Nobody ever refers to the keeper in their formations. Watch any pro or international game and when they announce the formations the keeper is never included.
You guys at FRA should just let this go. You lost, its that simple. I'm not trying to attack FRA they are a great team but its make all look like really bad losers when you make excuses about not winning.
It wouldn't surprise me to not see Lenoir City in the state tourny. I've seen them, CAK, and CCS play and those teams are on another level than other teams but LC has CAK in their region plus a dangerous Oneida team and their hated rival Kingston in their district. LC's offense hasn't been producing very well lately but I believe they can turn that around.
Then your coach is an idiot. If you look at most of the top teams in each division they go all over the state looking for good competition. Does he give any certain reasons for not wanting to schedule many games outside your district?
Mitch Thomas isn't a big offensive threat because he isn't a goalscorer, thats not his game. He is the classic center mid, hold posession, work the ball around, and set up his teammates.
If you are talking about winning it then no they don't. Nothing personal against those 2 teams, they just don't have the talent of the top 3 teams in A/AA right now. But they do have some chance, you never know until you play the games.