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That's a big win for Baylor because I know how good Southeast Whitfield has been in the past and they are having a good season this year. Baylor might be peaking at the right time.

What is the schedule for this tournament? I would like to see who's playing who.

Just got back from CCS and Notre Dame game in which CCS won 3 to 0 and it wasn't that close. CCS is for real and they are well organized and fast up front. Notre Dame nay have had two shots, maybe. CCS is undefeated at 8-0 but they still have games against McCallie and Cookeville which should be pretty good. They also have a district game with Hixson which only has one loss but I don't think anyone is going to beat them in the district. I think CCS and Boyd Buchanan are on a collision course for the Region Final.

Yes, all the games were cancelled due to the weather but CCS and Goodpasture went ahead and played and when I left with 20 minutes left in the game it was CCS 6 to 0 and a total mismatch. I don't think Goodpasture had a shot.

Alcoa is looking strong. Cleveland and Baylor should be over, anyone know the score?

I personally believe Cleveland has the better more experienced players and on paper they should win this game but we all know the game isn't played on paper. Baylor lost a lot of players and I mean a lot but I know know that Baylor will be Baylor and they will make it a game. I am predicting a 2 to 1 Cleveland victory but I wouldn't be shocked at all if they ended up in a tie or Baylor pulls out a one goal victory.........

CCS won like 10 or 11 to 0 and I'm not sure about the Notre Dame game.

Is Mark Tackling playing on your team?

Score?

I am not in the loop either but I plan on attending as many CCS games as I can. Yes, I can see first hand how kids can get burnt out with college soccer because when they sign you they tell the kids that they own them and really in a sense they do. Playing soccer in college takes a lot of time, more than people really realize. They actually practice more in the so called "off season" that they are in now, than they do during the regualr season. They still travel to play scrimmages and also workout and weight lift everyday. It takes a surperb athlete and student to really keep the grades up and keep the coach happy on the field. Yes, Baylor and CCS will do fine but losing senior classes like they did will definitely force them into growing pains and many lineup changes until they find the right mix.

Cleveland will be strong, they have quite a few club players on the team. CCS tied them last thursday night 0 to 0 in a scrimmage, that kind of surprised me.

Interesting information you have given me....So Carter is giving up soccer to go to UTK? That surprises me and I wonder why? Also, Thomas Murphy has moved back from one year in Nebraska with his dad and he is a senior at Hixson? Wow, these are some interesting tidbits, thanks for the info. I heard that CCS and Baylor tied 0 to 0 last night in a scrimmage. I know that CCS has not scored a goal in their two scrimmages but evidently their defense is holding up. Do you know if Sam Williams played? It will be interesting to see how CCS does this year but I think they will be ok, they have a young team but I think they will hold their own against most teams. I think your assessment of the teams in Chattanooga are about right with Baylor and McCallie leading the pack. I do think McCallie will be pretty strong this year becuase they still have a decent core of players that are there. Jon26, keep me updated on anything else that you hear and I will do the same for you.

Baylor at Chattanooga Christian tonight at 6pm. If someone is going to the game please give score later.

Cleveland should be one of the best teams in the area in my opinion. They have quite a few club players which will definitely make them strong after a state birth from last year. The club players that I know of are Robby Marcum, Sias Reyneke, Chris Schroll and Adam Gonzalez. They did lose a few very strong players in Drew Henderson and Edgar Cordero who are playing college soccer.

I know that a lot of teams lost a lot of players due to graduation. Those most hard hit of key players were Baylor, CCS, CSAS and McCallie. All these teams except for CSAS I believe, lost their starting keepers. The key players lost are the following: Baylor - Andrew Roden, Chris Wilson, Kelly Smith, Danny VanValkinburg and Zander Davis. McCallie - Jesse Morgan, Steve Pollard, Matt Higgins, Carter Kerr CCS - Anselmo Heath, Evan Collins, Ben Sandidge, Brad Gibson, Taylor Acuff, Randal Ausdran CSAS - Adam Wright, Duncan Keegan and there are others I just can't remember their names. I believe that Boyd Buchanan has a lot of players coming back off a great season last year and East Ridge should be pretty good also and I'm not sure about Hixson. Notre Dame lost some players also but I believe their whole defense is coming back with Steve Shipner and James Noblett returning for sure. They did lose Matt Keaney, Herschel Patel and Kevin Abel. It should be an interesting season to see what players step up and make a difference for their teams.