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???The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.??? -Dwight D. Eisenhower Darden was a good leader, a good coach, and a good man. He will be sorely missed. Coach D, Thank you for your work, but most of all thank you for your example.

CAK by 28

CAK by 3+ TD'

Thanks for the thorough recap Hsfootball54. I would really appreciate an update on Wes's arm whenever you hear anything.

Thanks for the laugh. Seems a bit hypocritical that the whole point of your post is to say "I told you so!" when your punch line is "being humble works best!" And by the way, Maj was making the same point. To agree with him or her is to make yourself look foolish.

Can anyone give me a recap? Hard to believe there is no thread for this game.

Joseph Bennett-CAK

I will agree that more often than not it is appropriate to put coachlogan in his place. However, the reference to the clock-keeper does not solve this cause, it only belittles an extremely competitive and hard-fought game played by worthy opponents. If looked back upon, this game should be viewed for what it really was. I was a member of the first 5 years of CAK football. I was involved in this game that was "decided by the clock-keeper." The clock-keeper didn't botch coalfield's PAT. The clock-keeper didn't force a Coalfield player to hit Cunningham late on the 3rd to last play of the game. The clock-keeper ALSO did not come in cold off the bench as a freshman QB and drive coalfield to its final score, nor did the clock keeper leap over 2 CAK defenders to make one of the best high school catches I have ever seen to score Coalfield's final touchdown. This game was not settled in the pressbox, it was settled on the field between two teams that fought their guts out all night. Is it possible that the clock-keeper stopped too early? Sure. Is it also possible that the clock-keeper stopped too late? Sure. Saying one way or the other as though it was matter-of-fact is wrong, especially four years later when this game should be remembered for what it was, and not for what it could have or "should" have been. I look back on this game as I do any other, another night that I was lucky enough to play a tough football game against a worthy opponent. We could argue all day about the clock-keeper...where he was standing, who he was, and if he indeed stopped at the right time. My hope is that we can move on past this understandable controversy(any time a game is decided by this amount of time a similar controversy will exist) and if this game is discussed, it will be in a manner appropriate for the amount of heart displayed by both teams. A side note: I respect your die-hard support for the Yellowjackets, even though I sometimes disagree with you, and good luck to you in the upcoming season.

Coachlogan is not now, nor has he ever been a CAK coach. CY, Seems a little petty that you are still whining about the clock-keeper, that was in the year 2003...close to four full years ago. Life goes on, and surely as an adult, you have better things to do with your time than dwell on, make excuses for, and argue about a 1-A high school football game from four years ago that you did not even participate in.

I think this is covered in the public/private forum.

I agree with Reaction. I haven't seen where anyone has not given HF credit. Just because most are picking back to back to back to back champions to win again doesn't mean that anyone is saying that HF doesn't deserve to be there. Relax

While I understand your point, it is easy to see why we are forced to have classifications. Simply put, small schools do not have access to the talent pool of large schools. The case is similar with schools able to give financial aid to athletes vs. unable. This is reality. Maybe back in your time all the schools were close enough in size that a one division one class state tournament was a viable option, but, as of now, it is not. The TSSAA is doing their best to find the correct balance between the two extremes. I agree that making too many classifications because schools or administrations or parents are complaing that something isn't "fair" is wrong, but at the same time there are very legitimate reasons why we operate on the class and division system. While it is unlikely that EVERYONE or even a strong majority will agree on what is/is not fair, I would consider TSSAA's current system to be fairly balanced/fair.

Great quote in the paper today Tarr, I laughed outloud when I read it.

I agree with Asianinvasion, this sort of post does not belong in this thread, not to mention that CAK was never in D2.

I may be wrong on both counts, but first, I think that this topic will be covered in the Private/Public forum. Second, I don't think that CAK was ever a D2 school. I'm gonna say CAK 3-1

This is one of those ignorant posts that begins an onslaught of mud-slinging that will taint this entire thread. Please do not respond to it, this poster knows nothing about CAK soccer. The fact that he is willing to cite specific and yet incorrect attributes of CAK shows that arguing with him will do no good, this poster does not seek the truth...he seeks whatever fiction he can create to portray his team as the favorite. Goodluck to CAK and CCS tonight

Centaurs were some of the fastest, most agile, and most versatile fighters in all of Greek mythology. Based off of this I would assume that they would school a team comprised of humans. It was simply an expression that represented how well CAK is playing right now. There was no sarcasm or hate toward CCS

My boys from Hume-Fogg will win this one 2-1

I'm not convinced that a team made entirely of centaurs could defeat the warriors at this point. CAK 3-1

After hearing what went down last night between the two teams I am forced to change my prediction. CPA-2 CAK-1 As unfortunate as it is for me to say this, the show of good sportsmanship by both teams may have cost CAK their playoff run. In any conflict or competition, whether for sport or something else, certain specific factors play into the victory of one side or the other. In the case of CAK vs. CPA the most important factors for victory or defeat are coaching, talent, physical athleticism, and, the most crucial, mindset. History shows us time and time again of teams that are outmatched physically, numerically, or technologically that overcome these areas of weakness with a strong and unrelenting mindset. Prime examples of this are the U.S. Hockey victory over Russia at Lake Placid in 1980, the Russian survival and eventual victory at Stalingrad during WWII, and the Battle of the Alamo. Granted this is high school soccer and not war, the same principle applies. The CAK war-machine has won the A/AA state championship the last 4 years. CAK is not seen as a team of destiny, or a Cinderella story, but as an unstoppable stampede of brute soccer force and dominance that seems heck bent on a 5-peat. Being from different regions of the state, CPA has seen little of the CAK players or team in general. Both teams were gripped with a feeling of uncertainty and possible fear of their opponent, with the play and championships of the CAK team the last 5 years giving this mental edge to the warriors. Prior to this dinner the CPA players had heard the hype, done their research, and understood that they were going up against what can best be described as a soccer juggernaut. CAK was not seen as a group of mere high school men, but as a cohesive force of speed, talent, and perfection. This dinner gathering humanized a formerly machine-like organism, removing these crucial conceptions from the minds of the CPA players. The CPA players may have before been hesitant to make tough passes, or engage one of the well oiled parts of the CAK pain-train because of this mindset of inferiority. They now see the CAK team as a group of young men, not so unlike themselves, that can be beaten. They no longer see CAK as an eloquent and yet powerfully unstoppable drove of mother buffalo, but as a group of highschool men with attributes of both strength and weakness. When a team loses its mental edge, regardless of the source of or motivations that drive this loss, the road ahead becomes far more difficult, and formerly easy wins become tough losses. I respect the show of sportsmanship by both teams, but in a situation involving two distant teams in the state tournament I think the opponent dinner parties are better left to the cheerleaders(yes, I know that soccer doesn't have any).

What type of food was served last night?

I've heard rumors of a revamped CAK plan of attack. No goalie or defense...11 aggressive wildmen in what can best be described as a blitzkrieg offense. With CAK's speed and talent I can't see them scoring less than 10 goals with this new strategy.

CAK by 15

Any word on how Strickland is doing with his new boys in spring practice?

Cak by a couple