My predictions in team overall points and individual events.
Team Points:
1st Place: McCluer South Berkeley (Should run away with the title.)
2nd Place: Festus (A possible 56 points from Allison and Borman alone.)
3rd Place: University City (Stong relays help here)
4th Place: Villa Duchesne (Will edge Bolivar by 2pts.)
5th Place: Bolivar
(Center High School will have the best outside chance to finish in the top 5 at state if they can get some key performances from some key athletes.)
My predictions in each individual events:
100m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S.Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Hollingsworth from Villa Duchesne
200m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Stokes from M.S. Berkeley
400m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Galvin from Center
800m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Ross from Villa Duchesne
3rd Place: Heibel from Windsor (Imperial)
1600m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Palmer from Ste. Genevieve
3rd Place: Ross from Villa Duchesne
3200m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Bollinger from Ste. Genevieve
3rd Place: Marshmann from Marshall
100m Hurdles:
1st Place: Prewitt from Bolivar
2nd Place: Bess from Farmington
3rd Place: Castleberry from Perryville
300m Hurdles:
1st Place: McReynolds from Pembroke Hill
2nd Place: King from Lincoln Prep
3rd Place: Bennett from Ladue Watkins Horton
4x100 Relay:
1st Place: University City
2nd Place: Center
3rd Place: Lutheran North
4x200 Relay:
1st Place: University City
2nd Place: M.S. Berkeley
3rd Place: MICDS
4x400 Relay:
1st Place: M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: University City
3rd Place: Windsor (Imperial)
4x800 Relay:
1st Place: Kearney
2nd Place: M.S. Berkeley
3rd Place: Ruskin
High Jump:
1st Place: Winslow from Farmington
2nd Place: Whitson from Moberly
3rd Place: Albrecht from Herculaneum
Long Jump:
1st Place: Reardon from Notre Dame de Sion
2nd Place: Fritsche from Oak Grove
3rd Place: Diebold from Branson
Triple Jump:
1st Place: Brown from Center
2nd Place: Lauer from Lutheran South
3rd Place: Reardon from Notre Dame de Sion
Pole Vault:
1st Place: Cooper from Excelsior Springs
2nd Place: Diebold from Branson
3rd Place: Could be Naeger from Ste. Gen, Lange from Ladue or Moorhead from Kirksville
Discus:
1st Place: Borman from Festus
2nd Place: Roach from Lutheran South
3rd Place: Harris from Clinton
Shot Put:
1st Place: Roach from Lutheran South
2nd Place: Borman from Festus
3rd Place: Travis from Lutheran S.P.
Don't be Surprised IF:
1. Good from Bolivar is 3rd in the 200m Dash
2. Galvin beats out Baldwin for 2nd in the 400m Dash
3. Usery from Berkeley is a top 3 finisher in the 800m Run. In fact the 800 race should be one of the best at State this year since it could be won by either Allison, Ross, Heibel or Usery. It should be that GOOD since the field is stacked with talent and that also includes Barbey from St. Francis Borgia and Stubbs from Platte County. Remember Allsion is the defending Champion here.
4. Castleberry from Perryville beats Bess from Farmington for 2nd in the 100m Hurdles. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if McReynolds from Pembroke Hill snuck in at 3rd.
5. MICDS could sneak by Lutheran North for 3rd in the 4x100 and don't be surprised if Festus finishes 3rd or 4th since they will be running against some tougher competition.
6. Bolivar could beat MICDS for 3rd. Give the advantage to MICDS though since they have already had to compete against both University City and Berkeley in this race.
7. Festus could finish either 3rd or 2nd in the 4x400 Relay. Usually Allison has just ran the 3200m Race when this one comes around. Look for the team to just qualify on Friday for Saturday. Then look for a fresh Allison on Saturday to anchor this team to either a 2nd or 3rd place finish. Berkeley should win this outright but a good performance from all 4 Festus runners might give Festus the best chance against the team favored to win.
8. Berkeley might get Kearney in the 4x800 race.
9. Borman will have to show up at State if she wants to defend her state title from last year. Either she is playing possum and just waiting for state or Winslow and Albrecht are actually that much better while she has slipped a bit. (Injury????)
10. Dady from Oak Grove could finish 3rd in the Long Jump.
11. Reardon and Lauer might flip flop positions on the Triple Jump and don't be surprised if Johnson from Moberly beats one or both of them for 2nd or 3rd.
12. Don't be surprised if Borman of Festus finally edges Roach of Lutheran South. However expect Roach to win another close contest here.
Team Points:
1st Place: McCluer South Berkeley (Should run away with the title.)
