Best Team Ever

[hamlet7478]

The mention of the outstanding 2005 JPII team leads me to offer up this topic. What's the best team ever in the history of TN women's high school soccer?

 

Okay, my vote is St. Agnes from last year (Kelly Dyer, the Kinsella sisters, and many others). Honorable mention to JPII in 2005 (Megan Forester's team).

 

I'd be interested in hearing from some of the posters with a long history in the State (and all others for that matter). I know the posters from the Western part of the State will have some strong entries!

[DonCChatt]

The mention of the outstanding 2005 JPII team leads me to offer up this topic. What's the best team ever in the history of TN women's high school soccer?

 

Okay, my vote is St. Agnes from last year (Kelly Dyer, the Kinsella sisters, and many others). Honorable mention to JPII in 2005 (Megan Forester's team).

 

I'd be interested in hearing from some of the posters with a long history in the State (and all others for that matter). I know the posters from the Western part of the State will have some strong entries!

 

 

Rather than the best ever (hard to compare different teams from different eras, etc), why don't we try to come up with a top 10 list?

[FR Ext]

I would definitely put one of the Franklin State Champion teams at the top. I don't remember the exact years but Jennifer and Jenger Burchett were the stars. Maybe some of the Franklin fans can fill in more details

[hamlet7478]

DonCChatt:

You seem to be very knowledgeable. Do you have a top ten? A top five?

 

FR Ext:

Yes, Franklin did seem to have somewhat of a dynasty in the period. Was there one team that stuck out?

 

 

I would add another team to my list of St. Agnes and JPII. That is Farragut of 2004. Even though they lost in the State finals that year, they were very dominant. They had stars (Katie Green now at Florida and Sara Van Sickle now at UT) as well as an excellent supporting cast.

[powerbar]

DonCChatt:

You seem to be very knowledgeable. Do you have a top ten? A top five?

 

FR Ext:

Yes, Franklin did seem to have somewhat of a dynasty in the period. Was there one team that stuck out?

I would add another team to my list of St. Agnes and JPII. That is Farragut of 2004. Even though they lost in the State finals that year, they were very dominant. They had stars (Katie Green now at Florida and Sara Van Sickle now at UT) as well as an excellent supporting cast.

 

 

Katie Green is now at ETSU.

[DonCChatt]

DonCChatt:

You seem to be very knowledgeable. Do you have a top ten? A top five?

 

 

Thanks for the compliment. I've only been following girl's high school soccer for the last 3 years, so I don't feel I have enough history. Looking at the TSSAA website for State Champions over a multi-year period (one way of possibly identifying a "Great" class of girls), you see the following:

 

D2 - Baylor - 6 out of the last 11 years, including a 4-year run of 2001-2004

AAA - Frankline - 3 out of the last 11 years, with all 3 coming in a 4 year period (2000,2002,2003)

A/AA - Ridgeway 4 years in a row, 1998-2001.

 

BTW, does Ridgeway still participate in girl's soccer? It's a name I don't recognize.

 

Being State Champion certainly isn't the only mark of a great team, but it's the best I can come up with....

[mjuhb]

Thanks for the compliment. I've only been following girl's high school soccer for the last 3 years, so I don't feel I have enough history. Looking at the TSSAA website for State Champions over a multi-year period (one way of possibly identifying a "Great" class of girls), you see the following:

 

D2 - Baylor - 6 out of the last 11 years, including a 4-year run of 2001-2004

AAA - Frankline - 3 out of the last 11 years, with all 3 coming in a 4 year period (2000,2002,2003)

A/AA - Ridgeway 4 years in a row, 1998-2001.

 

BTW, does Ridgeway still participate in girl's soccer? It's a name I don't recognize.

 

Being State Champion certainly isn't the only mark of a great team, but it's the best I can come up with....

 

ridgeway is in AAA

 

anyways there coach left and went to houston has a assistant and pretty much killed the program

 

germantown had the same problem when klingenburg left

[carlym]

i once saw a really old article about a franklin team from i think the late 80s; not positive but it was before my time. i am not sure if it was FRA or franklin but the team won some ridiculous amount of consecutive games. i amo not sure how many games but it was pretty high. somewhere around 50. maybe more, maybe less. anyways, it would be cool to post links of stories about teams from way back when. some of those stories are pretty inspiring.

[sccrfm0911]

Centinneal is the best team in the state and everyone knows it!!

The mention of the outstanding 2005 JPII team leads me to offer up this topic. What's the best team ever in the history of TN women's high school soccer?

