Utkfan00 Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Upper half: Dobyns Bennett Collierville Clarksville Oakland Lower half: Hardin Valley Ravenwood Houston Siegel This topic is for predictions etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utkfan00 Posted October 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonDogRex Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Clarksville "lucked out" by being undefeated to this point in the season. That's not luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerInTennessee Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccerInTennessee Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 (edited) 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonDogRex Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Quarters: Collierville, Clarksville, Ravenwood, Houston Semis: Clarksville, Houston Champion: Houston Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playerscoach Posted October 26, 2014 Report Share Posted October 26, 2014 Ravenwood wins it. I can't see Houston repeating based on what I've heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuffnut Posted October 27, 2014 Report Share Posted October 27, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utkfan00 Posted October 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 My picks for tonight: COLLIERVILLE over Dobyns Bennett CLARKSVILLE over Oakland HARDIN VALLEY over Ravenwood HOUSTON over Siegel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playerscoach Posted October 29, 2014 Report Share Posted October 29, 2014 Collierville Clarksville Ravenwood Siegel Clarksville Ravenwood Ravenwood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJM Posted October 30, 2014 Report Share Posted October 30, 2014 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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