Thursday, November 10, 2011

States

It looks like yesterday's post about Sectionals was deferred to today for some reason.  Anyway, today I will briefly cover the NYSPHSAA XC Championship meet.  This year's meet is being hosted by Vernon-Veronal-Sherill High School, almost in the shadow of the Turning Stone casino.  Complete information is available at the school's web page devoted to the meet. The schedule is repeated here:
  • 9:15 - Boys A
  • 9:45 - Boys B
  • 10:15 - Boys C
  • 10:45 - Boys D
  • 11:15 - Girls A
  • 11:45 - Girls B
  • 12:15 - Girls C
  • 12:45 - Girls D
Once again, TullyRunners has done a very nice job of previewing the State Meet.  A few comments of my own:
Boys A - R-H predicted 3rd - a good race catches Shaker; a great race catches F-M.  It will depend on 4&5.  Travis Jordan is "seeded" 20th, behind the R-H top trio at 9-13-16.
Boys B - Looking forward to seeing whether East Aurora can pull this off. HF-L started to bring it on last weekend, and expect Cooper Roach to be in the hunt for the individual title.
Boys C - Way-Co will find that the state-level competition is much tougher than the locals!  Tim McGowan, last week's individual winner, will have to have a great race to make the top 20 or 25.
Boys D - Geneseo lost too much to repeat as team champ, but Gabe Rodriguez gives them another legitimate contender for the individual title.  Jeff Antolos beat him last week, so their rematch plus a couple of other strong runners should make this a decent race up front.  I'm rooting for Addison's Thomas Abbey in this one.

Girls A - Amanda just misses the cutoff on the preview, which lists 27 entrants.  She should be able to improve on last year's 40th place finish, despite the faster race this year due to the reduction in classes.  Canandaigua should do well, but they do face the top two teams in the nation in F-M and Saratoga.
Girls B - EA's six-year reign is about to end, and HF-L could push EA all the way back to 5th place.  There are no front-runners in Section V, but they should come in quickly once they start to appear.
Girls C - Two very good teams here will mean that a third place finish for Way-Co would be excellent.  Odyssey's Nicole Bubie is Section V's best hope for a top 15 finish.
Girls D - Maple Grove is very good.  To finish second, Geneseo will have to get by Beaver River.  Liz Valento looked strong last week and is favored to grab an individual title for Section V.

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