Meet: AAA Boys State Meet Predictions Location: Elkins, WV Date: To be held October 28, 2000 Predicted AAA Boys Team Results Cabell Midland has been untouchable all season long, and there is no reason to believe they will fall from that perch at the state meet. While they likely won't have a contender for the individual crown (and could even come out of the meet without an all-state representative), their quality depth is simply superior to the other teams. The battle for the runner-up spot should be pretty tight. Fairmont Senior always seems to step things up a level for the state meet. Their fight will be with George Washington, who performed extremely well at the Forest Festival. The four through nine spots are really up for grabs. Our tally shows only a difference of 13 points between 4th and 9th. That means it's really anybody's race to win. If your team performs well, they could move up multiple positions. If they don't, you could drop multiple positions. It's up for grabs. Who wants it? 1. Cabell Midland CM 52 2. Fairmont Senior FS 83 3. George Washington GW 92 4. Huntington Hun 140 5. Preston Pre 142 6. East Fairmont EF 148 7. Hampshire Ham 149 8. Morgantown Mor 153 9. Parkersburg South PS 153 10. Woodrow Wilson WW 309 Predicted Boys AAA Top 25 This should be one of the more exciting AAA races in recent memory. Expect a pack to still be together at the two mile mark. Keith Rand nearly made it through the season unscathed. Only a single loss to Jay Urse in a mid-week meet blemished his regular season record. Jay Urse, Tyler Devault, Justin Cox, and Shane Ruggles all finished within 8 seconds of Rand at the Forest Festival, meaning they are indeed threats to take the title. Ben Lukowski performed below expectations at the Forest Festival, but should also contend for the title as he has dominated the southern part of the state. Zach Sabatino, Ryan Smith, and Richard Kitching are dark horses to win. Sabatino has run behind Lukowski all season, but beat him at the Forest Festival. Smith is a relative unkown. He's performed very well in the meets we received, but we didn't receive very many. He finished only six seconds behind Rand at the regional meet. Kitching led a good portion of the Forest Festival before stumbling and losing his concentration. Prepare for some excitement because this is going to be good. Team Place Score Name Team -------------------------------------------- 1 1 Rand, Keith Mor 2 Lukowski, Ben SA 3 2 Urse, Jay FS 4 3 Devault, Tyler EF 5 4 Ruggles, Shane Hamp 6 5 Cox, Justin Hunt 7 6 Sabatino, Zach GW 8 Smith, Ryan Brk 9 7 Kitching, Richard CM 10 Neal, Corey JM 11 Hogan, Stephen Nit 12 Hiser, Stephen UHS 13 8 Rogers, Justin CM 14 9 Beckett, Zach CM 15 Hartman, Harman Key 16 10 Miller, Jonathan Hamp 17 Perry, Chris BU 18 11 Nelson, Jon CM 19 12 Walsh, Chris GW 20 Waybright, Craig Rip 21 Spiker, Drew Rip 22 Marietta, Justin NM 23 Haggerty, Jason Key 24 Hudson, Kendal Muss 25 13 Hopper, Kenneth GW