TheFactsOnly Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 D1 - Dobyns-Bennett vs. Science Hill D2 - Sevier Co. vs. Jefferson Co. D3 - Karns vs. Hardin Valley D4 - Bearden vs. Maryville D5 - Ooltewah vs. Cleveland D6 - Cookeville vs. Coffee Co. D7 - Riverdale vs. Oakland D8 - Columbia vs. Tullahoma D9 - Gallatin vs. Hendersonville D10 - Dickson Co. vs. Clarksville D11 - Ravenwood vs. Independence D12 - Antioch vs. Cane Ridge D13 - Jackson Northside vs. Brighton D14 - Cordova vs. Arlington/Bartlett winner D15 - Houston vs. Collierville D16 - White Station 4, Central 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Is District 11 the only district where the regular season champ gets an automatic qualifier to the regional game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarcaFan Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Is District 11 the only district where the regular season champ gets an automatic qualifier to the regional game? Brentwood will not be advancing from District 11 if that is your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Brentwood will not be advancing from District 11 if that is your question. The paper said otherwise. Are they incorrect? http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120510/SPORTS07/305100037/2072/SPORTS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarcaFan Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 The paper said otherwise. Are they incorrect? http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120510/SPORTS07/305100037/2072/SPORTS I have never heard of this ruling and I have been near their district for years. The TSSAA tournament brackets have listed district winner and district runner-up advancing. Also the TSSAA Handbook makes no such mention of this type of "special treatment". It seems to me if this was true then Brentwood would have been excluded from even playing in the district tournament. I would love a proper explanation if this indeed comes to pass. http://www.tssaa.org/Handbook/soccer.pdf II. DISTRICT AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS A. All tournament play shall be single elimination in Division I and Division II. B. In Division I, tournament play shall begin at the district level if both districts in the region have three or more teams. If not, tournament play shall begin at the region level with a tournament for all schools in the region. C. In Division I district play, the district winner and runner-up teams shall advance to the regional tournament. Since each district sends two teams to the regional tournament, the Board of Control has approved a set bracket for tournament play as shown below: Top Bracket Bottom Bracket Winner District 1 Winner District 2 Runner-Up District 2 Runner-Up District 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Arlington defeated Bartlett, 1-0 in OT to advance to the D-14 final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have never heard of this ruling and I have been near their district for years. The TSSAA tournament brackets have listed district winner and district runner-up advancing. Also the TSSAA Handbook makes no such mention of this type of "special treatment". It seems to me if this was true then Brentwood would have been excluded from even playing in the district tournament. I would love a proper explanation if this indeed comes to pass. http://www.tssaa.org/Handbook/soccer.pdf II. DISTRICT AND REGIONAL TOURNAMENTS A. All tournament play shall be single elimination in Division I and Division II. B. In Division I, tournament play shall begin at the district level if both districts in the region have three or more teams. If not, tournament play shall begin at the region level with a tournament for all schools in the region. C. In Division I district play, the district winner and runner-up teams shall advance to the regional tournament. Since each district sends two teams to the regional tournament, the Board of Control has approved a set bracket for tournament play as shown below: Top Bracket Bottom Bracket Winner District 1 Winner District 2 Runner-Up District 2 Runner-Up District 1 I am with you. I have never heard of this before either. I guess we will find out soon. My first thought was the paper must be wrong, but the specificity to the quote makes me think otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Per TSSAA, each district is allowed to determine the number 1 & 2 seeds however they see fit as a district. It seems that district 11 has decided to give the regular season champs a bid in the region semis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILLIPS Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Per TSSAA, each district is allowed to determine the number 1 & 2 seeds however they see fit as a district. It seems that district 11 has decided to give the regular season champs a bid in the region semis. 11AAA voted last year to change the bi-laws of our District. 1st seed in the regular season (this year Brentwood) gets an automatic bid into the region. If the 1st seed doesn't make it to the District Finals (which has now happened) they will still advance to Region, but they will be the #2 seed. Winner of the District Tournament will be the #1. So now Indy and Ravenwood have to battle for 1 remaining spot in tonight's game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benjani Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 (edited) 11AAA voted last year to change the bi-laws of our District. 1st seed in the regular season (this year Brentwood) gets an automatic bid into the region. If the 1st seed doesn't make it to the District Finals (which has now happened) they will still advance to Region, but they will be the #2 seed. Winner of the District Tournament will be the #1. So now Indy and Ravenwood have to battle for 1 remaining spot in tonight's game. This obviously makes the regular season more valuable. What a brilliant way to reward the regular season champion! Edited May 10, 2012 by benjani Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFactsOnly Posted May 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 If the 1st seed doesn't make it to the District Finals (which has now happened) they will still advance to Region, but they will be the #2 seed. Which now leads us to the chicken vs. egg argument... Is the team with the most goals in the District 12 Championship Game, the winner or the loser? It's a shame that these teams do not benefit from an upset of this magnitude. In fact, they are worse off. Now they will face potentially the best team in the state...with extra rest! Not that District 12 can beat District 11 (this year, especially with Overton out), but now they have very little chance. And, my sense is, several other districts may now look to change their by-laws too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigG Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Which now leads us to the chicken vs. egg argument... Is the team with the most goals in the District 12 Championship Game, the winner or the loser? It's a shame that these teams do not benefit from an upset of this magnitude. In fact, they are worse off. Now they will face potentially the best team in the state...with extra rest! Not that District 12 can beat District 11 (this year, especially with Overton out), but now they have very little chance. And, my sense is, several other districts may now look to change their by-laws too. I agree. Look at Maryville against Catholic last night. Most people thought it was a "given" that Catholic would advance (outside of Maryville fans, of course!). Any time there is a automatic bid, it takes out the "upset factor", "fatigue factor" and "injury factor" for that team. And to be clear, Brentwood lost in the district tournament semis? (which is a knock out round for every other district in the state?) Using this same rule, Catholic should be advancing to the region tournament next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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