CHAMPDDS Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 State soccer tourney team capsules http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/oct/31/state-soccer-tourney-team-capsules/?sportspreps Class A/AA Chattanooga Christian Coach: Cal Sneller Record: 14-4-4 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Ashley Simmons (Sr., MF, 12 g, 3 a); Allie Sullivan (Sr, D, 5 g, 4 a); Ellie Henry (Sr., D/MF, 3 g, 7 a); Ellen Stone (Sr., GK, 11 shutouts, 0.714 goal allowed per game); Allie Vannoy (Jr, F, 11 g, 4 a); Hannah Henry (So, MF, 10 g) Christ Presbyterian Academy Coach: Brandy Gagliano Record: 18-2-2 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Meredith Roman (Sr., GK); Lindsay Curtis (Sr., F/MF, 11 g, 8 a, District 9 most valuable player); Mary Morgan-Smith (Sr., D); Maeson Wampler (Sr., MF); Micki Dye (Sr., MF, District 9 tournament MVP); Michaela Lee (Sr., D) Christian Academy of Knoxville Coach: Ried Estus Record: 21-0-3 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Laura Foster (Sr., MF, Vanderbilt commitment); Laura Morse (Sr., F., 22 g); Rachel Setzer (Sr., D; 0.3 goal allowed) Elizabethton Coach: Bill McClay Record: 13-6-2 Last state appearance: first appearance Players to watch: Christine Hardin (Sr., F, 41 g, school-record 127 career g); Hannah Adams (So, F); Katie Adams (Sr., MF); Abbi Carey (So., MF); Paige Jones (Jr., D) Liberty Coach: Julie Carter Record: 12-5-3 Last state appearance: first appearance Player to watch: Alana Byrd (Jr., F) Notre Dame Coach: Jim Schermerhorn Record: 11-2-5 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Emma Higgins (Fr., F, 14 g, 5 a); Blair Barker (Sr., F/MF, 7 g, 6 a, Jacksonville State commitment); Erin Freeman (Sr., MF, 7 a); Mackenzie Nadeau (Sr., D, 3 g, 5 a); Natalie Graham (Sr., GK, .667 goal allowed) Sacred Heart Coach: Kevin Odom Record: 15-4-1 Last state appearance: first appearance Players to watch: Emily Whitaker (Fr., F); Sadie Odom (Jr., D); Alice Nelson (Jr., MF); Jamie Bistolfi (Sr., D) White House Coach: Mike Felzien Record: 13-7-2 Last state appearance: first appearance Players to watch: Brooke Thompson (Sr., MF, District 10 most valuable player); Kate Carney (Jr., F); Kendall Morrison (Sr, F, District 10 offensive player of year) Class AAA Arlington Coach: Zeke Vezina Record: 11-10-1 Last state appearance: first appearance Players to watch: Alex Swanson (Sr., MF); Kylie Huey (So., F) Brentwood Coach: Cal Long Record: 15-2-1 Last state appearance: 2009 Players to watch: Meg Howard (Sr., F, District 11 player of year; Region 6 offensive player) Morgan Ballek (Sr, D, Region 6 defensive player); Mary Stewart Schwarz (Jr., F) Clarksville Coach: Jeff Jordan Record: 20-4 Last state appearance: first appearance Players to watch: Ella Bagget (So., F) Farragut Coach: Dennis Lindsay Record: 22-0-1 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Josie Jennings (Jr., D); Katie Beuerlein (Jr., MF); Katie Cloud (Jr., F); Joande Parchman (Jr., MF) Houston Coach: David Wolff Record: 13-3-2 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Hunter Bogits (Sr., F); Kelsey Pearce (Jr., F) Knox Catholic Coach: Mark Leader Record: 14-6-4 Last state appearance: 2010 Players to watch: Kathryn Culhane (Sr., MF/D, Tennessee commitment); Molly Dwyer (Jr., F) Siegel Coach: Eric Shelton Record: 14-3-3 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Dale Steinagle (Sr., GK, 0.31 goal allowed; District 7, Region 4 defensive MVP, Samford commitment); Emily Anderson (Sr., MF, Austin Peay commitment); Meredith White (Jr., D); Cheyenne Moultry (Jr., F, 14 g) Soddy-Daisy Coach: Moises Drumond Record: 18-2-3 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Summer Lanter (Sr., F, 32 g, 17 a, Lee University commitment); Natalie Smith (Sr., MF, 10 g, 14 a, Austin Peay commitment); Miranda Smith (Jr., F, 20 g, 23 a); Megan Weller (Jr., F, 14 g, 5 a) Division II-A Franklin Road Academy Coach: Ken McDonald Record: 18-2-1 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Maddie Jackson (Sr, MF); Libby McArthur (Sr, D); Kennedy Manning (So, F, 23 g, 9 a); Kendall Manning (Sr, F); Mary Francis Ambrose (Sr., F) St. George's Coach: Tony Whicker Record: 12-7-1 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Brittany Correia (Jr., MF); Olivia