Class AAA Girls
4x800 Meter Relay
Morgantown's Monica Chase scored a 2:19 anchor leg to lead Morgantown to a
surprisingly close victory. Their time of 9:38.15 ranks as the 3rd Best All-Time
State Meet Performance. Cabell Midland was exceptional in 2nd with a 9:40.17,
setting the tone for a big-time weekend for them, and also giving them the 4th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance. Elkins got a 2:17 anchor leg from Heather
Saffel to close to a close 3rd, and give them the 6th Best All-State State Meet
Performance. What a year for the 4x800!! Preston was a solid 4th. University
used a 2:17 anchor leg from Amber Riley to claim 5th. Parkersburg also came
in at under 10:00 to take 6th. Jefferson was very strong in 7th with a 10:02. Also
of note in this race was Keri Bland's 2:18 opening leg for North Marion.
RunWV's Current Score: 6 of 6.
Pole Vault
Hurricane's Kristen Loughry soared over 10' and was the only competitor in the
field able to do so, tying her for the 9th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance. Four competitors were able to clear 9'6, with George Washington's
Brittany Pratt and Parkersburg's Miranda Richards and Jessica Boggs
vaulting into a tie for 2nd. The other 9'6 vaulter was another Parkersburg product,
Caitlin Meeks. Robert C. Byrd's Lauren DeMarco and Hedgesville's
Kyra Graves cleared 9' to tie for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Parkersburg took a surprisingly easy win with their 1:06.12 clocking. Martinsburg
took a surprise 2nd from the 2nd of four heats. John Marshall overcame a fall to
still take 3rd. Musselman edged out Brooke for 4th. Hurricane took the final spot
by only 0.07. I wish I could remember this race better because I only had Martinsburg
6th on my watch. I don't know if I clicked their finish really late (the other times
I had for that heat were pretty much within the expected 0.24 to 0.30) or if someone
else goofed.
RunWV's Current Score: 16 of 18.
Shot Put
Cabell Midland took a step forward with a 1-2 finish in the Shot Put. Ashley
Morrow took the title for the Midland ladies and teammate Megan Scites
was less than a foot behind in 2nd. Capital's Fawn Washington scored a 7"
edge over Parkersburg's Megan Pratt for 3rd. Brooke's Terina Miller
was the only competitor in the 34' category in her 5th place showing. Lewis' Lisa
Shamblin took the final spot by just 3".
RunWV's Current Score: 21 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
The opening of the race saw a huge pack of at least 9 girls run together for the first
two laps. On the third lap, Preston's Kaylyn Christopher took off and opened
a nine second lead that would eventually grow as large as 48 seconds. The only
excitement was if she would break the State Record or not. She cruised to what appeared
to be an easy 10:55.52, giving her the Best All-Time State Meet Performance.
The real excitement in this race was the battle for 2nd place. After Christopher
departed from the pack, lap 3 saw at least 8 girls within 1 second of each other.
At the mile mark, there were still 8 within 2 seconds of each other, all crossing
between 5:47 and 5:49. After five laps, the same 8 were still in close contention.
Lap 6 saw six of the ladies open a small gap on the other two. On lap seven, those
two dropped from contention, as the other six pulled to 7-9 seconds ahead. The six
still in contention all crossed between 10:22 and 10:24. A furious finish saw places
2 through 6 finish less than two seconds apart, with Cabell Midland's Rachel
Riley sprinting to the front of the pack in the last 40 meters. Morgantown's
Allison Pettit was just 0.44 seconds back in 3rd. Cabell Midland's Alicia
Thomas also used a big finish to move from 6th to 4th in the final meters, just
0.32 seconds behind Pettit. University's Jennifer Van der Sloot was a mere
0.20 seconds behind Thomas. Jefferson's Brooke Boening was less than a second
behind in taking the final place. The 2nd place time was 11:37.36. The 6th place
time was 11:39.23. Preston's Ashley Teets couldn't quite match the kick of the
others, but ran a strong 11:45.65. Hampshire's Rana Conneway also held on to
come in under 12:00 with her 11:55.88 clocking. Cabell Midland closed the evening
strong, just as they had started the day.