2nd Place: Festus (A possible 56 points from Allison and Borman alone.)
3rd Place: University City (Stong relays help here)
4th Place: Villa Duchesne (Will edge Bolivar by 2pts.)
5th Place: Bolivar
(Center High School will have the best outside chance to finish in the top 5 at state if they can get some key performances from some key athletes.)
My predictions in each individual events:
100m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S.Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Hollingsworth from Villa Duchesne
200m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Stokes from M.S. Berkeley
400m Dash
1st Place: Usery from M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: Baldwin from Central V.P.A.
3rd Place: Galvin from Center
800m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Ross from Villa Duchesne
3rd Place: Heibel from Windsor (Imperial)
1600m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Palmer from Ste. Genevieve
3rd Place: Ross from Villa Duchesne
3200m Run:
1st Place: Allison from Festus
2nd Place: Bollinger from Ste. Genevieve
3rd Place: Marshmann from Marshall
100m Hurdles:
1st Place: Prewitt from Bolivar
2nd Place: Bess from Farmington
3rd Place: Castleberry from Perryville
300m Hurdles:
1st Place: McReynolds from Pembroke Hill
2nd Place: King from Lincoln Prep
3rd Place: Bennett from Ladue Watkins Horton
4x100 Relay:
1st Place: University City
2nd Place: Center
3rd Place: Lutheran North
4x200 Relay:
1st Place: University City
2nd Place: M.S. Berkeley
3rd Place: MICDS
4x400 Relay:
1st Place: M.S. Berkeley
2nd Place: University City
3rd Place: Windsor (Imperial)
4x800 Relay:
1st Place: Kearney
2nd Place: M.S. Berkeley
3rd Place: Ruskin
High Jump:
1st Place: Winslow from Farmington
2nd Place: Whitson from Moberly
3rd Place: Albrecht from Herculaneum
Long Jump:
1st Place: Reardon from Notre Dame de Sion
2nd Place: Fritsche from Oak Grove
3rd Place: Diebold from Branson
Triple Jump:
1st Place: Brown from Center
2nd Place: Lauer from Lutheran South
3rd Place: Reardon from Notre Dame de Sion
Pole Vault:
1st Place: Cooper from Excelsior Springs
2nd Place: Diebold from Branson
3rd Place: Could be Naeger from Ste. Gen, Lange from Ladue or Moorhead from Kirksville
Discus:
1st Place: Borman from Festus
2nd Place: Roach from Lutheran South
3rd Place: Harris from Clinton
Shot Put:
1st Place: Roach from Lutheran South
2nd Place: Borman from Festus
3rd Place: Travis from Lutheran S.P.
Don't be Surprised IF:
1. Good from Bolivar is 3rd in the 200m Dash
2. Galvin beats out Baldwin for 2nd in the 400m Dash
3. Usery from Berkeley is a top 3 finisher in the 800m Run. In fact the 800 race should be one of the best at State this year since it could be won by either Allison, Ross, Heibel or Usery. It should be that GOOD since the field is stacked with talent and that also includes Barbey from St. Francis Borgia and Stubbs from Platte County. Remember Allsion is the defending Champion here.
4. Castleberry from Perryville beats Bess from Farmington for 2nd in the 100m Hurdles. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if McReynolds from Pembroke Hill snuck in at 3rd.
5. MICDS could sneak by Lutheran North for 3rd in the 4x100 and don't be surprised if Festus finishes 3rd or 4th since they will be running against some tougher competition.
6. Bolivar could beat MICDS for 3rd. Give the advantage to MICDS though since they have already had to compete against both University City and Berkeley in this race.
7. Festus could finish either 3rd or 2nd in the 4x400 Relay. Usually Allison has just ran the 3200m Race when this one comes around. Look for the team to just qualify on Friday for Saturday. Then look for a fresh Allison on Saturday to anchor this team to either a 2nd or 3rd place finish. Berkeley should win this outright but a good performance from all 4 Festus runners might give Festus the best chance against the team favored to win.
8. Berkeley might get Kearney in the 4x800 race.
9. Borman will have to show up at State if she wants to defend her state title from last year. Either she is playing possum and just waiting for state or Winslow and Albrecht are actually that much better while she has slipped a bit. (Injury????)
10. Dady from Oak Grove could finish 3rd in the Long Jump.
11. Reardon and Lauer might flip flop positions on the Triple Jump and don't be surprised if Johnson from Moberly beats one or both of them for 2nd or 3rd.
12. Don't be surprised if Borman of Festus finally edges Roach of Lutheran South. However expect Roach to win another close contest here.
