Meet: A-AA Boys State Meet Predictions
Location: Cabell Midland High School
Date: To be held November 1, 2008
Predicted A-AA Boys Team Results
Can Ravenswood make it 9 in a row? Time will tell. This is the first time since 2002 that
they don't come in as the favorite. Berkeley Springs passed them in the Power Rankings
a few weeks ago, and they haven't relinquised their lead. I've picked the finish for
everyone running in the meet, and I've come up with Berkeley Springs taking the title
by a meager four points. This is probably going to come down to Olman Guzman and Ben
Schindler or Jordan Seabolt. Obviously, anyone can have a good or bad day and move
up or down a few spots, but if someone has a great day or a terrible day, it probably
means a championship or lights out for their respective teams. Philip Barbour should
battle PikeView for 3rd with Philip Barbour having an edge. Richwood is the likely
5th place team. A good day by Grafton, Doddridge, or Wheeling Central could easily
move any of them into the top five and possibly into the top four.
1. Berkeley Springs 69
2. Ravenswood 73
3. Philip Barbour 109
4. PikeView 120
5. Richwood 136
6. Grafton 149
7. Doddridge 153
8. Wheeling Central 154
9. Weir 180
10. Charleston Catholic 191
Predicted Boys A-AA Top 25
Lenny Roach was the runner-up last year and has been the one to beat all season long.
He squared off with 2nd ranked Ronald Read at the Wild & Wet Invitational and beat
him by 18 seconds. Roach comes in as the prohibitive favorite. Read appears to be
pretty solidly in 2nd, but lurking behind him is Skyler McCoy. McCoy has an abundance
of natural talent and tends to perform well at the State Meet. Nathan Rees gets the
nod over John Mundey. The two finished close together in their only meeting at the
Geico Classic. In that race, Rees just had too much finishing speed for Mundey. Brent
Roark is probably the most improved male runner in the State. He's gone from barely
ranked to a top-five contender. He's probably better suited to a more challenging course
but still likely a 6th place finish. The next six spots are very tight. David Rhodes
has been very steady throughout the season and has performed well at the State Meet
the last couple years. Cuylor Edgell has stepped up his performance in the two most
recent meets. Alex Cole was right on Edgell's heels at the LKC Championships and beat
Edgell earlier in the year. Bonenberger was an All-State performer last year and could
easily move up the ranks. Riley Freeman has beaten Edgell in their last two meetings,
and he's gained at least 10 points in the rankings in all but one meet this season showing
very steady improvement throughout. Jordan Weitzel has beaten teammate Roark on several
occasions. Daniel Clevenger beat Edgell for most of the first 2/3 of the season. Woodford
has been moving up, gaining points in 8 straight meets and finishing right on the heels of
Freeman in a couple meets. Johnny Macklen was outstanding at the Geico Classic, beating
eight people picked ahead of him here, so moving up the charts would not be unexpected.
Pick Score Rank Name Year School
1 1 Roach, Lenny 12 Berkeley Spr.
2 2 Read, Ronald 12 Weir
3 x McCoy, Skyler 12 Webster
4 3 Rees, Nathan 12 Ravenswood
5 4 Mundey, John 11 Berkeley Spr.
6 5 Roark, Brent 12 PikeView
7 x Rhodes, David 11 Tucker
8 6 Edgell, Cuylor 12 Doddridge
9 7 Cole, Alex 12 Ravenswood
10 8 Bonenberger, Rob 12 Wheeling Cent.
11 9 Freeman, Riley 11 Philip Barbour
12 10 Weitzel, Jordan 11 PikeView
13 11 Clevenger, Daniel 10 Doddridge
14 12 Woodford, Drew 10 Grafton
15 x Macklen, Johnny 12 Frankfort
16 13 Wise, Jake 10 Berkeley Spr.
17 x Nelson, Chase 11 Scott
18 14 Toompas, Chris 11 Philip Barbour
19 15 Yarrington, Cory 11 Berkeley Spr.
20 16 Murray, Derek 12 Ravenswood
21 17 Chaffin, Derrick 11 Richwood
22 x Dunn, Jared 10 Cameron
23 x Perry, Jon 11 Ritchie
24 18 Shaffer, Andrew 9 Richwood
25 19 Knowlton, Matt 10 Ravenswood