Meet:  		Class A Girls State Meet Predictions
Location:	Cabell Midland High School
Date:		To be held October 29, 2022

Predicted Class A Girls Team Results
This should again be a nice battle between Williamstown and Doddridge. They've squared off 3 times this year with Williamstown taking the first with both teams missing athletes. Doddridge won the 2nd with both at full strength. Those two were both so early that they can't mean a whole lot. The 3rd was at the LKC with Doddridge taking that one as well, but Williamstown without their top runner. That may be what determines this meeting as well. Alyssa Sauro hasn't competed since 9/17 due to injury. I really don't know the extent of the injury or how she's doing now, but I'm going on assumption that she'll toe the line on Saturday. If she's anywhere close to 100%, it will take a lot for Doddridge to win it. If she isn't able to run, Doddridge becomes the favorite, though not a monumental one. So, with that assumption that Sauro will run, even if not at 100% (but close), I have Williamstown winning by 15. With no Sauro, I have Doddridge by 5. It's highly unlikely that anyone comes close to these two. There should be a decent fight between Charleston Catholic and Trinity Christian for 3rd. I have Charleston Catholic taking the spot by 5.
1.  Williamstown           33
2.  Doddridge              48
3.  Charleston Catholic   103
4.  Trinity Christian     108
5.  St. Marys             125
6.  Ritchie               144
7.  Ravenswood            149
8.  Richwood              172

Predicted Class A Girls Top 25
Mid-season, Alyssa Sauro was the strong favorite. Coming off the injury and not knowing her status, I've moved Lexi Lamb into the top spot as the favorite to repeat as champion. I went ahead and dropped Sauro into the 2nd spot. Katie Cottrill gets the nod for 3rd with a strong close to the season. I've put Bella Boggs into the 4th spot. She's been consistently strong all season. Virginia Haddox is in the 5th position. Her excellent Regional run certainly makes her a threat to move up. Brianna Winsett is pretty solid pick for the 6th slot. Ava Lightfritz moves up into the 7th slot. She came off injury to have excellent runs at both the LKC Championships and the Regional Meet. Lacey Dimit gets the pick for the 8th position. Sydney Anderson makes it 4 for Williamstown on the podium in the 9th spot. Katie Hicks gets the pick for the 10th spot. She tends to close the season well and was 5th last year. Most of the top 20 has very legitimate shots at the top 10 on a good day.
Pick	Score	Name	 		Year	School
1	1	Lamb, Lexi		12	Doddridge
2	2	Sauro, Alyssa		10	Williamstown
3	3	Cottrill, Katie		10	Doddridge
4	4	Boggs, Bella		9	Chas. Catholic
5	5	Haddox, Virginia	11	St. Marys
6	6	Winsett, Brianna	12	Williamstown
7	7	Lightfritz, Ava		10	Williamstown
8	X	Dimit, Lacey		12	Wood Co. Chr.
9	8	Anderson, Sydney	10	Williamstown
10	X	Hicks, Katie		11	Tucker       
11	9	Holden, Bailey		10	Doddridge
12	10	Wynn, Lexi		10	Williamstown
13	11	Kirby, Aurelia		10	Chas. Catholic
14	12	Barnett, Jenna		11	Trinity Chr.
15	13	Williams, Bentlee	9	Ritchie    
16	14	Fisher, Hannah		10	Chas. Catholic
17	X	Moats, Addie		9	Tucker       
18	15	Cumberledge, Cassie	10	Doddridge
19	X	Chambers, Erin		12	Tucker       
20	16	McGoskey, Hadleigh	11	Ravenswood
21	17	Pancoast, Sofia		12	Trinity Chr.
22	18	Jarrett, Baylee		11	Richwood  
23	19	Bartrug, Natalie	10	St. Marys
24	20	Gola, Emily		12	Doddridge
25	21	Williams, Chesnee	11	Ritchie