Hidden Valley’s upset over the previously AA top ranked Blacksburg girls for the Region IV title last week has created a similar situation as a year ago with a renewed belief for several teams of their chances to win the Group AA state team title instead of conceding a win to Blacksburg. The Hidden Valley girls are in great position to begin a string of state titles by defeating two teams in Blacksburg (10 state titles) and Brentsville (7 state titles) who have a great history of championship glory in November.
If the Hidden Valley girls can duplicate their performance from a week ago at Christiansburg High’s home course with a team average of 19:17 and five of the top eight finishers, it will be tough for two-time defending state champions Blacksburg to accomplish a three-peat. The Lady Titans have two of the top three finishers from the 2007 AA state race in sophomores Haley Cutright (2nd in 2007) and Annie LeHardy (7th in 2007). The only weakness in Coach King’s squad appears to ...