RunWV's Current Score: 26 of 30.
Discus
Capital's Fawn Washington launched the discus 130'8 giving her a resounding
victory and the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance. Teammate Brittany
Fink gave Capital a 1-2 finish in the event. Alisha Bowman gave Cabell
Midland a 3rd place finish. Parkersburg's Kim Dent was the last of the field
with a 110" toss. Bridgeport Sophomore Arielle Stafford has a season best by
4' to take 5th. Brooke's Rochelle Sperlazza took the final spot by less than
a foot over Musselman's Molly Grove.
RunWV's Current Score: 30 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Pre-meet favorite Chelsea Carrier of Buckhannon-Upshur was able to just get
past Cabell Midland Freshman Danielle Winningham to take the victory by 0.23
seconds. East Fairmont Freshman Lindsey Mills was less than a second back and
was also under 60 seconds. Jefferson's Bianca Armstrong snagged 4th place out
of the first heat. Morgantown's Cari Shaffer was the 3rd Freshman placer in
the event with her 5th place finish. Jefferson's Laura Lovett just nipped
North Marion's Keri Bland at the line. Bland pulled a muscle in the event and
was unfortunately done for the day.
RunWV's Current Score: 35 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
Just like last year, Preston's Kaylyn Christopher took control on the 3rd
lap. Christopher narrowly missed going under 5:00 with her 5:00.18, but it was
easily the Best All-Time State Meet Performance. University's Amber Riley
clocked a 5:04.55, an outstanding time that gave her the 3rd Best All-Time State Meet
Performance. Preston's Jordan Hamric broke away from the pack in the middle
of lap 3 to take firm control of 3rd. Cabell Midland's Alicia Thomas again
stormed from behind down the stretch to pull out a fourth. Morgantown's Ahna Lewis
scored a 5th in a close battle with Parkersburg's Ellen Kist, who finished 6th
and Jefferson's Tara Franklin The first seven all clocked in at under 5:30.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 48.
300 Meter Low Hurdles
One of the highlights of the day saw Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier just get
by Hurricane's Kristen Loughry. Carrier's time of 44.57 ranked as the Best All-Time
State Meet Performance and even gave her the Best All-Time Performance at Any Meet
despite stumbling badly early in the race.
Loughry's time of 44.73 ended the day as the 2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance.
Hedgesville's Miranda Reed was very strong in 3rd, crossing the line in less than
46 seconds. Parkersburg's Kathy Dent nipped Brooke's Megan Tarr by 0.03 for
4th. Cabell Midland's Ellen Sparks was solidly in 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 45 of 54.
Long Jump
Huntington's Laquita Wilburn was the furthest of a pair of 17' jumpers in the AAA
field. Martinsburg's LaToya Buckner was only 2 1/2" back. No other jumper exceeded
16'. Hedgesville's Jennifer Hoffman just missed the 16' barrier in taking 3rd.
Bridgeport's Kendall McCaugherty edged Brooke's Jamie Kocher by 1/4". Nitro's
Kayla Bilak scored the event's final point.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 60.
100 Meter High Hurdles
Hurricane's Kristen Loughry fought off a strong challenge by Huntington's Laquita
Wilburn to take the title by 0.21 seconds. Loughry's 14.84 ranks as the 3rd Best
All-Time State Meet Performance. Wilburn's 15.05 ranks as a tie for the 7th Best
All-Time State Meet Performance. Those two were well ahead of the field. Brooke's
Megan Tarr scored her second ribbon of the day with a 3rd place finish, narrowly
edging Musselman's Ginny Webber. Fairmont Senior's Rachel Hibbs nabbed 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier took her 3rd event of the day with a narrow
0.08 victory in the 100. Fairmont Senior's Valerie Jasper proved quite a challenge
in taking 2nd. Hurricane's Kristen Loughry nipped Parkersburg's Miranda
Richards by 0.01 for 3rd. Parkersburg South's Chana Traugh was just 0.04 back
in 5th. Huntington's Laquita Wilburn closed out the scoring.
