Meet:  		Class AAA Boys State Meet Predictions
Location:	Cabell Midland High School
Date:		To be held November 1, 2025

Predicted Class AAA Boys Results
University looks like they have a nice gap on the field. Three guys near the very front will do that. I have them with an advantage of more than 30 points over Cabell Midland. Cabell Midland had some injury issues at the Regional, and that could impact their race. That could open the door for Morgantown to swoop in and take the 2nd spot. I have Midland getting it by 17 points, but there is certainly room for it to go the other way. I have Parkersburg taking 4th over Jefferson by 12, so that one is up for rabs also.
1.  Elkins                 46
2.  Grafton                87
3.  Bridgeport            123
4.  Winfield              127
5.  Shady Spring          138
6.  Fairmont Senior       141
7.  Keyser                168
8.  John  Marshall        184
9.  Ripley                215
10. Herbert Hoover        225
11. St. Albans            246
12. Spring Valley         317

Predicted Class AAA Boys Top 25
Trevor George is the clear favorite for the top spot. I'd go so far as to say, he'd be the favorite for an All-Classes Race (if only we had a Meet of Champions a week later). Like in the AAA Girls, I like the race for 2nd, and I should get to watch this one. I gave the 2nd spot to Trace Marshall. He hasn't raced any of the other top dogs since 9/6, but on that day, he knocked off Landon Jones by 22 seconds. Of course, Jones and Luca Altobello beat him a week earlier at Cabell Midland. I gave Altobello the 3rd spot based on his head-to-head win over Jones early in the season and a statistically superior Regional run. Jones gets the 4th spot and has a history of performing very well on the big stage, so moving up to 2nd would be no surprise. I put Troy Zorick in the 5th spot. He beat Jones at the Big 10 meet and was only 7 seconds behind Altobello at the Regional. I think any of these 4 guys could take that runner-up spot. I don't rule out my #6 for that either. That spot goes to Joshua Bodkins, who has been within 5 and 10 seconds of Zorick in the last two weeks. Benjamin Tenney gets the nod for 7th. Early injuries have hindered his season, but he's on back on the rise late in the season. Colson Annon is the 8th pick. He's ranked a little ahead of Tenney, had a statistically superior Region, and thumped Tenney at the Big 10 Meet. That makes it hard to justify putting Tenney ahead of him, but I'm doing it anyway. Ethan Dowdy gets the 9th spot. I think there's some upward potential there. Josiah Brannen gets the pick for the final podium spot. He was right on Annon's heels at the Regional. On the right day, I think we go at least 16 deep for podium contenders.
Pick	Score	Name			Year	Team
1	1	George, Trevor		11	Elkins     
2	2	Marshall, Trace		11	Winfield
3	3	Altobello, Luca		11	Keyser     
4	4	Jones, Landon		12	Fairmont Senior
5	5	Zorick, Troy		12	Bridgeport
6	6	Bodkins, Joshua		12	Elkins     
7	7	Tenney, Benjamin	12	Elkins     
8	8	Annon, Colson		12	Grafton   
9	9	Dowdy, Ethan		11	Shady Spring
10	10	Brannen, Josiah		12	Fairmont Senior
11	11	Maier, Chase		10	Grafton   
12	X	Thorne, Wyatt		11	Hampshire  
13	X	Huffman, Tyler		11	PikeView
14	12	Northey, William	12	Bridgeport
15	13	Born, Sam		10	Herbert Hoover
16	X	Hale, Micah		11	Capital   
17	14	Schaefer, Treven	10	Elkins     
18	15	Straight, Dylan		10	Herbert Hoover
19	X	Scott, Gavin		11	Brooke       
20	X	Richman, Ethan		11	Hampshire  
21	16	Muncy, Parker		10	Bridgeport
22	X	Skinner, Brody		11	Lewis     
23	17	Clark, Ari		10	Winfield
24	X	Islam, Armani		9	East Fairmont
25	X	Kirkpatrick, Wyatt	10	Point Pleasant