Boys HS Team Rankings - Week 2

Sep 25, 2013 by Aaron Rich

Big wins boost North Allegheny and Gig Harbor

The Saucony Elite 50 refers to the top 50 teams in the country (25 boys and 25 girls)

Christian Brothers Academy (NJ) is back this year with a score to settle after a disappointing finish at NXN last year. But they will be in for another great battle as several teams around the country have shown they are serious about XC this year!

Gig Harbor (WA) has arguably the best top-4 in the country with some impressive performances over the past several weeks. At the Sundodger Invite, Mahmoud Moussa, Wolfgang Beck, Tristan Peloquin, and Logan Carroll were 0.1-seconds apart at 3 - 6 in the race and then backed it up at the Bob Firman Invite by crushing North Central 63 to 149! Watch these guys as they move to US#2 overall!

York (IL) made an impressive case for dominance and moves to US#5 after winning the Richard Springs Invite over US#22 O'Fallon (IL) with 82 points to 147 with a 38-second spread. Also making moves were Carmel (IN) and Brentwood (TN) who tied with 88 points at the Trinity/Valkyrie Invite with Carmel winning the 6th man tiebreak.

The last very impressive performance came from North Allegheny (PA) who rolled over a very hilly layout at the PIAA Foundation Invite and finished with 31 points and a startling 16-second spread and 16:33 average. For reference, Henderson and O'Hara averaged 16:25 on the course in November last year and qualified for NXN that year. Watch out when they go head-to-head with other nationally ranked squads.

As the season rolls along, we will see other teams rise up in a bid to become one of the nation's best.

Stay tuned each week as we bring you the Saucony Elite 50 Team Boys every Thursday morning!

Rank	School	State
1	Christian Brothers Academy	NJ
2	Gig Harbor	WA
3	Arcadia	CA
4	American Fork	UT
5	York	IL
6	Carmel	IN
7	Brentwood	TN
8	Don Bosco Prep	NJ
9	West Chester Henderson	PA
10	Southlake Carroll	TX
11	Broughton	NC
12	St. Xavier	OH
13	North Central	WA
14	Dana Hills	CA
15	Mountain Vista	CO
16	North Allegheny	PA
17	Wayzata	MN
18	Fayetteville-Manlius	NY
19	Central Catholic	OR
20	Tatnall	DE
21	Highland	MI
22	O'Fallon	IL
23	Cardinal O'Hara	PA
24	Liverpool	NY
25	Stillwater	MN