
If you like showdowns, and especially relay showdowns, you should be liking the possibilities for 5A boys track and field coming up in less than two weeks.
If a team hasn't shown something yet, they aren't likely to show it at all, so we have a pretty clear picture on what the possibilities are. The art of this, however, lies in distinguishing the possibilities that will be actual at the state meet from those that will be thrown under the wheels of the bus. We'll try to be artful here, but ultimately these are decisions for coaches of the respective programs and not for me.

The Cougars don't have this won yet, but it's hard to dispute their favorite status. CT is simply loaded in sprinters. Evan White, Mar'Keith Bailey, and Brandon Singleton are the most familiar names, but this team goes deep--real deep. CT will have no problems having their sprint relays ready for prime time. Harley Korte showed a little something ...