2011 NJ High School XC Poll - Week 10

November 15, 2011 10:32 AM

The NJSIAA Group Championships are in the books and as they say, the cream has risen. The NJRunners Top Ten underwent some big changes this week. Take a look and tell us what you think.

 

BOYS: Week 10          
        Last Pre  
RANK TEAM VOTES 1ST PLACE Week Season Looking Back
1 CBA 100 10 1 1 Won NP "A" Championship w/ 18 pts
2 Don Bosco 90   2 4 2nd Place in NP "A" Race 
3 Westfield 80   T3 2 Won Gr. 4 Race
4 WW-P So. 70   T3 3 2nd in Gr. 4 Race
5 Mendham 55   NR NR Won Gr. 3 Race 
6 Ridgewood 52   5 5 3rd in Gr. 4 Race
7 Freehold Twp 36   7 6 4th in Gr. 4 Race / 1st Wildcard
8 Holmdel 35   NR NR Won Gr. 2 Race
9 Pope John 17   6 NR 3rd in NP "A" Race
10 Wallkill Valley 12   NR NR 2nd in Gr. 2 Race
             
Also Receiving Votes:          
No. Hunterdon (2) Ridge (1)        

 

Any thought that CBA might be vulnerable was put to rest on Saturday as the Colts took total command and won the Ecumenical "A" championship, with a miniscule 18 points, over a very good Don Bosco squad that keeps its #2 ranking. #3 Westfield breaks last week rankings tie by taking the measure of WW-P So in the Gr. 4 race leaving the Pirates in the #4 spot. Mendham, the Gr. 3 champion leaps to the #5 spot from being unranked. Mendham posted a 17:00 avg, running its 3rd high profile race in 7 days.

The 7-10 spots in the Top Ten are taken by 3 teams who were unranked coming into Saturday. Holmdel at #7 won the Gr. 2 title over a pretty packed field that saw silver and gold decided by the tie breaker.  Pope John XIII takes the 9th spot on their Bronze medal performance in the Ecumenical "A" race. The winner of the Gr. 2  tie breaker, Wallkill Valley closes out the Top Ten. 

 

GIRLS: Week 10          
        Last Pre  
RANK TEAM VOTES 1ST PLACE Week Season Looking Back
1 Rumson-Fair Haven 96 7 2 NR Won Gr. 2 Title over #1 Voorhees 
2 Voorheees 88 2 1 1 2nd in Gr. 2 Race
3 Hillsborough 86 1 4 2 Won Gr. 4 Race
4 Randolph 60   6 NR 2nd in Gr. 4 Race
5 Gill-St. Bernard's 53   NR NR Won NP "B" Title
6 Bernards 45   10 NR 3rd in Gr. 2 Race
7 Mt. St. Dominic 40   5 6 2nd in NP "B" Race
8 Ridgewood 33   8 NR 3rd in Gr. 4 Race
9 Hunterdon Central 25   9 8 4th in Gr. 4 Race / 1st Wildcard
10 Red Bank Catholic 21   NR 5 Won NP "A" Title
             
Also Receiving Votes:          
Ridge (3)            

 

For the first time this year, thre is a new #1 Girls team in the Garden State. Rumson-Fair Haven defeated a Voorhees team which has been the unanimous #1 since the beginning of the year. The Lady Bulldogs won the Group 2 title with a 7 point win over Voorhees. They put their 5 scorers in the top 20 and recorded the fasted team avg. (19:45) of the day. Vooorhees drops to #2 this week. Hillsborough, the 2 time defending MOC Champs fell off of some people's radar after their loss in the N2 Sectional. The Lady Raiders, #3 this week, return to the championship conversation with a convincing win in the Group 4 race. Group 4 runner up Randolph moves up to #4 from the 6th spot. The new cinderella team, Gill-St. Bernards was previously unranked and they pop into the #5 slot after their win in the Ecumenical "B" race over #7 Mt. St. Dominic's Academy. A trip to the MOC behind the Gr. 2 win by Dana Giordano moves Bernards up to #6 from last week's 10th spot. Red Bank Catholic rounds out the Top Ten off of their win in the Ecumenical "A" race.