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Taken from TSSAA website: NOTE: The sub-state game between Memphis University School and Pope John Paul II is scheduled to be played on Tuesday, May 19 at 5 PM @ Pope John Paul II. If Pope John Paul wins, then Christian Brothers will play McCallie in Match 1 and Father Ryan will play Pope John Paul II in Match 2. If Memphis University School wins, then Christian Brothers will play Father Ryan in Match 1 and McCallie will play Memphis University School in Match 2.

I'm pretty sure the semis will look like this. CBHS vs. JP2 McCallie vs. FRHS

1) Jordan Leedle Brentwood 2) Josh Phillips Father Ryan 3) James Holt Riverdale These will most likely be the three keepers announced in the Tennessean's All-Midstate, whenever it does come out.

I really don't think Father Ryan has a strong chance in repeating. people spoke too early last year saying that Baylor would repeat as they only lost 3 starters. Those 3 starters turned out to be very critical. Father Ryan will lose 6 starters, very difficult to replace, and very tough to repeat in D2. I'll go ahead and say JP2 vs. CBHS final.

Now, in my previous posts, i believe the biggest hack on Brentwood would be that i said that they weren't tested. Furthermore, I have yet to downplay thier perfect season. Like you said finishing a season with a perfect record is remarkable. Probably harder to achieve in AAA than in D-2. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" /> Flashback to 2005, the last time that both these teams won state, they played each other with Father Ryan winning the game. The fact that both these teams played each other in the regular season, only helped each with achieving a state championship game atmosphere during the season. The following season, Brentwood opted to play an easier schedule, and they did not find each other on their respective schedules. This hurt both teams as Brentwood lost in the quarterfinals, and Father Ryan in the semis. The same scenario happened in 2007, when again they didn't play each other. And again Father Ryan and Brentwood lost in the semis. After talking to some of Brentwood's players, I know that they realized that if the wanted another title they would have to schedule better teams in the regular season to prepare them for the end of May like they did in 2005. So this season, they approached Coach Purcell, and asked him to schedule Father Ryan. Now both scheduled to play a pre-season game and a regular season game this year, which were both unfortunately cancelled. I'm not saying that Brentwood didn't play anyone this season, not at all. I'm saying that they accomplished such a great feat because they were willing to play a tough schedule and have a blemish on their record, if it would hopefully in turn transfer to a State Championship at the end of May. This is a huge reason why both teams got their 2nd title in 4 years.

Yeah that's the one, but i believe that Father Ryan one state that year. Maybe my memory is playing tricks on me. Note: The last three years that Father Ryan one state, so did Brentwood. 1998, 2005, and 2008. That's pretty weird. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" />

I believe that AAA was down this year due to the fact that you saw teams in the state tournament that you haven't seen in years, or it was their first appearance. Nevertheless, Brentwood was never tested the whole year, maybe at best 60 minutes out of the 100 plus minutes that they played Houston. If they had played a very gritty Father Ryan team, i am sure that the Irish would have handled the Bruins pretty easily and given them their first loss. Following up the previous statement, i believe that D2-AA had the best, and most competitive teams throughout the state. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" />

Semis in my book will be: Oak Ridge vs. Houston West vs. Brentwood - winner of this game will win state... /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" /> Agree or disagree?

Hendersonville (13-5-3) (H) Oak Ridge (13-8-4) Houston (17-1-1) (H) Riverdale (16-3-1) Collierville (17-3-2) (H) Knoxville West (16-4) Cleveland (18-5) (H) Brentwood (21-0) All quarterfinal games for AAA will be played on Wednesday at Richard Siegel Soccer Complex.

These Rankings are 3 weeks old, so their not really accurate.

D2 Sub-State McCallie 5 St. Benedict's 2

1 Spring Valley Columbia SC 24-0-0 2 Blacksburg Blacksburg VA 14-0-0 3 Edmond Memorial Edmond OK 15-0-0 4 Bellarmine Prep Tacoma WA 13-0-0 5 Brentwood Brentwood TN 18-0-0 6 Thomas Dale Chester VA 13-0-0 7 Stone Bridge Ashburn VA 12-0-1 8 Father Ryan Nashville TN 13-1-2 9 Pope John Paul II Hendersonville TN 15-2-0 10 Farragut Knoxville TN 19-1-2 11 Herndon Herndon VA 12-1-1 12 Conway Conway AR 21-0-0 13 Thomas Jefferson Sci & Tech Alexandria VA 9-1-2 14 Lakeside Atlanta GA 20-1-1 15 Shorewood Shoreline WA 15-1-1 16 Valley W Des Moines IA 12-1-0 18 17 Christian Brothers Memphis TN 18-2-1 18 Houston Germantown TN 14-1-1 19 Deep Run Glen Allen VA 11-1-1 20 Cosby Midlothian VA 10-1-0 21 Bettendorf Bettendorf IA 11-0-0 22 Baylor School Chattanooga TN 11-2-2 23 McCallie School Chattanooga TN 12-1-1 24 Ankeny Senior Ankeny IA 11-1-0 25 Northwestern Rock Hill SC 21-2-0

Wow... both AAA finalists have been ousted. Tough break for Farragut, but i'm happy for west, it's might be their time now. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" />

If those 4 that you mentioned advance then the first semi would be Baylor vs. CBHS (rematch of the 2007 final) and McCallie vs. Father Ryan in the other semi.

I think Baylor and McCallie are locks for the semis. CBHS will be looking to avenge their previous 3-0 loss to JP2, and the winner of that game will likely play Baylor in the semis. Then Father Ryan will play MBA for a third time in 3 weeks, and MBA are going to want to knock off probably the best playing team in D2 at this moment. Tell me if you agree or disagree. /ph34r.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":ph34r:" border="0" alt="ph34r.gif" />