RunWV's Current Score: 58 of 72.
High Jump
Bridgeport's Kendall McCaugherty and Hedgesville's Natasha Redman
both soared over 5'8, with McCaugherty taking the title on tie-breakers. McCaugherty
took the title on tie-breakers, but our All-Time Best Tie-Breakers show Redman with the
2nd Best All-Time State Meet Performance(s) and McCaugherty with the 3rd Best
All-Time State Meet Performance(s). The tie-breaker is the 2nd best State Meet jump,
and Redman has a 5'4 State Meet jump to go along with her 5'8, while McCaugherty only has
a 5'0 State Meet jump to accompany her 5'8. North Marion's Danielle Perkins and
Parkersburg's Erin Dansey each cleared 5'2 in taking 3rd and 4th, respectively.
A three-way tie for 5th occurred between Bridgeport's Jenna Fogg, Hampshire's
Brittany Wolford and Capital's Brittany Cox. Three other jumpers also
cleared 5'0.
RunWV's Current Score: 62 of 78.
4x200 Meter Relay
Talk about completely tanking a set of picks. Only two of the predicted teams placed
in the event. Jefferson scored the victory in a very close race that saw the top five
teams separated by 0.7 seconds. Wheeling Park finished only 0.39 back. Cabell Midland
and South Charleston were separated by less than 0.01 with Cabell Midland with Midland's
run occurring in the 1st heat. Martinsburg was just 0.05 back, also running from the
1st heat. Hampshire took the final spot by just 0.03 seconds.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Hedgesville took the win by just over 1/2 second. Wheeling Park was solidly in second
with Jefferson taking 3rd from the 1st heat. Parkersburg South scored a 4th, just ahead
of Brooke. Musselman also snared a place from the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 68 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Preston's Kaylyn Christopher took her 3rd event of the meet with a strong 2
second victory and the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance. Cabell Midland's
Danielle Winningham scored the 10th Best All-Time Class AAA State Meet
Performance by holding off Morgantown's Monica Chase for 2nd as both girls
came in at under 2:19. Nitro's Jennifer Cooperrider used a strong finish to
propel herself into 4th. East Fairmont's Lindsey Mills slipped into 5th place.
Elkins' Heather Saffel was in the battle for second before collapsing before the
finish line. She managed to pick herself up and gut out a 6th place finish.
RunWv's Current Score: 73 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Buckhannon-Upshur's Chelsea Carrier made it a 40-point weekend by taking the 200
in 25.45. Parkersburg's Miranda Richards and Musselman's Alaina Pletcher
also ran under 26 in taking 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Jefferson's Bianca Armstrong
topped Fairmont Senior's Valerie Jasper for 4th. Morgantown's Lindsay Gutta
scored a narrow 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
With the team title already well in hand, Cabell Midland decided to close out the meet
the same way they ran the rest of it...with a standout performance. Their 4:03.18,
including a 58 second anchor leg from Danielle Winningham ranks as the 4th
Best All-Time State Meet Performance and 3rd in Class AAA. Morgantown put up quite
a fight, and their 4:04.21 ranks as the 5th Best All-Time State Meet Performance
and 4th in Class AAA. Preston ran a very strong 4:10 to take a solid 3rd. Parkersburg
edged Elkins by just 0.05 for 4th. Martinsburg scored a 6th out of the 1st heat.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 108.
