J. Holden-Betts, Creelman, Horan, Carpenter, V. Holden-Betts, Hewitt, Schmidt
Summary: Fayetteville-Manlius won last year's battle over Liverpool by 17-49 with Claire Walters taking individual honors, but this year is a whole different matter. Liverpool is #1 in the state and is looking to break FM's string of 14 straight Sectional titles with a well balanced lineup led by Jenna Schulz and Madison Neuner. In a contest that could be so close, every place does matter, but the key decider will likely be whether the Hornets' 3-6 spots can be pulled up to get closer to the Warriors' 4-5 finishers. Projections have the teams at a dead heat, but Liverpool has taken the win in the last two meetups, so they get the edge based on recent history. Claire Walters is again the favorite to win her third straight individual S3-A title.
Summary: CBA Syracuse was bumped up to Class B after winning the States C championship and then performed the very unBrotherly act of dominating their new classmates in S3-B. Olivia Morganti was 3rd in the S3-C race last year but has leaped to a new level this year, though Camden's Elizabeth Lucason will try to stay close.
Top Athletes
Olivia Morganti
11
03-B
CBA
141
Elizabeth Lucason
9
03-B
Camden
133
Deja Scripa-Jones
10
03-B
CBA
122
Kaylee Lacreta
10
03-B
New Hartford
112
Morgan Lucason
11
03-B
Camden
105
Sophia Vinciguerra
12
03-B
Jamesville-Dewitt
103
McKenzie Dombroski
12
03-C
Chittenango
100
Madison Mack
9
03-C
Oneida
99
Cory Knox
12
03-C
CBA
98
Lea Kyle
11
03-C
CBA
96
Class C
Position
Team
TR
Top Runners
1
Clinton
83.2
E. Borton, Luke, Harvey, Hemstrought, L. Borton
2
South Jefferson
80.2
Doe, Burnash, A. Haynes, Jacobs, Banazek, K. Haynes
3
Westhill
66.4
Messler, Coolican, Evans, Maccaul, O'Reilly
4
Cazenovia
65.0
Rowles, I. Stover, Hart, Frost, F. Stover
5
Vernon-Verona-Sherrill
65.0
Brewer, Furman, Bell, Kline, Breckenridge
6
Skaneateles
63.8
C. McSwain, Tallerico, Osmun, Cross-Jaya, E. McSwain
Summary: With reigning S3-C champ CBA now up in S3-B, the race became wide open here. Eva Borton was last year's individual champ, and now her Clinton team looks to have an edge on everyone else after an impressive win in the CSC. South Jefferson won the recent Adirondack Invite though, so this race could be very close.
Top Athletes
Eva Borton
12
03-C
Clinton
132
Delaney Brewer
11
03-C
VVS
117
Alexa Doe
9
03-C
South Jefferson
102
Liz Kessler
11
03-C
Westhill
94
Madison Luke
9
03-C
Clinton
93
Olivia Furman
11
03-C
VVS
87
Karsyn Burnash
9
03-C
South Jefferon
87
Taylor Harvey
10
03-C
Clinton
85
Clara Rowles
12
03-C
Cazenovia
83
Georgia McSwain
11
03-C
Skaneateles
82
Class D
Position
Team
TR
Top Runners
1
Tully
98.4
Rauber, Berry, Carr, Fowler-Conner, K. Edinger, N. Edinger
2
South Lewis
97.6
Ielfield, L. Bernard, B. Bernard, Durgan, Feisthamel
Summary: Some races are just a little hotter than others. When you have the top two teams in a class plus the 4th ranked D team deciding who gets to ride in S3-D's lone seat at States, you have a very hot one. Brooke Rauber now has a Tully pack running right behind her (okay, 1 or 2 minutes back), and that group is the one threatening to unseat South Lewis despite the Falcons' big trio of Hannah Ielfield and Lexi and Brynn Bernard. A virtual score from the TRs has it at approximately: Tully 51, South Lewis 66, Beaver River 71. South Lewis will need to find a way to bring its #4 and #5 up above the packing zone where the largest part of the S3-D runners will be placing.