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Predictions: Quarter Finals: Ravenwood 2 Bearden 1 Soddy Daisy 1 Houston 3 Knoxville Catholic 1 Collierville 1 Knoxville Catholic 4-5 in PKS Houston 4 Oakland 0 Semi Finals: Ravenwood 1 Houston 1 Ravenwood in PKS Franklin 2 Knoxville Catholic 0 Finals Ravenwood 2 (OT) Franklin 1

Siegel vs Columbia Central - postponed until tomorrow evening. 7:00 at Siegel High School

I don't know about this one. Coach Yelton has developed one of the best NAIA programs in the nation. The difference between the top naia teams and the bottom is quite significant. I'd say college coaches have a bit more pressure on them than high school coaches. post season is around the corner for them and Coach may have to turn to the reserves at any moment. To his credit, he did pull the starters...what are you going to tell the reserves? "I know you haven't been able to play all year but take it easy on them...?"

Columbia at Siegel will be at Siegel High School. Can not get the comment section to respond on eurosport. Eurosport says at Siegel Park and that is incorrect. Game site: Siegel High

and who "told" you the "teacher's union" wanted to randomly test students?

Voluntary...though I hear that we are moving in this direction. Primarily this is used for football scheduling because of the large amount of planning and expenses tied to transportation of teams, cheerleaders, bands, etc. IMO, the sooner we use this type of format, the fewer issues we would have to deal with concerning the scheduling competition that some programs experience (especially as it relates to those teams that share their facilities with other sports programs.)...thinking of those that have to change their schedule in a moment's notice due to JV football or middle school football...or this might just be wishful thinking on my part...

http://www.tssaa.org/Forms/forms.htm#Other www.tssaa.org Under forms Click under "other" I had one occasion in the boys' season where another coach and I never confirmed a scheduled match and he planned on traveling to our site and we were unaware of their plans to play us. From that point forward I have sent a confirmation email to all the teams we are scheduled to play at the beginning of each season to confirm dates.

Final standings: Siegel 5-0-0 (goals for 15, against 1) Oakland 4-1-0 (goals for 17, against 7) Smyrna 3-2-0 (goals for 11, against 10) Blackman 1-3-1(goals for 11, against 13) Riverdale 0-3-2 (goals for 2, against 9) Lavergne 0-4-1(goals for 4, against 23) Monday Riverdale at Blackman - winner vs Siegel Tuesday at 6:00 Lavergne at Smyrna - winner vs OHS Tuesday at 8:00

Any word on Oakland vs Franklin or Smyrna vs Blackman?

Current standings: Siegel 5-0-0 (goals for 15, against 1) Oakland 4-1-0 (goals for 17, against 7) Smyrna 2-2-0 (goals for 8, against 8)*one game remaining vs Blackman Blackman 1-2-1(goals for 9, against 10) Riverdale 0-3-2 (goals for 2, against 9) Lavergne 0-4-1(goals for 4, against 23)

Any word from the Riverdale vs. Smyrna game? I know it got postponed to Wednesday...and the weather doesn't look good outside (depending on where you are in Murfreesboro). Smyrna is running out of time to get their two remaining games in if they didn't get it in today.

According to by-laws: Coach's meeting scheduled for Friday to confirm. 1st Round: Monday at higher seed #3 vs. #6 #4 vs. #5 Semi Finals Tuesday (Tentatively, at Richard Siegel Park) 6:00 Winner #4 vs. #5 game vs. #1 seed 8:00 Winner #3 vs. #6 game vs. #2 seed Finals Thursday (Tentatively, at Richard Siegel Park) 7:00

Interested to hear about the Houston / Franklin match up. Have yet to see either team play but it would be hard to argue that they aren't the top two teams in AAA. Keep us updated.