Rooney (Fr., F); Madeline East (So., F); Molly McEwan (So., MF) University School of Jackson Coach: Paul Conway Record: 17-3 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Rachel Giampapa (So., F, 22 g, 8 a); Addison Dunn (Fr., MF, 18 g, 8 a); Madison Perchik (So., MF, 16 a); Anna Pearson (Sr., MF, 5 g, 5 a); Rachel Butler (Sr., D, 12 shutouts) University School of Nashville Coach: Wendy Holleman-Howe Record: 17-3-1 Last state appearance: 2008 Players to watch: Whitley Cargile (Jr., MF, 24 g, all-region); Mallory Leeper (Sr., D, all-region); Katie Roth (So, GK, 8 goals allowed, 16 shutouts) Division II-AA Baylor Coach: Jimmy Weekley Record: 11-3-3 Last state appearance: 2012 Players to watch: Marci Carter (Sr., D/MF, 8 a, Pittsburgh commitment); Gracey Prater (Sr., F, 5 g, 5 a); Brianna Avitabile (Sr., MF, 4 g, Austin Peay commitment); Analiese Smith (Jr., GK) Father Ryan Coach: Robin Dieterich Record: 7-5-5 Last state appearance: 2011 Players to watch: Sarah Bossung (So., F); Mary Lauren Moss (Jr., GK) GPS Coach: Leland Strang Record: 13-1-2 Last state appearance: 2006 Players to watch: Akia Harris (Fr., MF, 8 g, 9 a); Keyle Snyder (Fr., MF, 7 g, 9 a); Izzy Phillips (Jr., F, 6 g, 3 a); Savannah Williams (So., GK, 7 shutouts, 11 goals allowed) Harpeth Hall Coach: Jennifer Evans Record: 10-3-7 Last state appearance: 2006 Player to watch: Sophie Pilkinton (So., F) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChattanoogaCannon Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I'm working the stats for the first two A/AA games. Should be fun today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAMPDDS Posted October 31, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 Chattanoogan.com version: Girls State Soccer Starts Today in Chattanooga Matches at CCS and GPS Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - by B.B. Branton Four days … Three sites … 24 schools vying for state titles in Four Divisions as the 27th annual TSSAA girls’ state soccer championship begins today. Chattanooga is well represented as Notre Dame and Chattanooga Christian are in D-I A-AA, Soddy-Daisy will battle in D-I AAA and Baylor and GPS compete in D-II AA. Returning Champions: Three returning champions … Baylor (D-II AA), Univ. School of Jackson (D-II A) and Christian Academy of Knoxville (D-I A-AA). Baylor has won eight state titles, including the last two, CAK has won two of the last three and four of the last six and USJ is a two-time defending champion. Locations Today: Play begins this morning at 11 as quarterfinal matches are at Chattanooga Christian (D-I A-AA) and GPS (D-I AAA) … D-II A and AA semis are Friday at Baylor. Saturday Finals: Finals in four divisions will be played Saturday at GPS beginning with D-I A-AA at 11 a.m. Web Site: tssaa.org has the four brackets and results will be posted after each match D-I A-AA at Chattanooga Christian: Quarterfinals (Wed.) and Semifinals (Thurs.) will be played at CCS … Finals are Saturday at 11 a.m. at GPS Opening Match: 11 a.m., Elizabethton vs. CCS … 4 p.m., Notre Dame vs. White House Favorites: CAK and Christ Presbyterian Academy … CAK def. CPA, 6-3, in the 2011 final … CAK, Notre Dame and CCS are past state champions … CAK (21-0-3): Since losing to Notre Dame in 2010 state final, CAK is 45-1-4 ... loss was to Farragut in Oct. 2011. Chattanooga Teams Notre Dame (11-2-5) … District and Region Champions … State Champs: 1988, 2010 … Coach Jim Schermerhorn, 11th season Key Players: Emma Higgins (14 goals, 5 assists), Blair Barker (7 goals, 6 assists) Defensively, the Irish are led by Mackenzie Nadeau (3 goals, 5 assists), Maddie Robbins, Courtney Boyd (3 assists) and Laura Champion (1 goal) Goalkeeper: Natalie Graham (12 goals against, .667) The Irish have made it to the state semis or beyond the past seven years, including back-to-back finals in 2009 and 2010 (champs) .. Chattanooga Christian (15-4-4) … State Champs: 1997 Last 10 years – state runner-up in 2002, 2004 ... state semis in 2003-07-2011 … Coach: Cal Sneller, 20th season (271-103-57) Key Players: Ashley Simmons (12 goals, 3 assists) Hannah Henry (10 goals, 1 assist), Allie Sullivan (5 goals, 4 assists) and Ellie Henry (3 goals, 7 assists) Goalkeeper Ellen Stone (15 goals allowed, 21 matches) Sisters: Ellie and