AAA Boys Individual Predictions

100 M	1. Jason McGill		Martinsburg
	2. Derrick Johnson	Capital
	3. Carleton Wilcox	Jefferson
	4. Marcus Gordon	Wheeling Park
	5. Theo Yates		Jefferson
	6. Chris Spencer	Parkersburg South
McGill suffered a minor hamstring injury at the regional meet
that could provide Johnson the opening he needs to win the race.

200 M	1. Derrick Johnson	Capital
	2. Carleton Wilcox	Jefferson
	3. Jemmel Pursoo	Cabell Midland
	4. Eddie Whitehead	South Charleston
	5. Chris Spencer	Parkersburg South
	6. Justin Southall	Ripley
This should be a very tight race between the top 4.

400 M	1. Ben Shamblin		Herbert Hoover
	2. Tyrone Gilliard	Princeton
	3. Jason Walker		Woodrow Wilson
	4. Chuck McCoy		Brooke
	5. Robert Turner	Nitro
	6. Jemmel Pursoo	Cabell Midland
Shamblin should run away with the race, but Gilliard does
have a 49.54 to his credit during the season.  Two of our
placers will be running in the "slow" heat which could hinder
their chances.

800 M	1. Brent Garrett	Capital
	2. Seth Crislip		George Washington
	3. Brian Bergstrom	Buckhannon-Upshur
	4. Ben Shamblin		Herbert Hoover
	5. Kevin Batey		Cabell Midland
	6. Jason Walker		Woodrow Wilson
Garrett has edged Crislip in their last two head-to-head
meetings.  Bergstrom has run 1:58 and 1:57 at the state meet
the last two years.  Shamblin is the only one in our top 6
that hasn't run under two minutes yet, but he's also the most
likely to pop off a 1:56.

1600 M	1. Brian Bergstrom	Buckhannon-Upshur
	2. Larry Atkins		Huntington
	3. Billy Shedd		Parkersburg South
	4. Matt Crumrine	Wheeling Park
	5. Kevin Batey		Cabell Midland
	6. Casey Brown		Jefferson
Those who run the 3200 Friday night might have a hard time
competing with those who are fresh.  Atkins and Batey fall
into that category.

3200 M	1. Kevin Batey		Cabell Midland
	2. Ricky Moore		Wheeling Park
	3. Mikey Guinn		St. Albans
	4. Larry Atkins		Huntington
	5. Zach Beckett		Cabell Midland
	6. Keith Rand		Morgantown
Batey repeats as champion edging out cross country champion
Moore.

110 HH	1. David Conley 	Buckhannon-Upshur
	2. Jamar Dunnigan	Woodrow Wilson
	3. Johnny Hull		Preston
	4. Justin McDonie	Cabell Midland
	5. Daris Bandy		Woodrow Wilson
	6. Wenecio Godfrey	Greenbrier East
Conley is a solid favorite.  Bandy is the dark-horse who
could win it if he runs a flawless race.

300 IH	1. Prom Son		Martinsburg
	2. David Conley		Buckhannon-Upshur
	3. Justin McDonie	Cabell Midland
	4. Bryce Jarrell	St. Albans
	5. Ty Emrick		Parkersburg South
	6. Johnny Hull		Preston
Son and Conley are the only real threats to go under 40 seconds.
However, this is a hurdle race, and last year's 300 Hurdles
should tell you that anything can happen.

4x100 M	1. Capital
	2. Martinsburg
	3. Jefferson
	4. South Charleston
	5. Brooke
	6. Hedgesville
Capital is a strong favorite.  McGill's injury could hinder
Martinsburg again.

4x200 M	1. Capital
	2. South Charleston
	3. Martinsburg
	4. Jefferson
	5. Brooke
	6. Parkersburg South
Capital owns the best time, but South Charleston did beat
them at Gazette's.  Capital's win is not a given.

4x400 M	1. Capital
	2. Brooke
	3. Buckhannon-Upshur
	4. Hedgesville
	5. Nitro
	6. Martinsburg
Capital doesn't have the best time, but with two guys on
their roster that run in the 51's, two others that run
in the 41's in the 300 Hurdles, and another that goes 2:02
in the 800 (2:00 last year), you have to believe that they
can run a hot 4X400.

4x800 M 1. Cabell Midland
	2. Parkersburg South
	3. Capital
	4. Buckhannon-Upshur
	5. Woodrow Wilson
	6. Hedgesville
Buckhannon-Upshur owns the best time in the state, but that
time was run with David Conley on the team, and we don't think
he'll be competing in this event at the state meet.  Cabell
Midland should run under 8:10 and win fairly handily.

Shuttle	1. Buckhannon-Upshur
	2. Woodrow Wilson
	3. Cabell Midland
	4. Martinsburg
	5. St. Albans
	6. John Marshall
Buchkhannon-Upshur and Woodrow Wilson own the only sub-58
times in the state.  With McDonie and Pursoo, Cabell Midland
is a threat.

L Jump	1. Hickory Dean		Hedgesville
	2. Luca Deluca		Hedgesville
	3. Eddie Logan		Oak Hill
	4. Teon Saunders	South Charleston
	5. Chad Merchant	Fairmont Senior
	6. Derrick Tolliver	South Charleston
Dean and Deluca should give Hedgesville a 1-2 sweep, but someone
having an off day can drop them from the top of the list to
not placing pretty quickly.

H Jump 	1. Nathan Fields	Elkins
	2. Tony Giles		Woodrow Wilson
	3. Gabe Casdorph	Nitro
	4. Jason Beneker	Nitro
	5. Josh Hill		St. Albans
	6. Chris Taylor		Parkersburg South
Fields will not repeat his regional mistake.  His injured
ankle may prevent him from clearing 7'3 as he did last year,
but he is still far and away the favorite.

Discus	1. Ben Frye		Musselman
	2. Chris White		St. Albans
	3. Chad Elschlager	Parkersburg South
	4. Jesse Wisnewski	Nitro
	5. Ryan Morris		Woodrow Wilson
	6. Erik Shuma		Wheeling Park
Frye and White are the only two to have topped 150' this year.
Frye has a toss of over 160' to his credit.  Elschlager is 
the most consistent.  Morris and Shuma are very inconsistent
but are capable of a huge throw.

Shot	1. Erik Shuma		Wheeling Park
	2. Sam Ames		Wheeling Park
	3. Chris Rogers		Keyser
	4. Chris White		St. Albans
	5. Sam McClung		Greenbrier East
	6. Brian Roach		North Marion
Shuma has a toss of 57' this year.  He's clearly the favorite
in this event.

P Vault	1. Matt Kotson		John Marshall
	2. Chris Creamer	St. Albans
	3. Arlan Sheets		Hedgesville
	4. James Shetler	Hedgesville
	5. Josh Brookover	Parkersburg
	6. Ryan Stocking	Hedgesville
Kotson has the only AAA 14' vault.  Creamer predicted his own
victory and a 14'6 vault.