The final score of 83 of 108 means that 76.9 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved us wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed our predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Valerie Jasper, Fairmont Senior -- 100 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Alaina Pletcher, Musselman -- 200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Jennifer Cooperrider, Nitro -- 800 M (not picked, got 4th)
Rachel Riley, Cabell Midland -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 2nd)
Alicia Thomas, Cabell Midland -- 3200 M (not picked, got 4th)
Parkersburg South -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Miranda Echard, Chloe Williams, Malorie Morrison, Chana Trough)
Cabell Midland -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 3rd)
(Ashley Hewett, Rebecca Thomas, Taylor Cassidy, Britney Clagg)
South Charleston -- 4x200 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Shante Brown, Erica Walls, Chrislen Spence, Nicole Hill)
Martinsburg -- Shuttles (not picked, got 2nd)
(Ebony Delaware, LaToya Buckner, Cianna Williams, Iesah Robinson)
Kendall McCaugherty, Bridgeport -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AAA Girls Cabell Midland +33 (I think that's a record for stepping up) Martinsburg +11 Fairmont Senior + 9
Class AAA Boys
4x800 Meter Relay
Cabell Midland took the lead on the first leg and never relinquished it. A pair of 2:01's
from their first two legs put them well out in front, and they easily held on for the
win by over 3 seconds. George Washington was really the only team that was even close at
the end. Only those two teams, with an 8:13.47 and an 8:16.69 went under 8:20. Preston
closed in 2:02 (Josh Feather) to take 3rd. Parkersburg South held 4th. East
Fairmont got a 2:00 anchor leg from Travis Hamrick to move into 5th. John Marshall
edged North Marion for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 5 of 6.
Shuttle Hurdle Relay
Wheeling Park was just able to overtake John Marshall behind a super anchor leg from
Andy Goldbaugh. The two were over a second ahead of anyone else. Cabell Midland
scored a 3rd from the 3rd heat. Nicholas was not far off in 4th. Buckhannon-Upshur
was also under 59 for 5th. St. Albans was the only other team under 60 seconds in taking 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 11 of 12.
Shot Put
As he had all season long, Robert C. Byrd's Travis Coleman dominated the competition
winning by over 4' with his toss of 54'9.25. Buckhannon-Upshur's Keith Branch was the
only other competitor to top 50'. South Charleston's Brandon Reinhart was less than
a foot back in 3rd. Parkersburg's Brandon Flint won a tight battle for 4th over
Cabell Midland's Ronnie Patrick and Parkersburg South's Josh Gains.
RunWV's Current Score: 14 of 18.
Discus
Buckhannon-Upshur's Keith Branch ended his dominating season by winning the discus
by over 16' with his toss of 162'7. Defending Champion Travis Coleman of Robert
C. Byrd took the 2nd spot. Parkersburg's Justin Adkins was the only other thrower
to top 140'. Buckhannon-Upshur took a second medal in the event with Ryan Godwin's
4th place finish. Hampshire Sophomore Matt Davis scored a 5th, and Martinsburg's
Mathew Porter landed a 6th.
RunWv's Current Score: 18 of 24.
3200 Meter Run
A large pack stayed together for most of 5 laps before Preston's Josh Feather finally
started to pull away. He held up for the 2+ second win over George Washington's Nick
Walsh. Cabell Midland's Cass Meadows held off Wheeling Park's Ryan Beabout
as the front four went under 10:00. Preston's Travis Mersing just missed joining
that group in 5th. Elkins' Alex Zurbuch ran a season best by 18 seconds to land
the final point in the event.
RunWV's Current Score: 23 of 30.
Long Jump
Martinsburg's Jordan Jackson backed up his regional performance with another 21+ foot
jump to take the title by just over 5". Morgantown's Quinn Law also jumped over 21'
to take 2nd. Buckhannon-Upshur Sophomore Cody Servetas nipped Nicholas' Matt
Lucas by 1/4" for 3rd. Cabell Midland Sophomore Ryan Ramsby was less than 2"
back in 5th. Brooke's Michael Oliver was solidly in front of the rest of the field
for 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 28 of 36.
400 Meter Dash
Jefferson's Josh Brown was the only runner to crack the 50 second barrier, striding
away down the stretch, crossing in 49.52. Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier just
missed joinging the sub-50 club with his 50.03. They were the only runners under 51 seconds.
Jefferson picked up six more important points with Jordan Hosby's 3rd place finish.
Hurricane Freshman Terrell Martin picked up an impressive 4th. Princeton's
Marcus Hayes was close behind in 5th, and he was trailed closely by Wheeling Park's
Vinnie Crumrine.
RunWV's Current Score: 33 of 42.
