120 Schools to Meet in Cross-Country

As many as 120 high school cross-country teams, including 14 from the Valley area, will compete in the Woodbridge Invitational today at 8 a.m. at Woodbridge High in Irvine.

Among the area entrants in the large-schools division are Antelope Valley, Canyon, Palmdale, Quartz Hill and Thousand Oaks, all of which will contend with defending Southern Section 3-A champion Rowland and runner-up Upland.

Running against Corona del Mar, last year’s state Division II champion, in the medium-schools race will be Agoura, Burbank, Burroughs, Crescenta Valley, Newbury Park, Saugus and Westlake. Bryan Dameworth of Agoura is the leading individual competitor in the race. The Agoura girls’ team, the two-time state Division I runner-up, also will compete in the medium-schools division.

Small-schools entrants include Bell-Jeff and Chaminade, second in the 1-A championships last year. Their girls’ teams will be pitted against 1988 state Division II runner-up Yucaipa.