Cross Country Regional Preview.

Written Wednesday October 24th at 12:00 AM

Here are my projections and insight heading into the Boys and Girls Regional for Cross Country. With thanks to my co-host Ian Locke and Athletic.net, here are my projections.

Region 6 @ Willow Metro Park

BERKLEY

OAK PARK

Ann Arbor Huron

Canton

Salem

Plymouth

Detroit Cass Tech

Detroit Western

Detroit Martin Luther King

Detroit Renaissance

Detroit University Detroit Jesuit

Garden City

Livonia Churchill

Livonia Franklin

Livonia Stevenson

Northville

Novi

Novi Detroit Catholic Central

Redford Thurston

Boys: Plymouth has five runners in the top ten. Salem has three runners in the top 15. Canton has three in the top 20. I think these three teams will move to the State final but it will be Plymouth that wins the trophy. PICK: PLYMOUTH.

Girls: The regional is a three team race between Northville, Salem, and Plymouth. Northville has six runners in the top 15. Plymouth has two runners in the top five and Salem has three in the top 15 and four in the top 20. I think Northville wins this regional. PICK: NORTHVILLE.

Region 7 @ Hess Hathaway Park

FARMINGTON

NORTH FARMINGTON

WEST BLOOMFIELD

Walled Lake Northern

Walled Lake Central

Walled Lake Western

Waterford Kettering

Waterford Mott

Lakeland

Holly

Milford

Fenton

Grand Blanc

Farmington Hills Mercy

Boys: This will be interesting as Milford has four runners in the top 15 while Walled Lake Central has three runners in the top ten. Lakeland has two runners in the top 15 and Fenton has two in the top 20. I think Milford and Walled Lake Central are locks while Lakeland survives and moves on to States. Milford looks to be the favorite to hold the regional crown. PICK: MILFORD.

Girls: Fenton has four runners in the top 20 while Milford has two runners in the top 15. I think Fenton and Milford are locks while Lakeland has two runners in the top 15. I see these three teams moving onto States and I see Milford pulling off an upset of sorts over Fenton. PICK: MILFORD.

Region 8 @ Lake St. Clair Metro Park

GROVES

SEAHOLM

TROY

TROY ATHENS

BLOOMFIELD HILLS

ROYAL OAK

Birmingham Brother Rice

Fraser

Grosse Pointe North

Grosse Pointe South

Roseville

St. Clair Shores Lake Shore

St. Clair Shores Lakeview

Sterling Heights

Sterling Heights Stevenson

Warren De LaSalle

Warren Mott

Warren Cousino

Warren Woods Tower

Boys: Grosse Pointe North has four runners in the top ten. Birmingham Seaholm has three runners in the top 20 and Birmingham Brother Rice has three in the top 20. I see the Norsemen, Maples, and Warriors moving onto States. I see Grosse Pointe North winning the regional crown. PICK: GROSSE POINTE NORTH.

Girls: I see Troy, Seaholm, and Bloomfield Hills moving onto States. The Colts have five runners in the top 20 while the Maples have four runners in the top 15 and the Blackhawks have three runners in the top 10. I think Troy wins this regional. PICK: TROY.

Region 9 @ Algonac

AVONDALE

CLARKSTON

LAKE ORION

OXFORD

ROCHESTER

ADAMS

STONEY CREEK

Chippewa Valley

New Baltimore Anchor Bay

Macomb Dakota

Romeo

Utica Ford

Utica Eisenhower

Utica

Macomb Lutheran North

Boys: Clarkston has four runners in the top 15 while Lake Orion has two in the top 15 and Oxford has three in the top 15. Stoney Creek has three in the top 20. I see the Wolves, Wildcats, and Cougars moving onto States but Clarkston wins the regional crown. PICK: CLARKSTON.

Girls: Clarkston has a deadly core of runners as they have six runners that are in the top 15. Lake Orion has two runners that are in the top 15 along with Romeo. These are the three teams I see getting to States but it will be Clarkston that holds the regional trophy. PICK: CLARKSTON.

Region 16 @ Linden Middle School

HARRISON

FERNDALE

Birmingham Detroit Country Day

Birmingham Marian

Bloomfield Hills Cranbrook Kingswood

Clawson

Detroit Communication Media Arts

Detroit Cody

Detroit Fredrick Douglass

Detroit Mumford

Detroit Old Redford

Detroit University Prep

Goodrich

Linden

Lake Fenton

Orchard Lake St. Marys

Brandon

Pontiac Notre Dame Prep

Boys: This will be an interesting regional. I see Goodrich with five runners in the top 15 along with Lake Fenton who has six runners in the top 15 going through to States and Linden barely sneaks by as they have two runners in the top 15. I see Lake Fenton winning this regional over a solid Goodrich team. PICK: LAKE FENTON.

Girls: This is shaping up to be a tight meet between Pontiac Notre Dame Prep, Birmingham Marian, and Goodrich. All three of these teams have at least two runners in the top 15 coming into this meet. I think these three teams will be State bound but it will be the Fighting Irish that takes home the regional trophy. PICK: PONTIAC NOTRE DAME PREP.

Region 17 @ Algonac

HAZEL PARK

Algonac

Armada

Warren Fitzgerald

Warren Regina

Center Line

Croswell-Lexington

Harper Woods Chandler Park

Imlay City

Madison Heights Lamphere

Macomb Lutheran North

Marysville

Richmond

St. Clair

Yale

Boys: This will be interesting between Yale, Madison Heights Lamphere, and Armada. I think these teams will move onto States with the depth and talent that each team has. Armada has three runners in the top ten but Yale has four runners in the top 15. This will be a close meet but Yale survives close. PICK: YALE.

Girls: This is an interesting meet between Croswell-Lexington and Imlay City. Macomb Lutheran North might have a say as well. I like Croswell-Lexington to win this regional thanks to their running depth but Imlay City and Macomb Lutheran North will join them at States.  PICK: CROSWELL-LEXINGTON.