Fantasy Draft is tonight at 9 PM, please let me know asap if you'd like to join, we've got 10 guys doing it so far!
In other news still looking for someone to possibly do Interview's at the state meet.
Lastly, here is the lists of top 5 teams and 25 individuals for each class. Lets get some more discussion generated on what could happen and how wrong I'm going to be!
1. Can anyone upset Tony Russell, Dominic Deluca, or Griffin Molino in the respective classes?
2. Henderson Vs. North Allegheny: Who will come out with the win?
3. What AA team will claim victory this season? Will it be one of the top 5 I listed or some other team entirely?
4. Posts your own top 25's or even the # of people you believe I will get correct from my top 25 lists. Frankly if I get 45 to 50/75 I'll be pretty excited about it.
AAA Individuals
1. Tony Russell
2. Colin Abert
3. Ross Wilson
4. Colin Martin
5. Patrick Reilly
6. Kevin James
7. Ethan Martin
8. Zach Brehm
9. Chris Kazanjian
10. Jake Brophy
11. Matt McGoey
12. Matt Kazanjian
13. Aaron Gebhart
14. Sam Webb
15. Reiny Barchet
16. Cole Nissley
17. Brian Delany
18. Seamus Love
19. Chris Cummings
20. Jim Belfatto
21. Jacob Connors
22. Alexander Balla
23. Alex Knapp
24. Cordon Louco
25. William Cather
AAA Teams
1. West Chester Henderson
2. North Allegany
3. Cardinal O'Hara
4. Freedom
5. Conestoga
AA Individuals
1. Dominic Deluca
2. Aaron Benka
3. Daniel Green
4. Dominic Hockenbury
5. Simon Smith
6. Jack Tidball
7. William Kachman
8. Nate Edenfield
9. Kyle Shinn
10. Ryan Budnik
11. Kyle Perry
12. Bo Dinger
13. Zach Skolnekovich
14. Kyle Gonoude
15. Andrew Maxwell
16. Jacob Thomas
17. Jason Heid
18. Joncarlo Patton
19. John Miller
20. Tyler Vella
21. Jacob Toczko
22. Daniel Connell
23. Quincy Amabile
24. Derek Lopez
25. Ryan Burke
AA Teams
1. Tunkhannock
2. Scranton Prep
3. South Fayette
4. Grove City
5. Pottsgrove
A Individiuals
1. Griffin Molino
2. Jeremy Parsons
3. Sebastian Curtin
4. Carter Smith
5. Jake Parsons
6. Nate Morgan
7. Brady Wilt
8. Levi Upham
9. Julian Degroot-Lutzner
10. Morgan Schenberg
11. Greg Wagner
12. Bryce England
13. Colten Trimble
14. Matt Murray
15. Chris Hunt
16. Nick Koncent
17. Julian Rosessler
18. Gabe Trimbur
19. Brandon Deveonshire
20. Robert McGarry
21. Hans Wentz
22. Spencer Cole
23. Blake Behney
24. Seth Spystra
25. Great House
A Teams
1. Masterman
2. Saegertown
3. Central Cambria
4. Lake Land
5. North East Bradford
--ForrestCRN
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ReplyDelete1. Russell
2.K. James
3.Abert
4.Wilson
5.C.Martin
6.C. Kazanjian
7.Cummings
8.Reily
9.Brehm
10.Brophy
11.E. Martin
12.Webb
13.McGoey
14.Nissley
15.Barchet
16.Louco
17.M. Kazanjian
18.Love
19.Gebhart
20.Belfatto
21.Stratman
22.Diestelow
23.Stroh
24.Caldwell
25.Power
-RunFaster
Caldwell is not top 25 material. Maybe top 35 at best.
Delete1. Colin Martin
ReplyDelete2. Kevin James
3. Tony Russell
4. Ross Wilson
5, Colin Abert
6. Pat Reily
7. Zach Brehm
8. Chris Cummings
9. Ethan Martin
10. C. Kazanjian
There's no way Russell's losing to them. Probably not anyone. Also Wilson beat James earlier this year and I'm sure he can do it again
Delete1. Russel
ReplyDelete2. James
3. Brehm
4. Colin martin
5. Wilson
6. Abert
7. Barchet
8. Reily
9. Ethan martin
10. Webb
-ac
I had already posted this, but I'll put it in the official predictions section now. Forrest, I think you will get 35 of your individual predictions correct.
