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McDowell Repeats as PIAA Co-Ed Competitive Spirit Champs; ECC (2A Large Varsity), Moniteau (2A Small Varsity), Warren (2A Large Varsity) Finish Top Five

McDowell captured its season consecutive PIAA Co-Ed Competitive Spirit title. Photo by Paul Burdick for Actionshotserie.

HERSHEY, Pa. – For the second consecutive season, the McDowell Trojans are the PIAA Competitive Spirit Co-Ed champions.

It was part of a banner day for District 9 and District 10 schools, as Elk County Catholic finished second and Warren fifth in the Class 2A Large Varsity division and Moniteau third in the Class 2A Small Varsity Division.

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For McDowell, they rolled in the Co-Ed Division. The Trojans finished with judges scores (three-judge panel) of 92.2, 92.6, and 92.7 for a final tally of 92.5 with no deductions. They easily outdistanced second-place Butler, which finished with a score in the finals of 85.2, which also included four points worth of deductions. Not only is it back-to-back titles, but it is the fourth overall title for the Trojans.

Scores are out of 100 points.

Elk County Catholic and Warren, like McDowell, bypassed the semifinals based on their performance on Friday in Class 2A Large Varsity.

Elk County Catholic finished second in the Class 2A Large Varsity division. Photo by Paul Burdick for Actionshotserie.

The Crusaders finished with judges scores of 83.9, 84.9, and 85.1 for an overall score of 84.633. That put them in a close second, edged only by Neshannock, which had an overall score of 84.9. Neither team received any deductions. Ironically, Neshannock was the took first in the semifinal round, notching the lone ticket from that round into the finals.

Warren, meanwhile, tallied judges’ scores of 81.5, 82.1, and 81.7 for an overall score of 81.7667. Archbishop Ryan was third and Laurel fourth.

Warren finished fifth in the Class 2A Large Varsity division. Photo by Paul Burdick for Actionshotserie.

In the Class 2A Small Varsity division, Moniteau also bypassed the semifinals and turned in an impressive performance in the finals. The Warriors finished with judges scores of 85.1, 85.5, and 85.5 for an overall score of 85.3667. Lansdale Catholic captured the title with a score of 93.633 and Richland was second.

Moniteau finished third in the Class 2A Small Varsity division. Photo by Paul Burdick for Actionshotserie.

Other District 9 and 10 schools to compete on Saturday included Johnsonburg (Class 2A Large School Varsity), A-C Valley (Co-Ed), and St. Marys (Class 2A Small Varsity) in the semifinals

Johnsonburg finished third in the semifinals with a score of 68.2 in Class 2A Large Varsity, while A-C Valley was also third in the semifinals at 78.55 in the Co-Ed division, while St. Marys was seventh in the Class 2A Small Varsity with a score of 70.3667.

RESULTS

Semifinals: Class 2A Large VarsityClass 2A Small VarsityCo-Ed
Finals: Class 2A Large VarsityClass 2A Small VarsityCo-Ed

                       

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