Mental16

This is what i love about west Knoxville soccer. There are three or four powerhouse club teams that get divided primarily between two schools, Farragut and Bearden. Farragut seems to always have the more skilled players, and Bearden tends to get the more physical players. However, they are not linebackers on bearden; they are very skilled. Ben Backstrom, Jake Russel, Joseph Muth, and Ben Lawson are the types of players that can handle Bearden's physical play...and Matt Dakin is another player that dominates in the bigger games. That being said, I am not basing all of my opinions on the physical aspect of the game. I am not saying that Bearden is going to walk away with anything this year. I am not saying that Farragut is going to walk away with anything this year. I am simply stating my opinion that for the last five/six years Farragut has had problems with teams that play more physical....and this year, only having 4-5 seniors on the team, that is more of a problem. In regard to Ratcliffe going to the hospital last year....he also had two game winning goals against farragut, and he wasnt one of the bigger players on Bearden...or one that liked to get physical. So taking him out of a game, even though it was a huge hit, is not like taking that preston kid they had at sweeper out last year....he was bigger and more physical than most of Farragut's squad.

thats good to hear about Brandon. I hope all goes well. My only regret with last season was the fact that he was out of town when CAK played farragut. I wouldve loved to have seen that game with him in it....because without him, it got out of hand with the score.

Ben Lawson is a tough player, and they have a few tough players. They had a freshman step in at Defense last year and he went in like a mad man at times, but Bearden prides themselves in being more physical. I thought Rico was a Junior last year? I could be wrong, but i thought he was.

Can you post the final of that game...i, unfortunately wont be able to make it. Are there any games at the beginning of next week. Monday or Tuesday, or even this weekend?

I was just wondering when Farragut had some preseason games that i could come and check out in the upcoming week. If there are any and you let me know, it would be much appreciated.

Bearden always plays more physical. Rico up top is always powerful. I am not saying that Farragut is going to be bad. I am just saying that, in High School soccer, the more skilled teams don't always win out. The Juniors at Farragut like Swift and Underwood are very skilled players, but Beardens younger players and their seniors are generally more physical. High School soccer seems to come down to who is willing to intimidate physically. When Farragut had the Morrows, Hills, Bobrowski's, and the Krouses they were physically and skillfully intimidating. Does Farragut have that anymore?

Any team that wins 3 straight titles is the team to look out for. Their coaches are doing something right and they have a solid group. I don't see Maryville being overrated this year. Their players are okay. They did lose their four-five best players last year, and they names that were mentioned earlier weren't too impressive. (personal opinion from playing against them)

I have been out of the loop for a while....What happened to Brandon Tarr? He was a dominating force last year for CAK.

Farragut is going to probably have an up-and-down season...much like last year. They will come out to play and dominate certain teams, but they will come out soft and get ran over by bigger teams. They are good, and there is no doubt to that. State is up in the air for them this year. You are all saying the same thing..Farragut only has 4-5 seniors. That isn't good. Toward the end of the season, when it comes to playoffs, you need older leaders and younger players to step up. Their Junior class is really big and very talented, but they aren't as physical as the juniors at Bearden. There is still a lot of soccer to play.....GO ADMIRALS!!!!