Hannah Henry … Kruesi and Beata Brock Two of four losses are to Notre Dame in district and region finals D-I AAA at GPS: Quarterfinals (Wed.) and Semifinals (Thurs.) will be played at GPS … Finals are Saturday at 11 a.m. at GPS Opening Match: 11 a.m., Houston vs. Knox. Catholic … (Houston def. Catholic, 3-0, Aug. 25) … 4 p.m. Soddy Daisy vs. No.1 Farragut (Farragut def. SD, 4-1 in Sept.) Tourney Favorites: Title could go to any of five teams …No.1 Farragut, No.3 Brentwood, No. 4 Clarksville, 2010 champ Houston or Knox. Catholic. No.1 Farragut is 46-1-3 last two years … last loss was to Franklin in 2011 state finals ... has beaten District 4 foe Knox. Catholic, three times ... but No.11 Catholic (14-6-4) eliminated then No.2 Oak Ridge in region semis on PKs … No.9 Houston has beaten Knox. Catholic (3-0) and No.3 Brentwood defeated 2011 state champ Franklin, in Region 6 final … No.4 Clarksville (20-4-0) beat 2011 state champ Franklin in sectional and has allowed only three goals in last five weeks. Chattanooga Team Soddy Daisy (18-2-3) … District, Region, Sectional champions … seniors have 74 wins (ties a school record) in four years and three trips to state tourney … Six returning starters from team that lost to Franklin in 2011 state semis … Key Players: Seniors Summer Lanter (32 goals, 17 assists – 100 career goals) and Natalie Smith (10 goals, 14 assists), juniors Miranda Smith (20 goals, 23 assists) and Megan Weller (14 goals, 5 assists) Top defenders are Emily Bryan, Kaily Groover and Casey Helmick Goalkeeper: Baylee Burk, 28 goals allowed, 1.40 avg Coach: Moises Drumond, 11 years (154-47-20) ... who also plays for the Chattanooga FC semi-pro soccer team which reached the league finals this past summer. D-II AA at GPS: Semifinals (Friday) and Finals (Saturday) Semis: 4 p.m. – Baylor vs. Father Ryan … 6:30 p.m. – GPS vs. Harpeth Hall Tourney Favorites: All four teams can make a case as favorite … Baylor is two-time defending champ … has road losses at Ryan and GPS and home win against Harpeth Hall … GPS is 13-1-2 with a win over Baylor and ties with Ryan (home) and Harpeth Hall (away) ... only loss was season-opener to Oak Ridge. Father Ryan (10-3-4) beat No.1 seed St. Agnes in the state quarters and beat Baylor, lost by one goal at GPS and tied Harpeth Hall (away) … Harpeth Hall tied GPS and Ryan and a one goal loss to Baylor … Chattanooga Teams GPS (14-1-2) … coach Leland Strang has seven returning starters … Bruisers last reached the state Final Four in 2007 when current seniors were sixth graders… Key Players: Izzy Phillips (6 goals, 3 assists), Akia Harris (8 goals, 9 assists) Keyle Snyder (7 goals, 9 assists) Josie Love Roebuck, Abbi Harr, Blakely Fine lead the Bruiser defense Goalkeeper: Soph. Savannah Williams (8 goals against in 17 matches) Sisters: Marshall and Zoe Rustand Coach: Leland Strang … 22-8-4 in two seasons … played at Baylor and U. of the South Baylor (11-3-3 … two-time defending state champion … 4 starters back from 2011 team Coach: Jimmy Weekley: 16th season, 287-30-29 Key Players: Brianna Avitabile (5 goals, 2 assists) , Gracey Prater (5 goals, 5 assists) Defensively led by Nikki Johnston, Victioria Wicks, Lizzie Smith Goalkeeper: Analiese Smith, 15 goals allowed, 8 shutouts D-II A – Friday semis at Baylor … Saturday Finals at GPS Semis: 4 p.m. Franklin Road Academy vs. St. George’s … 6:30 p.m. – Univ. School of Jackson vs. Univ. School of Nashville Tourney Favorite: Two-time defending state champion USJ is 17-3 and comes in to the state with a 14-match win streak … beat St. George’s (3-2) in the West Region finals … Also beat St. George’s in 2019 state finals and FRA in 2011 state finals. USN lost to Franklin Road Academy, 2-0, in the East/Middle Region finals contact B.B. Branton at wiliam.branton@comcast.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVM Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 I'm working the stats for the first two A/AA games. Should be fun today. How can you keep stats and watch the game?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RebelSoccer Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 please post score updates if you are at the games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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