coach Kevin O’Sullivan, a Jupiter grad, gave his early impressions of Harris and five other locals in this article.

Former Palm Beach Central quarterback Brock Bukowski committed to Bridgewater College, a Div. III school in northwest Virginia.

Bukowski, who transferred from
Royal Palm Beach before his senior year, set Palm Beach Central school single-season records in passing yards (1,058) and touchdown passes (15). His 15 career touchdown passes are the most in Palm Beach Central’s eight-year history.

Bukowski (6-0, 165) completed 61 of 146 passes with six interceptions.

Palm Beach Gardens senior linebacker Jacob Stanley committed to Hobart, a Div. III school in upstate New York.

Stanley was a captain for the Gators, who finished 9-4-1 and lost to Miramar in the Class 8A regional finals.

He joins American Heritage LB Ryan Bennett, who previously committed to Hobart.

Based on the Webber International hat, t-shirt and giant smile he was wearing, it was easy to guess what news Javonta Taylor had to share.

“I’m going to Webber,” Taylor said, approaching a reporter at Thursday’s District 13-2A track meet hosted by Suncoast. “I’m set. I’ve already got my workout plans. I leave in June.”

Taylor, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound wide receiver, said he had SAT scores high enough to earn him a $5,500-per-semester scholarship from the Babson Park school.

He had seven catches for 79 yards and two touchdowns for Suncoast last year. During track season, he runs the 110- and 300-meter hurdles.

He wasn’t a standout base-stealer in high school, but just two and a half months into his college career, ex-Park Vista shortstop Trea Turner owns N.C. State’s single-season stolen base record.

Turner, a Lake Worth native, reached the mark on Wednesday with two steals in the 17th-ranked Wolfpack’s 14-2 win over Elon.

Turner improved to 31-for-32 on steal attempts and broke the previous record of 30 set in 2009. He can now focus on the ACC single-season record (63) set by UNC’s Brian Roberts in 1998.

“I’m excited to break the record,” Turner said in a press release. “The guys kept telling me how close I was. Our coaches have been a huge help, teaching me what to look for from the pitcher, how to get good jumps, knowing the situations to steal on. I wasn’t as much of a base stealer before coming here.”

Turner celebrated his record by going 3-for-4 with four RBIs, falling a homer short of the cycle. Aside from the two steals, he had a bases-loaded triple in the seventh, hit a double, stole two bases, scored twice, and walked twice.

Turner was a first-team Post All-Area selection last season.