Lexington / Northwestern

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I thinkt he NW Lexington game should be another quality game. It will be interseting to see who come out of it. There is the possibility that the winner will play Irmo, and Irmo is playing much better soccer as of late.

Soccerboy - while I agee that Irmo is playing better of late, they are incredibly lucky to be in the position that are in. The brackets were horrible this year.
The top three ranked teams in Irmo's bracket were 7(S Aiken) 8 (Irmo) and 9 (Mauldin).
NW and Lex. have in their bracket 1 & 2 and 6 (Dorman).

We definitly need a better way to place teams in the brackets. Why aren't the teams seeded at the end of the season?? Either a #1 or #2 will be elimanated before the upperstate championship, while a while an #8 or #9 has a guarenteed spot. This needs some attention.

TJ,

Upperstate brackets had #8 vs. #14 in the 1st round.

2nd Round showed #2 vs. #6 and #1 vs. #15 in Upperstate and #3 vs. #5 in the Lowerstate

3rd Round #1 v. #2 in the Upperstate
#4 didn't play a ranked team (#11)until the 4th round in the Lowerstate

There may be some problems in the brackets, but the rankings have their glitches too.

Another unfair situation - Home field advantage to a Region #1 seed in a very weak region.ie.#3 @ #5

The road to state changes each year ...The teams that make it to the last 2 rounds year after year are the ones who show incredible adaptability by being able to win under adverse conditions, and when it counts(field conditions, home field fans, travel time, "terrible" refs, lack of Taco Bells nearby, etc.).

Both teams will be ready to play and it won't be huge Northwestern blowout. It never has been, never will be. Expect a close game as always...and by the way, 94% of the time I'm always right.

Hey Invade Soccer I heard through the trenchs that you are rocketshot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I heard that a major part of your game is sicological warfare. People think that you�re injured but you�re ready to strike with that rocketshot. The latest I heard was poison of the food variety. I hope to see you play tonight and prove all of us wrong you better watch you back.

umm battlefront...stop talking ok!

Hey Touche,

I think that I can quite honestly say that is the scariest Avatar I have ever seen.

That is a pretty disturbing avatar. Kudos for finding it, but it does frighten me what he had to type to find that picture.....

touche',
Just a fair warning. You probably need to move over to the girls soccer thread before it gets ugly in here.

Agreed.

Touche,

Was that picture taken on the Salad Bar at the Golden Corral in Rock Hill

There are some things that Kyle needs to ban just out of mercy to the sport.

GO WILDCATS!!!!!!!! Give those obnoxious NW fans something to be sad about!!!

Come on trojans! Take care of business!!!

RIP 'EM UP WILDCATS!! TEAR THOSE TROJANS DOWN, THEN STOMP ON 'EM AND SCRATCH THEIR EYES OUT!!

Well you got me there Striker.

.......THEN GRAB A TROJAN'S ARM IN YOUR MOUTH AND SLOWLY TEAR IT FROM ITS SOCKET....

GO CATS!!!!!

...THEN CLAW THEIR BELLIES OPEN AND RIP OUT THEIR WEAK HEARTS..........that should about do it.

Northwestern 1 - 0 over Lexington. NW scored within the first 3 minutes

definately have it covered!

Well done boys keep it coming!! Who scored?!

any score update?

Halftime
Northwestern 2-0 Lexington

Keep it up.

lexington can still come back with good defense and offense strikes in the second half

Come on 'Cats'! You gotta claw back into this one. The start of the 2nd half, just go go for the jugular......and
big bites into the buttocks area.....

25' left in the match = Northwestern 4-0 Lexington

final score?

Final = Northwestern 4-0 Lexington.

Ah Bollocks! I predicted 4-1 Northwestern over Lexington...I guess you can't win em' all!

Kropp had two
Enzo with one
Clark with one the goalie deflected his throw into the goal

Northwestern handled them and did it with class. NW fans may be loud and passionate soccerboy but the only reason your upset about it is because your fans dont come anywhere close to them. Northwestern can only beat themselves at this point.
For any of you who think the NW defense is weak just ask number ten from Lexington how he is feeling right now. He got waxed by Stillman.