1600 Meter Run
Preston's Josh Feather didn't take the lead until the end of lap three, but he was
able to convincingly pull away from teh competition on the final lap to win by 2 seconds
and score his second victory of the meet. Musselman's Matt Rouzer passed Hedgesville's
Michael Bowers in the last 20 meters to take 2nd. Jefferson's Neil Whitesell
showed what a State Meet is all about by knocking 12 seconds off his time to take a very
surprising 4th. My hat's off to you Neil. I picked you to finish dead last. That's why
we run the race. Preston's Kenny Johnston spent most of the first two laps getting
cut off and regaining his stride and getting cut off and regaining his stride. At least three
times he had to nearly stop and start again and still managed to pull into 5th place down
the stretch to take 5th. George Washington's Nick Walsh grabbed the final place by
less than 0.01 over Cabell Midland's David Bias.
RunWV's Current Score: 37 of 48.
High Jump
As with the Class AAA Girls, the AAA Boys were soaring. Martinsburg's Jordan Jackson,
still riding high from his long jump win, leaped a season's best by 6" clearing 6'8.
Bridgeport's Matt Wilson also cleared 6'8 in taking 2nd. Both jumps equal performances
on the All-Time Best List, but the tie-breaker system leaves them off the list as neither
has at least a 6'4 State Meet jump to go along with this year's 6'8. Four jumpers cleared
6'2 to take the other four places with John Marshall's Matt Deel and Martinsburg's
Kevin Wesley tying for 3rd, South Charleston's Xaeryus Verdell taking 5th, and
Robert C. Byrd's Jordan Swiger finishing 6th.
RunWV's Current Score: 40 of 54.
300 Meter Intermediate Hurdles
Wheeling Park's Andy Goldbaugh led a trio of competitors under 40 seconds. Robert
C. Byrd's Dwight Holden was not far behind Goldbaugh's 39.00 with his 39.32.
Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier managed a 3rd place finish from the 1st heat. No
other competitor was under 41 seconds. Parkersburg's Joseph Lindamood scored a solid
4th. St. Albans' Nick Watts took 5th by just 0.10 over Parkersburg South's
Jeremiah Alton. One of the pre-meet favorites, Matt Wilson of Bridgeport fell
over the first hurdle, and still managed a 9th place finish.
RunWV's Current Score: 44 of 60.
110 Meter High Hurdles
Four runners skimmed under the 15 second barrier in a race that was every bit as exciting
as it was expected to be. Robert C. Byrd's Dwight Holden pulled past Cabell Midland's
Wade Midkiff over the last two hurdles to take the win by just 0.06 in 14.63.
Bridgeport's Matt Wilson edged Wheeling Park's Andy Goldbaugh by 0.03 for
3rd. Buckhannon-Upshur's Michael Ware ran a 15.00 for 5th. Hurricane's Matt
Burdette grabbed the final spot by just 0.05.
RunWV's Current Score: 49 of 66.
100 Meter Dash
Three runners eclipsed the 11 second barrier, but it was Jefferson's Josh Brown
proving to be the swiftest and showing no fatigue from the 400, winning in 10.77. Woodrow
Wilson Sophomore Marquel Ali clocked in at 10.84 in 2nd. Cabell Midland's
Christian Edwards ran 10.92 for 3rd. Parkersburg's Jason Forrester was easily
4th with Fairmont senior Sophomore Jerry Kelly edging Jefferson's Desmond Newman
for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 54 of 72.
4x200 Meter Relay
The Boys 4x200 played out much more as expected than the girls. Jefferson ran away with it,
taking the event by nearly a full second. Wheeling Park was just 0.17 seconds faster than
George Washington, who ran in the 1st heat. Woodrow Wilson was solidly in 4th. Brooke
came in 5th, and Hedgesville took the final spot by just 0.02.
RunWV's Current Score: 59 of 78.
Pole Vault
Wheeling Park's Justin Famoso and St. Albans' Jeremy James both cleared 13'6
in taking 1st and 2nd, respectively. Robert C. Byrd's Bryan Church was the only
other vaulter to clear 13' in taking 3rd. Preston's Lance Gower provided some of the
more tense moments of the meet as he broke poles on consecutive attempts before clearing
12'6 to take 4th. St. Albans' Aaron Dunlap and Robert C. Byrd's Jimmy DeMarco
each cleared 12' in taking 5th and 6th, respectively.
