We are four weeks in and no one has managed to come close to catching the Villa Maria Academy girls squad. The reigning state champions were big winners once again at Foundation on Saturday and recorded a 19 second spread. They performed so well that if all the varsity races were merged together, they would have been the overall winners. It would have been the 2nd time they would have beaten all AAA challengers in a meet. Abington Heights finished 2nd ahead of Northwestern Lehigh.
Quaker Valley were victorious at the Sharpsville Invitational by 21 points over Norwin. Boiling Springs finished 16th in the Carlisle Puma Challenge race, with Northern finished in the top ten in the Champions race.
For boys, York Suburban showed their championship credentials by winning at the Foundation meet in their first visit back since winning states a year ago. They defeated last season's runner up Grove City and Dallas for the gold. East Pennsboro finished 3rd in the Carlisle Puma Champions race, one point ahead of Palmyra. Quaker Valley finished 4th at the Sharpsville Invitational with Zach Skolnekovich earning another victory.
CLASS | BOYS | GIRLS |
D1 | 27 Points | 31 Points |
Holy Ghost Prep | Villa Joseph Marie | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D2 | 63 Points | 51 Points |
Dallas | Abington Heights | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D3 | 85 Points | 128 Points |
York Suburban | Donegal | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D4 | 88 Points | 62 Points |
Lewisburg | Danville/Mifflinburg | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D6 | 67 Points | 30 Points |
Somerset/Cent. Cambria | Forest Hills | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D7 | 103 Points | 45 Points |
Quaker Valley | Quaker Valley | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D9 | 26 Points | 25 Points |
Bradford Area | Bradford Area | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D10 | 47 Points | 22 Points |
Grove City Area | Villa Maria Academy | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D11 | 62 Points | 67 Points |
Notre Dame GP | Northwestern Lehigh | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings | |
D12 | 42 Points | 19 Points |
Archbishop Carroll | Archbishop Wood | |
Full Rankings | Full Rankings |
Maddie McLain of Eastern York ran the fastest invitational time of the weekend in the division with her 10th place 18:51 performance at Carlisle. Kayla Connelly of Lansdale Catholic finished right behind her in 12th in 19:11. Claire Brown was 4th at the PIAA Foundation, but ran 18:31 in her team's dual meet earlier in the week to top the division. Katie Dammer of Abington Heights won her first career invitational by taking home the Foundation blue race.
Zach Skolnekovich of Quaker Valley won the Sharpsville Invite in 15:54 to record the fastest time of the weekend in the division. Dan Filler of Gettysburg Area ran 16:02 to finish 11th in the Puma Challenge race at Carlisle to move up to the number five spot in AA. Dominic Hockenbury of Lake Lehman defeated district rival Matt Kravitz of North Pocono and Bryce Descavish of Central Cambria to win the Foundation blue race.