 

Okay, my vote is St. Agnes from last year (Kelly Dyer, the Kinsella sisters, and many others). Honorable mention to JPII in 2005 (Megan Forester's team).

 

I'd be interested in hearing from some of the posters with a long history in the State (and all others for that matter). I know the posters from the Western part of the State will have some strong entries!

[sccrfm0911]

Centennial High School is the best in TN and everyone knows it!!!!!!!

[BigG]

At least in A/AA the FRA team from a few years back was pretty good. I think it was 2003 or 2004?

[laban]

Rather than the best ever (hard to compare different teams from different eras, etc), why don't we try to come up with a top 10 list?

 

 

A quick history of great teams since 1985. Two Era's really. 1985-1993. 1994- present.

 

ive seen girls high school soccer since 1987-88 when my high school sweetheart was a Sr. at Notre Dame High school in chattanooga. At that time Franklin High had won the first 3 sanctioned state championships and we beat them that year 1-0. Franklin then won it every year through 1993. The best Franklin High School team during that era was the 1992 team. Jenger and Jennifer Burchett were seniors. That team traveled to Ohio and Maryland and beat everyone they played. Won state and lost 1 game maybe to Germantown Red Devils (Cindy Parlow was a freshman at the school).

 

in 93, Cindy Parlow was a Sophmore and was on a great Germantown team, but Lost to Notre Dame in the state Semi-Finals 1-0. Germantown was better but didnt get the win. Notre Dame then lost to Franklin 3-1 in state finals.

 

During the 1985-1993 era every school played everyone. There were no divisions. If you won state, then you truly had a remarkable team. I think Franklin, Germantown (both Germantowns were strong), Notre Dame, Hendersonville, Farragut, probably had the best teams with Franklin dominating that era with 9 state championships and Notre Dame 1. All of these schools had teams and players that could play today no problem. The best team during this ear. Franklin's '92 team. Loaded from top to bottom.

 

After the 1993 era, a lot of schools added programs and divisions were created. My opinion, Baylor High School had a team I believe in 98 or 99 that was just loaded with top level travel players and led my Alison Mitchel (clemson). They won several state championships. That team was as good as anyone.

 

Other great teams during the (modern era). Ridgeway had 3 incredible players Jenille Newborn, Meagen Mattea, and the a national team pool player in (name escapes me). They played in A/AA at the time and wore everybody out. They also could play with any AAA school or DII school.

 

Baylor has dominated DII in the 2000's and those teams could play with any division.

 

JPII had a great team with Meagen Forrester and Grace Lawson and 8 seniors on their state championship team.

 

Fra had a nice state championship team couple years back.

Farragut had a great team not to win state couple years back with Katie Green.

 

Which leads me to the greatest team ever in High School history. To be the greatest I think certain criteria have to be met. I think you have to win your state championship in the year your claiming to be the greatest. I think you have to prove you can beat other teams from other divisions. and to some degree, I think you have to have some great named players. This is a team that not only scores a lot of goals, but shuts people out regardless of division. Therefore, with all due respect to the many great teams over the years, and I am sure I have forgotten to mention a few (i apologize upfront)....The greatest team in high school soccer history is

 

ST. AGNES OF 2006.

 

They were undefeated and gave up only one goal during the regular season. They beat everyone in there division as well as the top teams in other divisions like AAA state champion Colleirville and AAA quarterfinalist Franklin. St. Agnes had a National team pool player goalie in Kelly Dyer, DI players in a set of twins Molly and Meagen Kinsella and host of other really nice veteran players.

 

Greatest tournament of all time would be top eight. Subject to much fun debate.

 

Quarters:

 

St. Anes 2006 vs. Baylor '98 or 00

Franklin 92 vs. JPII 05

Ridgeway late 90's vs. FRA late 03

Germantown 93 vs. Farragut (katie greens team)

 

Semis

St. Agnes vs. Ridgway

Germantown vs. Franklin

 

Finals

St. Agnes vs. Frankin 92

 

Champion

 

St. Agnes in double overtime Penalty Kick shootout on the 10 kick Kelly Dyer saving the shot after both teams made the first 9 shots.

 

I am sure some of my dates are slightly off. IM doing this all from memory. Im sure i have left a great team out of the mix, but im pretty sure the Franklin '92 team and St. Agnes team are the two best ever from the early ear and the modern era based on the criteria of winning state, beating everyone they played in any division and having some great named players. I have personally seen all these teams play and familiar with the players so I hope i have done the debate some justice and added some facts that are helpful to such a fun topic.

 

see ya

 

laban