NJ High School XC Rankings Week 8

Oct 28, 2014

Photo by Meg Kellert for MileSplit

Rank (LW)	Team	Last Result	Comments
1 1	RED BANK CATHOLIC HS	Won Monmouth County	These girls did it again! 19:36 team average at Holmdel to win the Monmouth County Championships! Full Recap here.
2 5	RIDGE HS	Won Skyland Conference	What a showdown! This may have happened in Week 9 but it happened before the rankings went live so we're including it. The NJ#5 Ridge girls upset NJ#2 Hillsborough at Skylands in a super exciting race. - Recap Here
3 2	HILLSBOROUGH HS	2nd at Skyland Conference	This Hillsborough squad is one of the top in the state, just because they took a 1 point loss to another team doesn't mean you should count them out, even for that top spot in states season. Tough cards but solid experience when three of the best teams in NJ are all in your conference meet! Recap Here
4 3	MENDHAM HS	Won NJAC Champs	This was included on the Week 7 rankings that sort of merged with Week 8 however - - Upset NJ#2 Randolph 61-73 at NJAC running a 19:32 average and 1:02 split!
5 4	RANDOLPH HS	2nd at NJAC Champs	Didn't have full team on the line, will be a question on depth and injuries as we head through Championship season.
6 6	HADDONFIELD MEM. HS	Colonial All-Star Meet	19:21 average placing 1-2-4-6-7! Gess ran 17:58 at Pennypacker!!
7 7	VOORHEES HS	3rd at Skyland Conference	Tough day when the current NJ#2 and NJ#3 teams are both in your conference championships race. Still a decent performance from Voorhees though Ridgewood is right on their tail in these rankings.
8 9	RIDGEWOOD HS	1st Bergen County Groups	Fantastic performance at Darlington to win the Group A race upsetting Northern Highlands with a win as well as a lead in the merged results.
9 8	NORTHERN HIGHLANDS REG. HS	2nd Bergen County Groups	Catherine Pagano broke a solid meet record at Bergen County Groups set by Josette Norris in 2013. She ran a 17:29 to win individually as her team came in just behind Ridgewood in the A race.
10 N/R	WEST WINDSOR PLAINSBORO SOUTH HS	Won Mercer County	Welcome back! Took down NJ#10 Princeton at Mercer County Champs with a 19:50 average and 40 points. Solid pack running was key for this team lets see if they can hold off Shawnee and Princeton who are banging at the door to take this top ten ranking.