SHORT GAP, W.Va. \u2014 After finishing as Class AAA state runner-up and compiling a 23-9 record, Frankfort was selected as the area champion by a panel of local sportswriters.<\/p>\n
Frankfort had an area-best 9-1 mark in area games, its lone defeat coming to Allegany, which it split with.<\/p>\n
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Alex Rychwalski is a sports reporter at the Cumberland Times-News. Follow him on Twitter @arychwal<\/a>.<\/p>\n