RunWV's Current Score: 64 of 84.
4x100 Meter Relay
Jefferson held off Woodrow Wilson to take the event by just 0.06 seconds. Wheeling Park
was a very solid 3rd. Morgantown was just 0.20 ahead of Parkersburg for 5th. Hedgesville
was just 0.06 back in 6th. Two of the expected placing teams were disqualified.
RunWV's Current Score: 67 of 90.
800 Meter Run
Ripley's Corey Waybright recovered from his collapse during the 1600 to take the 800
by nearly two seconds. His time of 1:58.69 was the only time under 2:00 in the field. East
Fairmont's Travis Hamrick matched his relay split with a 2:00.37 2nd place finish.
Hedgesville's Michael Bowers was the only other competitor under 2:02 in taking
3rd. Huntington's James Rappold was over a second ahead of the remainder of the field
in taking 4th. Cabell Midland's Jonathan Adkins edged out East Fairmont's Jacque
Garza for 5th.
RunWV's Current Score: 72 of 96.
200 Meter Dash
Jefferson's Josh Brown topped his 400 and 100 wins off with a win in the 200. His
21.90 outdistanced Woodrow Wilson's Marquel Ali by just 0.13. Cabell Midland's
Christian Edwards was well back in 3rd. Parkersburg's Jason Forrester edged
Wheeling Park's Jimmy Burress by 0.01 and Buckhannon-Upshur's Andrew Carrier
by 0.03 to take 4th.
RunWV's Current Score: 78 of 102.
4x400 Meter Relay
Brooke proved to any doubters that they were the real deal by taking the event by over two
seconds. They took the lead during Sophomore Isaac Jones' sub-51 second second leg
and never came close to relinquishing it as their 3rd and 4th legs both clocked low 51's.
Jefferson scored a 2nd place out of the 1st heat. What a shame those two teams weren't
able to go head-to-head. Cabell Midland was a mere 0.17 slower than Jefferson in taking
3rd. South Charleston aslo ran exceptionally well from the first heat to take 4th. Wheeling
Park grabbed 5th, and Ripley claimed the final spot just just 0.22 seconds over Fairmont
Senior.
RunWV's Current Score: 83 of 108.
The final score of 83 of 108 means that 76.9 % of the people picked to place did indeed place. Congratulations to those that proved us wrong.
Exceeding Predictions
The following athletes exceed our predictions by 3 or more places and
deserve special mention.
Jordan Hosby, Jefferson -- 400 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Matt Rouzer, Musselman -- 1600 M (picked 5th, got 2nd)
Neil Whitesell, Jefferson -- 1600 M (not picked, got 4th)
Cass Meadows, Cabell Midland -- 3200 M (picked 6th, got 3rd)
Dwight Holden, Robert C. Byrd -- 110 HH (picked 4th, got 1st)
Morgantown -- 4x100 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Brady Tucker, Quinn Law, Chris Reaville, Ian Locust)
South Charleston -- 4x400 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Deion Spurlock, Xaeryus Verdell, Cameron Twyman, Jason Vineyard)
Parkersburg South -- 4x800 M (not picked, got 4th)
(Josh McMurray, Doug Teter, Paul Conaway, Brian Floyd)
Jordan Jackson, Martinsburg -- Long Jump (picked 5th, got 1st)
Matt Lucas, Nicholas -- Long Jump (not picked, got 4th)
Jordan Jackson, Martinsburg -- High Jump (not picked, got 1st)
Kevin Wesley, Martinsburg -- High Jump (not picked, tied for 3rd)
Matt Deel, John Marshall -- High Jump (picked 6th, tied for 3rd)
Brandon Flint, Parkersburg -- Shot Put (not picked, got 4th)
The following teams deserve kudos for scoring seven points or more higher than we predicted.
Class AAA Boys Martinsburg +24 (can you say Jordan Jackson?) Jefferson +16 Parkersburg +10