Oakland 9-2-1 (4-0-0) 12 pts Siegel remaining Siegel 6-5-1 (3-0-0) 9 pts Smyrna and Oakland remaining Blackman 10-4-1 (1-2-1) 4 pts Smyrna left Smyrna 8-2-0 (1-1-0) 3 pts Siegel, Riverdale, and Blackman Riverdale 3-4-3 (0-2-2) 2 pts Smyrna LaVergene 3-8-1 (0-4-1) 1 pt District schedule complete

Siegel 4 Lavergne 0

Shake up in Williamson County Ravenwood 2 Brentwood 0 Look out for the Raptors...peeking in the second half of the season. Could this win put Franklin and Brentwood in a knock out match during the district tournament?

Siegel 4 Blackman 0 Anyone hear a score on RHS vs OHS?

Anyone have the Blackman vs. Oakland score from Saturday night?

Siegel at Riverdale moved to Friday, September 24. Kickoff at 6:00 on Stadium field.

Updated rankings on Euro Sport 1. Bearden 2. Franklin 3. Brentwood 4. Soddy 5. Farragut 6. Knox Catholic 7. Houston 8. Station Camp 9. Siegel 10. Collierville 11. Hendersonville Not bad...

Friday's match between Centennial and Beech will be played at Centennial

Woops, I am not trying to "say" anything...I just saw the article and thought about the discussion that comes up every year...literally. Thought the two articles did a pretty good job of summing up both sides of the argument.

Saw this blog on nscaa.com and thought about that popular thread that appears each and every year... By: George Hageage, Coach at Eastern Washington University Here we go again! I thought that the whole idea in sport was to beat your opponent. I thought you play a game to WIN! In the last 15-20 years we have been introduced to leagues that do not keep score, even if the kids do, “tournaments†where everyone advances out of group play, to awards for every member of every team because “the kids†should be protected from experiencing the disappointment of losing a game. Our society is filled with this nonsense labeled under a broad brush of being “more fair†(as if there is such a thing), “protecting our children from failure†or, in the area of speech, being inoffensive and “politically correct.†Now we get a league that has decided that if you win by too much, you lose! In Ottawa, Canada, a recreational league has replaced its five-goal mercy rule with a rule which states that if a team wins by more than five goals, they lose by default. According to one of the board members of the league, they “are simply trying to make it fair.†While no one wants to see any team or individual win or lose a game or match by a large margin, that’s the nature of competition. I am sure all of us can come up with better solutions that maintain the integrity of the game while trying to even out the matches. The use of a balanced reschedule where teams are reseeded after some games to pair teams that are similar in strength for the remainder of the schedule would be but one such solution. But, let us pretend for just a moment that we can’t come up with a solution. Let us pretend that we are a part of a league where competition on the field rules that day and kids play not only to win the game but because they like to play. They have fun with teammates. Maybe they like the exercise and the challenge inherent in sport. They learn how to win and lose, they learn the life lesson of hard work and the fact that sometimes it is not enough to win the day, and just maybe they learn how to be a leader in times of adversity as well as in good times, along with countless other real-life lessons. Is it really that bad? You try, you lose, you are upset and you pick yourself up off the ground, moving on to become better. Where is the injustice? Better yet, what part of the game was unfair that would justify changing the outcome? As Brazil’s most successful coach, Vanderlei Luxemburgo, said, “To be afraid of losing removes the willingness to win.†You have the ability to make a tremendous impact on the lives of your young athletes. Teach them to never fear losing, to embrace the hard work and dedication it takes to be successful and to develop a willingness to win. They will be better people for it. http://news.nationalpost.com/2010/06/01/win-a-soccer-game-by-more-than-five-points-and-you-lose-ottawa-league-says/

Next item to be monitored...color of cleats!

That's unfortunate that you didn't get to see them play more. centennial's coach recognized how impressive they were and adjusted accordingly (see Tennessean article). It is frustrating playing against a team that packs it in. But, if that is what you are faced with, then you must adjust accordingly and devise a way to break them down. Farragut was not able to figure it out. Farragut was probably the best player for player team in the tournament (even with 4 starters out)...Centennial executed a great game plan and their keeper is outstanding.