Classifications and Alignments

I don't know if this is 100% final yet, but Cross Country has been added to the list of sports that will have 4 separate classes.

The alignment I saw today is as follows:

Class AAAA
North Region - Hedgesville, Jefferson, Martinsburg, Morgantown, Musselman, 
	Preston, Spring Mills, University, Washington, Wheeling Park (10)

South Region - Buckhannon-Upshur, Cabell Midland, George Washington, Huntington,
	Hurricane, Oak Hill, Parkersburg, Parkersburg South, Riverside, Woodrow Wilson (10)

Balance		Regional	Ranked		Top 20		Top 50
Breakdown	Competitors	Returning	Returning	Returning
North Girls	70		45		12		25
South Girls	63		50		8		25
North Boys	68		48		11		25
South Boys	63		42		9		25

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Class AAA
Region I - Brooke, East Fairmont, Fairmont Senior, Grafton, John Marshall, North Marion (6)

Region II - Bridgeport, Elkins, Hampshire, Keyser, Lewis, Robert C. Byrd (6)

Region III - Capital, Greenbrier East, Herbert Hoover, Nicholas, PikeView, 
	Princeton, Ripley, Shady Spring (8)

Region IV - Chapmanville, Lincoln County, Nitro, Point Pleasant, South Charleston,
	Spring Valley, St. Albans, Winfield (8)

Balance		Regional	Ranked		Top 20		Top 50
Breakdown	Competitors	Returning	Returning	Returning
Region 1 Girls	34		17		4		11
Region 2 Girls	35		21		6		14
Region 3 Girls	39		23		7		16
Region 4 Girls	33		13		3		9
Region 1 Boys	39		20		5		14
Region 2 Boys	41		24		9		18
Region 3 Boys	39		18		4		10
Region 4 Boys	33		11		2		8

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Class AA
Region I - Doddridge, Oak Glen, Ravenswood, Tyler Consolidated, Weir, Williamstown (6)

Region II - Berkeley Springs, Braxton, Frankfort, Lincoln, Moorefield, Petersburg,
	Philip Barbour, South Harrison (8)

Region III - Bluefield, Independence, James Monroe, Liberty Raleigh, Mingo Central,
	River View, Summers, Westside, Wyoming East (9)

Region IV - Buffalo, Clay, Logan, Poca, Roane, Scott, Sissonville, Wayne (8)

Balance		Regional	Ranked		Top 20		Top 50
Breakdown	Competitors	Returning	Returning	Returning
Region 1 Girls	31		13		8		13
Region 2 Girls	28		17		9		17
Region 3 Girls	9		1		0		1
Region 4 Girls	28		8		3		8
Region 1 Boys	34		15		9		15
Region 2 Boys	34		10		4		10
Region 3 Boys	28		5		1		5
Region 4 Boys	38		13		6		13

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Class A
Region I - Cameron, Madonna, Magnolia, Parkersburg Catholic, Ritchie, St. Marys
	Wheeling Central, Wood County Christian (8)

Region II - Clay-Battelle, East Hardy, Notre Dame, Paw Paw, Pendleton, Trinity Christian, 
	Tucker (6)
	* East Hardy is not on the list but had runners last year.  I have added them into
	this Region.

Region III - Greenbrier West, Mount View, Richwood, Sherman, Summit Christian, Webster (6)
	* The list I saw included River View, but they're also listed in the Class AA
	Regions, and the enrollment data I saw would put them in Class AA, so I left them
	off this list

Region IV - Calhoun, Charleston Catholic, St. Joseph Central, Wirt (4)

Balance		Regional	Ranked		Top 20		Top 50
Breakdown	Competitors	Returning	Returning	Returning
Region 1 Girls	21		11		11		11
Region 2 Girls	19		3		3		3
Region 3 Girls	8		0		0		0
Region 4 Girls	11		3		3		3
Region 1 Boys	31		17		9		17	
Region 2 Boys	26		9		5		9
Region 3 Boys	17		1		1		1
Region 4 Boys	11		8		5		8

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