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Collierville looked decent in the Bearden Tournament earlier this spring, so it should make out to be a good game. Personally I feel that Bearden was overrated; from what I have been told in many of their previous games their entire offensive power was focused simply on set plays and kick and chase. They were out-possed by many in their district.

I agree. If you can't beat a "weaker" team when it counts then why should you advance in the tournament ? It doesn't make any sense. If your team is "the best in t he state" then you probably should not be losing in the semifinals of the district tourney.

Which is the exact case with Brentwood in a prime position to win the state tournament. If many of the current DoD teams who had an off game back in their tournament, such as Farragut, Maryville, Knox Catholic, and even Knox West were put in Brentwood's position in the bracket, they would have a good chance of winning.

ESPN has picked all the strength for soccer in Tennessee this year in the East and West with the exception of Father Ryan. 5 teams in the East and 2 in the West. I have not seen Science Hill but it looks like they took it to Hendersonville recently with a 6-2 win.

 

 

Tennessee: 1. Christian Brothers (1-0-0), 2. Science Hill (4-0-0), 3. CAK (0-0-0), 4. McCallie School (3-1-0), 5. Houston (4-0-0), 6. Father Ryan (2-0-0), 7. Farragut (0-0-1) Dobyns-Bennett (4-0-2).

A couple of surprises, I heard from a friend that Dobyns-Bennett was only second place in a tournament that they recently hosted, and supposedly Farragut does not look as favorable against other traditional East powerhouses as they have in past years as well.