Class AAA State Tournament Bracket

[Utkfan00]

Upper half:

Dobyns Bennett

Collierville

 

Clarksville

Oakland

 

Lower half:

Hardin Valley

Ravenwood

 

Houston

Siegel

 

This topic is for predictions etc.

[Utkfan00]

I think Clarksville lucked out and will have an easy route to the championship game. I think HVA and Houston will have a tough battle in the semis, with Houston winning.

 

I have no idea who would win in a Houston/Clarksville final.

[MoonDogRex]

Clarksville "lucked out" by being undefeated to this point in the season. That's not luck.

[SoccerInTennessee]

Moon dog, I don't think utk is insulting Clarksville. They did luck out. On paper, clarksville, Houston, Ravenwood, and Hardin Valley are the four best teams. 3 of the four are on one side of the bracket while Clarksville is alone on the other.

 

Houston is also undefeated I believe, so they deserved that draw as much as Clarksville. They did luck out by avoiding Hardin valley or Ravenwood in the semis.

[SoccerInTennessee]

Im not sure whether this thing is truly seeded or not (it obviously appears not to be), but having Hardin Valley and Ravenwood play in a quarterfinal when they are the 3rd and 4th ranked team (online) makes no sense at all. A better draw would have been:

 

Collierville and Hardin Valley

Clarksville and Oakland

 

Ravenwood and Dobyns Bennett

Houston and Siegel

 

Or something along those lines, but I believe this even puts all teams coming from the same region on opposite sides.

Edited October 26, 2014 by SoccerInTennessee

[MoonDogRex]

I stand corrected. My apologies. Per the TSSAA website, it appears to be a blind draw conducted by the Board of Control, with the only caveat being that in the event that two teams from the same region make the tournament, they will be put into opposite sides of the bracket.

 

Luck indeed plays a role.

[PJM]

Quarters: Collierville, Clarksville, Ravenwood, Houston

Semis: Clarksville, Houston

Champion: Houston

[Playerscoach]

Ravenwood wins it.

 

I can't see Houston repeating based on what I've heard.

[Tuffnut]

Clarksville played in Houston's Rivals Tournament for the second straight year. This year, they played Arlington, Baylor and St. Georges.  Houston may have played one other team before defeating a tired Farragut team who was playing their third tough match. If Clarksville and Houston had played on Saturday, we might be talking about only one undefeated team. Also, I think Baylor would have preferred that, Clarksville would have felt better about the money spent seeking top competition and Farragut would have been able to compete on a much more level playing field.  

 

Though the draw is blind and Clarksville does seem in a fortunate position, Perhaps it is not luck but karma which has loaded the bottom bracket for Houston.

[Utkfan00]

My picks for tonight:

 

COLLIERVILLE over Dobyns Bennett

CLARKSVILLE over Oakland

HARDIN VALLEY over Ravenwood

HOUSTON over Siegel

[Playerscoach]

Collierville

Clarksville

Ravenwood

Siegel

 

Clarksville

Ravenwood

 

Ravenwood

[PJM]

I watched most of the four AAA games. Here is my assessment. 

 

1.I think Clarksville's performance over Oakland was the most impressive. Oakland just could not match the speed of Clarksville and the their passing game was exceptional.

 

2. Houston dominated the possession and attack for almost the whole game against Siegel. Siegel's defensive line played well but just could not hold out against the constant pressure.

 

3. Ravenwood's win against Hardin Valley was a good one. They dominated the first half and were up 2-0. They looked a little fatigued in the second half and Hardin Valley closed the gap 2-1. Ravenwood finished the game with two breakaway goals late when the defense was pressing forward. #18 for Ravenwood was the best player I saw today.

 

4. Collierville won 2-1. It was a hard fought win. Nothing really jumped out in that game to me from either team. It was back and forth.

 

I think Clarksville will defeat Collierville soundly. And I think Ravenwood vs. Houston will be a whale of a game. I'll stick to my original picks and go with Houston.