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| 1 | North Rockland, Mamaroneck, Arlington
| With a mix of veterans and young talent in what should be a really tight race, the Red Raiders may recapture the S1-A title they won in 2019. Reigning champ Mamaroneck lost its top guy, and Arlington lost half of its top six.
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| 2 | Saratoga, Shenendehowa, Guilderland, Niskayuna | All of the top S2-A teams lost heavily to graduation, but the Blue Streaks have last year's 2nd through 6th guys back, and that could give Toga enough top depth to replace Shen as champs.
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| 3 | Fayetteville-Manlius, Baldwinsville, West Genesee, Liverpool
| The Hornets again enter the season with a little more top level depth than the rest of the S3-A teams, but the addition of a few key new runners could change the scenario here if squads fill out the back of the line more strongly.
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| 4 | Corning, Horseheads, Ithaca
| Despite key losses, the Hawks are considerable favorites to win a repeat States title and their eighth S4-A crown in nine tries.
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| 5 | Fairport, Webster Thomas, Churchville-Chili, Brighton, Rush-Henrietta
| Despite the fact that reigning champ WT returns its top 2 while Fairport lost theirs, the Red Raiders appear to have more depth. Again, the situation here could change hugely as the top contenders fill out their squads.
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| 6 | Clarence, Orchard Park
| Reigning S6-A champs Clarence lost two of its top three, and Orchard Park could challenge if last year's young guys at the back move up strongly.
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| 7 | No representatives |
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| 8 | Calhoun, Great Neck South
| S8-A champ Calhoun is the huge favorite again as it returns five guys from last year's varsity, and GNS is the only other team that returns more than one runner with a TR north of 140.
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| 9 | Monroe-Woodbury, Minisink Valley
| Reigning S9-A camp MW needs to fill out the back line, but it has its top 3 back, while usual contenders like Warwick Valley and Washingtonville lost their top 7 and top 4 respectively, and that's a big-ouch siituation.
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| 11 | Northport, Bay Shore, Ward Melville, Smithtown, Commack, Eastport-South Manor
| Northport won easily last year but lost two of its top 3 to graduation, so S11-A is shaping up to be a highly competitive group as it overall suffered lighter senior losses than some other sections.
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