When Westhill and Bishop Ludden paired up this year for cross country, it nearly led to a sweep of both Section III Class A championships. And though the girls Warriors lost a narrow decision to Jamesville-DeWitt, 46 points to the Red Rams’ 43, Saturday at Vernon- Verona-Sherrill High School, it still had the top two individuals in the field in Jessica Curry and Betsey Black. Curry needed 19 minutes, 58 seconds to navigate her way through the VVS course that will host the state meet in 2011. Black could not keep up, but still held off J-D’s Ameena Dye to grab second place in a time of 20:49.5. Lissa DiPaola took eighth place in 21:56.1, while Susan Lopez worked her way to 15th place in 23:00.4. But three J-D runners hit the line before Caroline Black took 24th (23:49.0) as Claire Sheen (26th, 24:04.4), Amanda Kaley (27th, 24:05.2) and Kalyna Paraszczak (30th, 24:22.4) also ran well. In the Class B championships, Marcellus put up a strong effort and finished second, with 89 points, behind Cazenova, who won its first-ever sectional title with 51 points. However, three different Mustangs qualified for the state meet by virtue of their individual efforts. Rachel Garn finished in a time of 20:38.6, putting her in second behind Homer’s Bori Tozser (19:44.8), while Maggie Dunn earned seventh place in 21:20.9 and Molly McGuane grabbed eighth place in 21:23.4. Since Garn, Dunn and McGuane each finished in the top five outside of the winning Cazenovia squad, they join Tozser and Madeline Adams (Skaneateles) in earning berths in the state meet, to take place Saturday at Lakeside Park in Pawling. Also going to the state meet is West Genesee freshman Laura Leff, who stood out amid the glut of runners from the nation’s no. 1-ranked team, Fayetteville-Manlius, in the Class AA championships. Leff tore through the VVS course in a time of 18:20.4, the best of anyone not in an F-M uniform as the Hornets’ trio of Katie Sischo, Christie Rutldge and Jillian Fanning took the top three spots. As a team, WG was fourth with 118 points. Anna Leo got 19th place in 20:48 flat, with Abby Kastick 29th in 21:36.6. Mary McGlynn earned 39th place (22:04.4) as Kelly Powell worked her way to 42nd in 22:11.5. Lauren Breiant and Amy Hannahan were 48th and 49th, respectively. Jordan-Elbridge finished eighth in the sectional Class C meet with 210 points. Phebe Alley led the Eagles as she took 35th place in 23:07.4, while Brianna Byrnes was 41st in 23:35.6. Jessica Salisbury got 48th place in 23:56.2. Solvay, in Class B, finished 12th in the 13-team field, with 300 points, as Ashley Riggins led the Bearcats with a 28th-place time of 22:37.2.