Wow. I cant remember four teams so deserving than than the four that are still playing. Thoughts on Northwestern/South Aiken. I think Arroyo and Benson, match up well versus Geathers and Gustavson. My prediction is Northwestern 4 South Aiken 2.

do u know when they play and where?

Wed. at Northwestern 7 p.m. kick off.

Sa by 1

I personally think that Seth Oprea comes in off of the SA bench and scores a hat trick to win the game, thus advancing them to their first state championship game.

the bench combination of Andrew Busbee and Seth Oprea is what Waters has been saving for this team. Under the radar attack..

We can't forget about Sean Dimmick and Bobby Smith also. Might as well throw lurch in there too

Yo Dext,

You done made sure they are not under the radar anymore PLAYA.

Unless you going for some of that reverse psychology.

Jose, you are an idiot.

yeah jose you ain't the brightest

ladies, put your handbags away!

Getting back to the forum, it should be a great game. Good luck to both teams!

Seth Oprea...man, it has been a long time since I have heard that kid's name. He used to be a biter waaaaay back in the day. Cute sister, though.

Northwestern 3 South Aiken 1

Look's like another Northwestern/Irmo final. Good luck to all teams left, should be two incredible games.

South Aiken Jamal 2 - Northwestern Arroyo 1

sa 3 northwestern 1 jamal 2 or 3 northwester will score a fluke goal

SA Goals Scored - 103, Goals Against - 8
NW Goals Scored - 146, Goals Against - 13

With some of the best attacking players in the state, I hardly doubt any fluke goals will be scored as you put.

Yeah, NW played in that super talented region...not....lots of goals against terrible soccer schools.

I think the horseshoe has to turn some time, so why not this year? Northwestern is a great team, but I think South Aiken has been the best all year. Geathers over Arroyo, Gustavson over whoever, SA midfield over NW, Finotti over SA's coach. That's 3-1 SA!

I was persoanlly hoping for a SA/NA showdown.. but NW will be a great matchup for a great SA team.


Seth Oprea's Sister, eh? R1c? Small world..

Is that right Mr. Lee?

dern it seems like we all know each other on here or something.....first seth's sister....now being called by a last name...small world indeed

I guess we might Opie!

Northwestern 3-0 SA

i hope and think that SA will take it 2-1

Oh yes, have i a fan on the board?

Who intends to attend this game?

me

bring a chair there is gonna be alot of people there

Good Luck South Aiken,I am sure you will do well!!!

There is no way Northwestern will score more than 2 goals on Goose.

My pick is SOUTH AIKEN 2 NORTHWESTERN 1

Jamal and someone else for S. Aiken

Arroyo for Northwesern

Hey German,
I already picked SA 2-1, with Jamal 2 and Arroyo 1. I believe the official rules say that the 1st post with the correct score wins the pot of money.

I agree, Northwestern will not win the game. They played less than a hand full of team all year. The score may be close, but not the game. Just like the Eastside game until they had a man tossed. Eastside completely dominated, and Norwestern scored two goals on defensive errors.

Go SA

Overall who do you think has the best team?(Defense, Midfield, Offense)

Here are some interesting statistics. This is a completely unbiased viewpoint of these four teams:

South Aiken
* Matches vs. Ranked Teams - 6 (irmo, bc, valley, n.augusta twice, dorman)
* Record vs. Ranked Teams - 5-1
* Goals Scored vs. Ranked Teams - 14 Goals Ag. - 5
* Combined Win-Loss Record of Opponents-226-226-5
* Total Goals Scored - 103 Goals Against - 8
** Matches vs. Final Four Teams - Irmo
** Record vs. Final Four Teams - 1-0-0

Dutch Fork
* Matches vs. Ranked Teams - 17 (irmo x2, view x2, valley x2, chapin x2, bc, n.augusta, myrtle beach, dreher, wando, fort mill, james island, hh)
* Record vs. Ranked Teams - 9-7-1
* Goals Scored vs. Ranked Teams - 35 Goals Ag.-29
* Combined Win-Loss Record of Opponents-352-221-13
* Total Goals Scored - 70 Goals Against - 34
** Matches vs. Final Four Opponents - Irmo x2, Myrtle Beach
** Record vs. Final Four Opponents - 0-3-0

NorthWestern
* Matches vs. Ranked Teams - 13 (fort mill x2, mauldin x2, dorman x2, eastside, myrtle beach, irmo, emerald, christ church, north augusta)
* Record vs. Ranked Teams - 12-1-0
* Goals Scored vs. Ranked Teams - 38 Goals Ag.- 9
* Combined Win-Loss Record of Opponents- 328-221-7
* Total Goals Scored - 146 - Against - 13
* Matches vs. Final Four Opponents: Irmo, Myrtle Beach, Emerald, Christ Church, Eastside
** Record vs. Final Four Opponents: 4-1-0

Irmo
* Matches vs. Ranked Teams - 15 (chapin x3, dutch fork x2, valley x2, view x2, northwestern, north augusta, summerville, wando)
* Record vs. Ranked Opponents: 13-2-0
* Goals Scored vs. Ranked Opponents- 35 Against-10
* Combined win/loss record of opponents-305-225-13
* Total Goals Scored - 77 Against - 11
** Matches vs. Final Four Opponents: Eastside, Northwestern, South Aiken, Dutch Fork x2
** Record vs. Final Four Opponents: 3-2-0

People may say that Northwestern plays in a weak region, but they still played against more ranked teams than South Aiken...including a 4-1 record against teams in the final four of their division. Why do people keep putting them down?

Holy crap, don't count ranked teams like Emerald or CC...come on now, they get destroyed by the 4A powerhouses.

Consistently beaten, maybe, but I wouldn't say "destroyed"... Let's learn more appropriately descriptive verbs, shall we?

I picked destroyed, because that is the word I wanted to use. Tell me the last time CC or Emerald beat SA, Irmo, NW or DF.....

Don't underestimate the impact of coaching.Finotti has his teams ready for big games.If anyone can devise a strategy for neutralizing Jamal it is the Northwestern staff.

what about dutch fork? couldn't they devise a strategy to defeat irmo and whomever comes out of the upper state?

I used to know how to get their old schedules, but the web page has been moved or something...but in 2003, Christ Church was 8th in the state of all teams, and they were 19-4 with the 17th best schedule in the state. I wish I could say who they played, but 17th is a pretty high schedule, and I'm sure they beat some good teams.

scsoccerman check your private messages

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Originally posted by RomanCofC:
Wow. I cant remember four teams so deserving than than the four that are still playing. Thoughts on Northwestern/South Aiken. I think Arroyo and Benson, match up well versus Geathers and Gustavson. My prediction is Northwestern 4 South Aiken 2.

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