ReplyDelete1: Russell-15:35
2: Wilson-15:45
3: E. Martin-15:48
4: Reilly-15:51
5: Abert-15:52
6: C. Martin-15:54
7: Brophy-15:55
8: Brehm-15:57
9: Gebhart-15:59
10: James-16:00
I think Russell will end up running this a lot like he ran at Districts, pulling away for the W in the last mile or so. Wilson has run well all year, and I think that culminates in a second place finish for him. The one pick I have that I could see going very wrong would be Brehm. He has run well on flat, fast courses, but has struggled on the tougher courses. That being said, the kid is a racer, and always steps up when it means the most.
-GBC
1. Russell
ReplyDelete2. Colin martin
3. Brehm
4. Abert
5. James
6. Wilson
7. Reilly
8. C Kazanjian
9. E Martin
10. Webb
11. Cummings
12. Gebhart
13. Nissley
14. Brophy
15. McGoey
1. Russell
ReplyDelete2. Wilson
3. C. Martin
4.Abert
5. James
6. Reilly
7. C. Kazanjian
8. E. Martin
9. Barchet
10. Cummings
1. Wilson - 15:39
ReplyDelete2. Russel - 15:39
3. Abert - 15:46
4. C. Martin - 15:49
5. James - 15:52
6. E. Martin - 15:54
7. C. Kazanjian - 15:57
8. Reilly - 15:59
9. Brehm - 16:01
10. M. Kazanjian - 16:04
11. Brophy - 16:04
12. Barchet- 16:06
13. Cummings - 16:08
14. Webb - 16:10
15. Nissley - 16:13
16. McGoey -16:15
17. Belfatto - 16:15
18. Knapp - 16:17
19. Love - 16:19
20. Comber - 16:20
21. Gebhart - 16:23
22. Power - 16:24
23. Smith - 16:25
24. Grace - 16:26
25. Francis- 16:27
I do think the front ten will be much faster than most years, but i do not see 16:20 being 25th place.
Can you give me your reasoning for Wilson beating Russell? I'm not going to judge your choice but you do know that Russell just beat Wilson on a flat course by 16 seconds. And Russell is better with hills. I just don't understand it. Id see russell possibly if it was Colin martin or if Abert ran smart and won. But I don't see how Wilson is in front of him.
DeleteRussell has to hang back to ensure the team win so he's susceptible to being outkicked.
DeleteRussell will not hang back. He'll run smart and conservative first. But he wants to get the individual and, more importantly, to get that 1 point for his team.
DeleteJames for the win. He ran 15:12 back in mid September and he's in much better shape now destroying fields in championships.
DeleteJames ran 15:12 on a short course. And he's still been running against nobody. Although the solo 15:45 was impressive for that course
DeleteBut he's not gonna win.
DeleteAnd nobody picked Tony to win last year either.
Delete......uh.....yeah.....they did.....
DeleteRJJL picked Tony and Henderson on Etrain, go back and read it for yourself.
DeleteThat's because he's coach Kelly. What coach wouldn't pick his own team and top guy?
DeleteTony Russell didn't win Manhattan and break 15 last year. No one really "stuck out" last year to be an overwhelming favorite. Obviously Russell isn't invincible but I'd be genuinely surprised if he lost.
DeleteO'hara will win and James takes the individual title.
Delete- RTJ Kennedy
Henderson will win and Russell will take the individual title.
DeleteRJJL Kelly
Unionville will win and Courtney Smith will take the individual title.
DeleteFor the boys....
Yep, they're just that good.
-Unionville Coach
Russell - 15:35
ReplyDeleteWilson - 15:41
E. Martin - 15:44
C. Martin - 15:45
James - 15:49
Reilly - 15:55
Brophy - 15:57
Brehm - 15:59
Abert - 16:00
C. Kazanjian - 16:00
I dont believe 8 runners will break 16. Perhaps 4-5 at most.
Delete1. James
ReplyDelete2. Russell
3. Wilson
4. C. Kazanjian
5. Barchet
6. Abert
7. Brophy
8. C. Martin
9. Brehm
10. Cummings
11. M. Kazanjian
12. Webb
13. Reilly
14. Comber
15. Power
16. Gebhart
17. Knapp
18. Lauer
19. Belfatto
20. McGoey
21. Smith
22. Francis
23. Fowler
24. Grace
25.. Diestlow
Russell FTW! Forrest, I saw your comments on Penntrack. Don may do a good job compiling lists, but I feel like he is clueless-at least beyond Runners 1-10 AAA. Good notes.
