The state meet predictions are based on results have gathered throughout the season, head-to-head competitions, regional results, perceived potential, trends and (of course) gut feeling.
Class A Girls Team Predictions 1. St. Marys 104 2. Doddridge 98 3. Charleston Catholic 71 4. Tyler Consolidated 54 5. Clay-Battelle 49 6. Braxton 45 7. Ritchie 29 8. Moorefield 28 8. Valley Wetzel 28 10. Ravenswood 23 10. Summers 23 12. Magnolia 21 13. Paw Paw 19 14. Gilmer 15 15. Wahama 12 16. East Hardy 10 16. Wyoming East 10 18. Sherman 9 19. Madonna 8 19. Trinity Christian 8 19. Tucker 8 22. Petersburg 7 23. Pocahontas 6 23. Union 6 25. Wood County Christian 4 26. Cameron 3 26. Greenbrier West 3 28. Calhoun 1 This should be another good team race. Both teams have dealt with injury, and have athletes returning to form. Charleston Catholic isn't completely out of it, but it's a pretty big bridge.
Class AA Girls Team Predictions 1. Williamstown 112 2. Elkins 76 3. Point Pleasant 63 4. Herbert Hoover 60 5. East Fairmont 46 6. Grafton 39 7. Weir 36 8. Keyser 31 9. Hampshire 27 10. Oak Glen 26 11. Ripley 25 12. North Marion 24 13. Sissonville 22 13. Wheeling Central 22 15. Shady Spring 21 16. Roane 17 17. Frankfort 13 18. Nicholas 8 19. Lewis County 6 19. Robert C. Byrd 6 21. Independence 5 22. Berkeley Springs 4 22. Lincoln 4 24. PikeView 3 25. Bluefield 2 25. Buffalo 2 27. Liberty Harrison 1 27. South Harrison 1 There isn't a lot of doubt in the team race, but the battle for the 2nd podium spot could be interesting.
Class AAA Girls Team Predictions 1. Huntington 85 2. Morgantown 83 3. Greenbrier East 80 4. Cabell Midland 54 5. Jefferson 50 6. University 44 7. Spring Mills 33 8. Bridgeport 30 9. John Marshall 26 10. Riverside 23 11. Washington 22 12. Martinsburg 20 13. Winfield 13 14. Parkersburg 12 15. Musselman 11 16. Fairmont Senior 10 16. Oak Hill 10 16. Spring Valley 10 16. Woodrow Wilson 10 20. Hedgesville 9 21. Preston 8 22. Hurricane 7 23. St. Albans 6 24. Wheeling Park 5 25. Nitro 1 25. Parkersburg South 1 Clearly, this is a 3-team race and likely the best Team Race of the weekend. In addition to performance, potential adjustments to lineups could swing the scores. Some assumptions in that regard have been made, accurate or not.
Class A Boys Team Predictions 1. Doddridge 141 2. Magnolia 79 3. Wahama 66 4. Ritchie 63 5. Greenbrier West 46 6. Tyler Consolidated 45 7. Trinity Christian 42 8. St. Marys 40 9. Valley Wetzel 30 10. Charleston Catholic 23 11. East Hardy 21 12. Pendleton 19 13. Moorefield 15 14. Tucker 14 15. Paw Paw 11 16. Wirt 9 17. Cameron 8 18. Madonna 6 19. Summers 5 19. Webster 5 21. Wood County Christian 4 22. Pocahontas 3 22. Union 3 24. Clay-Battelle 2 24. Sherman 2 This is the largest expected margin of victory for the weekend.
Class AA Boys Team Predictions 1. Point Pleasant 94 2. Frankfort 65 3. Williamstown 56 4. Hampshire 50 5. Elkins 45 6. Keyser 38 7. Wheeling Central 31 8. Grafton 30 9. Nicholas 26 9. PikeView 26 11. Roane 24 12. Poca 21 13. South Harrison 20 14. East Fairmont 19 15. Bluefield 17 15. Lincoln 17 15. Shady Spring 17 18. Philip Barbour 16 19. James Monroe 15 20. Chapmanville 14 21. Buffalo 12 22. Herbert Hoover 11 23. Independence 10 23. Oak Glen 10 23. Weir 10 26. Ripley 9 27. Lewis County 4 27. Sissonville 4 29. Clay 1 Point Pleasant puts the "Field" back in Track and Field with 37 predicted Field Event points. They ride Field and Hurdles to a likely win.
Class AAA Boys Team Predictions 1. University 100 2. Hurricane 84 3. Woodrow Wilson 63 4. Spring Mills 58 5. Cabell Midland 49 6. Morgantown 44 7. Jefferson 43 8. Huntington 42 9. Parkersburg 36 10. George Washington 24 11. Hedgesville 21 12. Bridgeport 19 12. Washington 19 14. Winfield 16 15. Brooke 14 15. Musselman 14 17. Wheeling Park 13 18. Capital 12 19. Parkersburg South 11 20. Fairmont Senior 9 21. John Marshall 4 21. Martinsburg 4 23. Greenbrier East 1 23. Oak Hill 1 23. Spring Valley 1 This is likely a two-team race. I may be overshooting on University, but Hurricane has limited upward mobility because they're already scoring big points in their events, placing 1st or 2nd in 7 events.