Soccercat

I know Kara and she would think that this kind of compliment is worth more than any soccer award she could ever recieve.

You may as well give it up. It will not matter how many times the little town of Tullahoma makes it to the final four, they will never get any respect from the larger city schools. I am not sure why one team has to play just like another team in order to win with respect. Small towns and schools do not have the luxury of an entire team of club players. Some barely have enough players for a JV and the ones that play club drive an hour and a half each way plus 2 hours of practice. That is a 5 hour investment at least 3 days a week on school nights. You ask the kids in Franklin, Memphis etc to do that for 6 years and see what kind of dedication you get. You do what you have to do with what you have on the bench. . If that means putting your strikers in mid field and some of your mid field in defense, then that is what you do. It is called strategy. Everyone on all the teams played their hardest. Some teams had different strategys than others, sometimes it worked and sometimes it did not. Give everyone their due congrats.

Started this thread to flag whether TSSAA would have better refs as the play got better. Shelbyville and Tullahoma rematched yesterday and the refs there were able to pick it up a bit. They caught many dives and sly elbows etc. So it's good to know that maybe the quality of refs can be improved on in middle tennessee. As a side note. During the game the Columbia athletic director was picking up noise makers----what's up with that!

Thought I would be first on the block to comment on one of the most interesting games I've seen in Middle Tennessee. Two very talented teams that were taking the game to a faster level and the refs were definitely not able to keep up. Players were taking defensive dives in line of play; successfully stopping forward progress and getting calls in their favor. The calls only managed to make fair play less favorable and soon it escallated out of control. When these teams meet again hopefully someone can get a more talented group of refs used to the faster play.

I believe that last year TACA All State team came out around the end of November and the TSWA All State team was announced mid Dec.

Not only has Tullahoma been to the final four 6 years in a row, they also brought home second place in 2002. Are you from Tennessee?

I could not find any info as to when the All State Team is announced. I did find out that there are two but not sure which means what. One is from: Tennessee Sports Writers Association and the other is from: Tennessee Athletics Coaches Association Can anyone explain the difference or the importance of each one?

Farragut seemed to use their speed and skill, especially in the middle where the field is so nasty. This could slow this part of their style of play down. When I watched Houston,(granted, I only saw the second half) they seemed to use the outsides a lot where the field is in decent shape. Thus the comment about the rain. Just an observance from an outside viewer. Best of luck to both teams. Good news is that both teams bring home some type of hardware to be proud of!!

I would say Farragut 2 Houston 1, unless it rains. That could slow Farragut down and it could be anyones game.

Congrats to Tullahoma for a great season. You did well!!! Congrats also to Farragut. They are a talented team and deserve to be in the finals. The only drawback (I know this will cause some flack) is their lack of professionalism in their appearance. Warming up in sports bras was a little on the sophomoric side. Also, who in their right mind gives an interview with a newpaper professional in their bra? That is just wrong. Other than that, they played extremely well and will more than likely win state. Good luck to both Houston and Farragut this Saturday.

Oakridge 2 Brentwood 1

Houston vs Oakridge at 4:30 pm est

Farragut vs Tullahoma at 7 pm est

Last goal by Tullahoma assisted by Kara Adams

Per TSSAA page http://www.tssaa.org/2004Champions/StateGSoccer/AAAState.htm Houston 5 Ooltewah 0