Granite City Regional:
Plainfield North over Plainfield South 55-64 with O’Fallon at 80, Viger/Maloney go 1-2 individually, Czerwinski 3, Ybarra and Thoman 4-5, Stahl 6. 39 second split on 5 runners and 6 in the top 21 for North, 58 second split on 5 for South, 59 seconds for O’Fallon. Gavin Borger back in South’s lineup, was their 6th man today off of pretty minimal training, another week and he could make a big difference at state (and at NXR after that). Edwardsville, Lincoln-Way Central, Yorkville, and Oswego East also all qualify.
Hinsdale Central Regional:
DGN dominates with 49 points, Lyons second with 120, 17 points between 3rd and 6th as Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley, Sandburg, and Riverside-Brookfield all qualify, Hinsdale Central makes it through in 7th. Bandukwala over Close by 1 second, Eddington in third then Marrs and Henning round out the top 5. 6 in the top 23 for DGN, just a 24 second split on 5 runners. Caden Weber is back in their lineup after having not raced since First to the Finish, solid return race, 15th place and their #4 runner overall. DGN has 4 runners who all have a great shot at All State, even if it’s unlikely for all 4 to make it.