socceraddict

It's true that both portland and white house SHOULD go unbeaten in district play until their first meeting, I'm not saying it WILL happen. many are eager to overlook merryl hyde. I'm not convinced they won't show up strong. And never count out station camp. they can put one past you and hold on to it. The Portland-White House game will be an awesome game. It's become a huge rivalry. two years ago portland beat white house in the regular season to seal a higher seed in the district and the proceeded to knock out white house in the district finals. however white house beat portland in region finals. last year, white house tied portland in a game that was controlled by portland. White House just knows how to play portland in my opinion. It's almost uncanny. I can't wait to see this game. But as for the players, don't get caught looking ahead. Because there are "worse" teams that will take advantage of underestimation. keep that in mind

I'm very interested to see how station camp does this year. they have lost a lot of talented seniors from last year. I've seen a few of their players in some indoor tournaments they've competed in and I'm sure they can do better. it makes things interesting. Portland has also lost a lot of seniors. I think they lost two or three seniors that went on to play at a collegiate level. They do however, bring back center mid groft but we'll have to see how that turns out. White house didn't lose much. they were a pretty young team but they did lose their district mvp. This year is gonna be fun. can't wait to see it. as for LA, I'd love to see them play white house or portland but I'll have to wait until region to see that possibility

I tend to agree with soccerfreak on this one. while district 8 may be considered a weak district, they bring some strong teams to the table. LA always has a talented team and as always has a chance to get to the regional finals but district 8 is looking to bring at least 2 or 3 very strong teams. but this poses the question, is anyone bold enough to endorse one of the three top dogs of district 8? station camp, portland, or white house? I'm also very eager to see how merryl hyde does this year

I think the "play day" will be a good indicator of how the district will play out later in the season but I wouldn't put too much into it. expect a lot of teams to be moving a lot of players around to see what works best. And we'll probably see a lot of players come off the bench also. The teams will also have to adjust to different playing styles as they'll be playing different teams. like I said, it will be a good indicator but don't put your money on it. It is unfortunate that white house won't be attending though