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Hard for me to believe they are missing developmental time when highschool practices more than club. The clubs are losing money while the girls are playing highschool. All the while the college coaches are coaching not to much recruiting but they still do. If the kid is quality enough, doesn't matter who they play for the college coaches will find them.

G, All that recruiting is paying off. Boys recruiting sure has went down since you left. This is where you respond that you all do not recruit; and you do not tell the whole truth.

In all seriousness, what is everyones thoughts about these girls going to club over highschool? Akula, Your insight was greatly appreciated!

You failed to mention the cats you coach as an established program that could make a run this season...quietly under the radar this season...just the way you want them!!!

1. Catholic 2. Hardin Valley 3. Bearden 4. Farragut 5. CAK 6. Oakridge 7. West 8. Halls 9. Sevier County 10. Maryville Outside looking in: Greenville, Morristown west, south doyle, Webb, lenoir city, Seymour. Let me know thought and opinions...

Oh akula you made me blush... Ive missed you to. Shouldn't have let your buddy mute all my post for about a year. Look I bet I was more responsible for plus memberships than anyone. Hope Oakridge is treating you right. Was a rough year this year by the results I saw. You had some big shoes to fill, and im sure there was a huge contrast in coaching styles. I know you are gonna do fine. Wish you luck the guy before you was ran out of town by the piranhas out there so be careful all he did was win and that didn't help.

Akula and G have moved on. The true fans remain...

Ah... That is so much better.

Over the last two years the soccer boards have completely dropped off. What would everyone say the reasons behind this are. The other sports boards seem to still be generating alot of chatter. Soccer I cant even find District tournament matchups being talked about. Its sad! At one point it was fun to get on here and talk, but now nothing....

You are spot on! What do we expect. Pay a couple bucks pass a test and you are a ref. The good refs are getting out because of being paired with incompetent peers. This ultimately is hurting the players. There stil is no consistency in officiating in East Tn.

You sounded like Glenn Beck. Its a conspiracy to bring Farragut down. How can you believe that Farragut has no shot at competing this season? They can and should always compete! Its Farragut soccer. Loaded with club soccer talent, and and backed by West Knoxville money. Next week the CAK faithful are going to come out and say that the US fiscal situation has led to their drop off this season. Nope never mind they wont they understand the state of their program and support the kids in it. I mean come on!!! No excuses its a rebuilding year. No one was complaining the last two years about these same issues.

I bet Coach Woods has been belly laughing at these comments!!!

I am curious to see how Maryville doesn't know how to act. I figure an excited group of boys took down Farragut for the first time in a long time. Maybe Farragut fans are upset because they celebrated to much after the game or after goals...I would bet Coach Feather has his boys disciplined on the field, playing as a team, and with passion. Passion is something alot of Farragut teams are missing if you ask me, but talent of course is never a problem. Now Farragut knows what it feels like to be on the other side. To those who say act like you been there before...this Maryville team has not been there before, but they are going to get there!!!

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Without one state champ it will be watered down. More travel, like the privates would have a problem with that. For the A/AA division it would mean parity across the board instead of domination of the privates. G I got nothing against you at all. Though I know it seems so on here. I don't even know you. What I do know is what I see. These programs in A/AA soccer are about the dads who have to mow the cowfields for there sons and daughters to play. Take the goals to their house to weld them back so they will be ready for their sons. Come tournament time they don't have lights, so if you go to go extra time they might pull their trucks up to the goal to light the area. That's what grass roots soccer is all about. I truly believe the private schools being in the same division with the schools like this is a smack in the face. You take the privates out and into div 2 or big school. That's the fix.

St George Baylor Notre Dame Franklin what can i say i like the underdogs

G, you do understand that they could have went to Div II as well. I commend Knox Catholic for being better than the rest, and competing with the big dogs!!! G, also you always say you are for the success of Tennessee soccer as a whole, but that is easy to say when you have how many A/AA championships because of the way the system is? Why will CAK, Notre Dame, and CPA )and others) just not go Div II like FRA, USJ, and Jackson Christian did. It would fix the issue all together would it not?

The fact is G its an uneven playing field and you know it, and just cannot admit it still and probably never will. The public schools cannot play 8th graders. Like Ben Holt who you used to beat that same Alcoa team you spoke of as an 8th grader. The private schools recruit just by being private. There are no lines as to how far kids can travel to go to your school. Publics are not afforded that opportunity. Nor do the publics in small schools have the money the privates do to upgrade facilities which aides in recruiting. Privates win 3 state championships a year in soccer as history shows us. Publics win 1. Argue that G!!! One day the Privates will join up with the big dogs like Knox Catholic did and prove they are one of the best, or at least go Div II with schools that are afforded your same opportunities. But beating up on the small schools in the state and blaming it on them not having club is getting old!!!

Bearden 1 Hardin Valley 0 Catholic 3 Halls 0 Sevier County 4 Sullivan Central 0 Science Hill 2 Jefferson County 0

S. Central vs Sevier County to 6 on Wed Halls at Catholic 7 on Wed Bearden vs Hardin Valley 7 on Wed

Well the Hill is solid. They have a proven goal scorer which is huge with the Kind girl. Defensively I dont believe they have been tested like most of the teams standing, but will be a side that cannot be overlooked. They are big, physical, and athletic.

Halls over Hardin Valley in PKs no clue the score anyone else?

Science Hill 4 Sullivan Central 0 Sevier County 3 Jefferson County 0

Science Hill won the first match up 1-0. I believe this game will be a bit different the Hill 2-0

Should be a heck of a game Catholic looked great in the first match up. I take Catholic 2-1