D6 A: (SQ Spots:2)
1-Penns Valley
Although Penns Valley has certainly fallen from their state champion status from last fall, this squad should still cruise to a district title. Although there is a severe lack of depth on the squad, the sheer dominance of Sands and Colwell going 1-2 will be enough to put this team well clear of the rest of the competition.
2-Marion Center Area
3-Saint Joseph's Catholic Academy
As we look to the second qualifying spot, its hard to deny that Marion Center is in the driver's seat to advance to Hershey. They have a solid runner up front in Hunter Armstrong, and their entire scoring 5 is ahead of SJCA's #3. But with the emergence of Carter Kauffman, I figured I'd at least shoutout his squad here. If he was able to step up with the best guys in A, maybe there's more to this team come the postseason.
D6 AA: (SQ Spots:1)
1-Central Cambria HS
As the clear cut favorites out of the district, Central Cambria is the type of team that has a chance to really jump some squads at Hershey due to their depth and pack running. Boasting a 45 second time spread, and 5 of the top 12 runners in their district, although there is no stud up front for the Central Cambria boys right now, they are definitely a name to watch in AA statewide. They were distant runners up to Mt Lebo at Kiski, but they took down some decent teams in Fox Chapel and Indiana Area.
D6 AAA: (SQ Spots:1)
1-State College
2-Mifflin County
As one of the best teams in all of Pennsylvania, it should come as no surprise that the Little Lions are predicted to come out of D6 mostly unscathed. I think the SC boys have their eyes on a top 5 finish at states, and with the way this team is running, I don't think anyone can rule that out at this point. They will not need to be perfect, but I'm not content saying that the Little Lions can just jog their way to a district championship. I've mentioned this before, but I'll continue to say it. I think Mifflin County will be one of the best teams, if not the best team that sits home from Hershey because of the qualifying system. I don't foresee an upset, but I expect the boys from Mifflin County to put enough pressure on SC that they'll still need to run decently well to guarantee their trip to Hershey.
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