ReplyDelete1. russel
ReplyDelete2. wilson
3.c. martin
4. albert
5. james
6. reilley
7e.martin
8 c. kazanjian
9. cummings
10: brehm
Forrest, whose on your fantasy draft xc team?
ReplyDeletehow about forrest posts all of the teams and makes a poll to to see who everyone thinks will win.
DeleteYES
DeleteHere's my top 5:
ReplyDelete1. Will Cather
States will be the pinnacle of the so eagerly watched Cather-Brehm rivalry. I'm thinking Cather will edge Brehm out at the end since he has been holding back so much lately.
2. Zach Brehm
This guy's definitely the most inconsistent runner I've ever seen, by far, so I have a hard time placing him. However, I think with his mortal enemy Cather at his side, he will be able to push through to a strong 2nd.
3. Brent Kennedy
I am still holding on to my gut feeling that the injury rumors surrounding Brent Kennedy are fake. I bet he'll come flying off the line and catch everybody by surprise.
4. Zach Wierzchowski
It's about time we see someone from District 8 place well at states. After his dominating performance at districts, I think he'll be able to stick right up there with the big guns. This kid just simply has everything one could want and more in a runner.
5. Tony Russell
Let's face it, no one can actually win states 2 years in a row, right? Russell's definitely going to crack under the pressure, but I think he's still good enough for a solid 5th place finish.
There are definitely some crazy predictions out there, but I feel pretty confident with these. I put a lot of thought into them - as you can clearly see - so let me know what you think.
I'm thinking Wierzchowski a little higher like maybe 2nd. Russell doesn't make top 5 and Wilson drops out. Jeff Groh takes 3rd and Kennedy is bumped back to 5th.
DeleteThis list is absurd. What does 'nobody can win states 2 years in a row" even mean. It's been done befor, just because conner Quinn didn't do it doesn't mean nobody can.
DeleteAlso how could you just say the injury rumors are fake when a legit local news source posted it? And what about the 5 or so runners better than anyone you have on this list besides Russell?
Im sure it was a joke so why don't you just chill out buddy
DeleteSomeone's pissed haha
DeleteNo way. I think legendary high-school runner Brad Miles will make his debut comeback appearance. He'll cruise into first at the mile with Russell and the chase pack on his heels. Through the second mile he'll start to pull away, and Colin Abert, Colin Martin, Russell, Wilson, and James will move up with him. Russel makes a move with about half-a-mile to go, and catches him by poop-out hill. Then Quinn Devlin will ride in on a dragon ready to take what's rightfully his after his senior year injuries. He will slay every runner in sight, before taking Don Rich hostage. WCE for the team win. I'm thinking they come on strong with a 5th man, and really get a good pack in there.
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ReplyDeleteAAA
ReplyDelete1. Tony Russell WCH
2. Kevin James OH
3. Ross Wilson CRN
4. Ethan Martin FC
5. Colin Martin FC
6. Zach Brehm Carlisle
7. Colin Abert Easton
8. Jake Brophy CBE
9. Chris Cummings WCE
10. Reiny Barchet WCH
11. Patrick Reilly Dallastown
12. Chris Kazanjian Penncrest
13. Alex Knapp WCH
14. Matt McGoey NA
15. Casey Comber HH
16. Sam Webb Pennsbury
17. Matt Kazanjian Penncrest
18. Jim Belfatto OH
19. Will Cather SC
20. Cordon Luoco NA
21. Seamus Love NA
22. Josh Smith AG
23. Eric Stratman WCH
24. Seamus Collins WCH
25. Dominic Stroh Altoona
1)WCH
2)NA
3)OH
4)Conestoga
5)CRN
AA
1) Dominic Deluca Dallas
2) Daniel Green JB
3) Aaron Benka GC
4) Jack Tidball Tunkhannock
5) Dominic Hockenbury Lake-Lehman
6) William Kachman Bedford
7) Kyle Shinn Wyo
8) Nate Edenfield Uniontown
9) Simon Smith Towanda
10)Ryan Budnik GC
11) Andrew Maxwell Slippery Rock
12) Kyle Perry SP
13) Ryan Burke SP
14) Zach Skolnekovich QV
15) Quincy Amabile Mifflinburg
16) Jacob Thomas Susquehannock
17) Jacob Toczko Tunkhannock
18) Tyler Vella Danville
19) Braydon Pyle GC
20) Kyle Gonoude Salisbury
21) Jonathan Goodson BS
22) Brady Guthrie Uniontown
23) Joncarlo Patton South Fayette
24) Jack Di Cintio Wyo
25) Carson Ayers Tunkhannock
1) Tunkhannock
2) GC
3) SP
4) South Fayette
5) Pottsgrove
A
1) Griffin Molino South Williamsport
2) Sebastian Curtin Mercyhurst Prep
3) Jeremy Parsons Maplewood
4) Carter Smith ECA
5) Bryce England Williamsburg
6) Jake Parsons Maplewood
7) Nate Morgan Lakeland
8) Greg Wagner Jenkintown
9) Brady Wilt Biglerville
10) Levi Upham NB
11) Colton Trimble South Side
12) Hanz Wentz Maplewood
13) Kris Hunt Kane Area
14) Morgan Schenberg Saegertown
15) Julian Degroot-Lutzner Masterman
16) Gabe Trimbur Coudersport
17) Nick Fuller PVA
18) Nick Samsel Fairview
19) Dan Wilco Fairview
20) Spencer Cole OV
21) Brendon Barclay Saegertown
22) Blake Behney Camp Hill
23) Joseph Previdi Masterman
24) Greg House NHS
25) Mark Arzie Lakeland
1) Masterman
2) Saegertown
3) NB
4) Central Cambria
5) Lake Land
Not surprisingly, I’m also picking WCH for the win. I’m sure NA is fired up to steal this thing as any underdog with a legit chance at a win would be. But unless WCH has a bad day, I don’t think this is going to be close enough to worry about a third straight tiebreaker. WCH started later and have been improving every week, I believe two or three of them will surpass most people projections. It wouldn’t be surprising to see 3 in the top 12 team scoring and 2 (or more) by 25. I know Forrest is high on NA and I admittedly don’t know a lot about them other than their strong performance at Foundation and WPIALS. They’re certainly no pushover, but I don’t think they have enough to pull it off this year. My team guess:
ReplyDeleteWCH – 59
NA – 84
OH – 135
CRN – 168
Conestoga – 195
I worry a little about Conestoga since I don’t believe they’ve run this course before and it can take its toll on first time teams/runners.
Individually - It’s always a battle, at least through coming back over the bridge. There are probably 10 names that wouldn’t be a shock if they won it. However, even with the target on his back, it’s tough to go against Russell after his performances so far this year. My guess:
Russell
Ebert
Wilson
C Martin
C Cazanjian
- RJJL
Nice call Coach K.
DeleteRJJL makes solid predictions. So look for this to happen
Delete1. Tony Russell
ReplyDelete2. Kevin James
3. Colin Martin
4. Ross Wilson
5. Ethan Martin
6. Patrick Reilly
7. Zach Brehm
8. Colin Abert
9. Jake Brophy
10. Chris Kazanjian
11. Matt Mcgoey
12. Chris Cummings
13. Sam Webb
14. Jim Belfatto
15. Aaron Gebhart
16. Reiny Barchet
17. Matt Kazanjian
18. Cole Nissley
19. Brian Delany
20. Seamus Love
21. Alexander Balla
22. Alex Knapp
23. William Cather
24. Jacob Connors
25. Seamus Collins
1.Abert
ReplyDelete2.Russell
3.Wilson
4.James
5.E. Martin
6.Cummings
7.C. Martin
8.C. Kazanjian
9.Brehm
10.Comber
Word around delcos and pcl is they'd like to see OH tie and lose on the 6th man again.
ReplyDeleteYou running pussies dont know shit. Zach Brehm will go ballsdeep on everyones bholes tomorrow. No one will have a chance at him as long as he shotguns his usual 24 pack of coors and downs a bottle of vladdy at the mile. All of these other sissy girls up front start puking after a six pack of Mikes Hard. Brehm gets more ass from these thirsty cross country hoes in one day than russel ebert and wilson have ever gotten. After Zach won the Carlisle invite, they tried to submit the race video to pornhub but they dont accept rape. He will be harder to beat than a soft dick
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