Game was abbbbbsolutely dominated by NW. Lexington was completely dominated for 75 minutes. They got possession against the NW subs. Amazing game from both Kropp and Enzo. Enzo must have done Jess over atleast 10 times. Nothing against Jess because Enzo will do that to even the best defenders. Kropp provides the simple balls and the possession while Enzo and Alex provide the individual flare. The NW midfield played very solid and controlled the majority of the game. The NW backs played well too, but to be honest, they were not tested often. Lexington may have had two or three real scoring threats. I would disagree that NW can only beat themselves though because I think a completely healthy Wando team could give them a good game. I'm not saying they would beat them, but to say NW can only beat themselves in a stretch imo.

Clemson, I don't have any fans, I am no longer in school. If NW can run it this year, good for them. We shall see as the playoffs continue!

By the way, the Indy Burn U-17 coach knows who Enzo is. (State champion from Indiana for State Cup) I would say he is getting nationally recognized....

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i cant even believe people are putting the score so high for northwestern. if you have seen both teams play and know the teams there is no way that you should think northwestern can win by 3 goals. i have played agianst both teams and lexington is clearly the better team. lex has a great offense and defense.. oh and maki who does a great job on enzo! northwestern has an offense.... a great offense at that but they will not pull it out, their defense is no match for the rocketshot, callison, and orzech....
the score will look something like this.....
LEXINGTON 2 NORTHWESTERN 1 (ot)

i'm sorry, what did you say?

no they can't win by 3, but 4 will do.

bye bye lexington.

Yea, midlands I agree, nothing against Maki but Enzo made him look lost out there, it was kind of sad to tell the truth. Stillman also destroyed some kid, they might not be the most skilled defense but they will hit you!

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Northwestern handled them and did it with class. NW fans may be loud and passionate soccerboy but the only reason your upset about it is because your fans dont come anywhere close to them. Northwestern can only beat themselves at this point.
For any of you who think the NW defense is weak just ask number ten from Lexington how he is feeling right now. He got waxed by Stillman.

no one is complaining about your fans...and 10 was handled in the midfield not the defense

soccerboy,

Of course you don't have any fans...you are a referee. No one likes referees man. Well, there are rare exceptions but you definately aren't one.

From The Rock Hill Herald:

Trojans Move On.....congratulations Northwestern!

http://www.heraldonline.com/102/story/20062.html

I had the honor of watching LHS & NW play last night and to be honest I was hoping for more of a game. Being LHS alumni of course I will say I was pulling for the Wildcats. I have never seen NW play and I was shocked. One of the most talented High School teams I have seen in a while. The Coach should be proud how he has put this team together. Number 4 Who I believe is the kid named Enzo was very talented hard to believe he is only a sophomore. Great things will come from him in the future. My favorite to watch was Number 10 who I guess was Kropp. This kid had it all talent and CLASS! Was very impressed how he kept his head in the game. College coaches will love him. I do have one negative thing to say that really put a bad taste in my mouth. #2 Martinez. I want to say his actions were only done because he is a freshman. The GESTURE after the Goal is what I am talking about. Being a player you are an example for young players. You need to represent your school and team in a higher standard. My 9-year-old boy was present with me and was most impressed with this kid and so was I. This kid could easily be the best player in the future. His aggressive play is amazing. His talent is fantastic. His attitude and maturity is awful. No matter what the opposite sides say or do don�t respond. The scoreboard spoke for itself no need to act like you are playing with yourself on the field. Instead of talking about how great NW was last night my 9 year old wanted to know what you were doing and why. Good Luck NW with the rest of the playoffs and #2 you are to great of a player to bring yourself and your team down like that.

Jester for Gesture is one of the best I have heard for a while--beating by far loose for lose. I didn't figure out the real meaning till the end of the post and it was pretty comical the image of a jester that would be offensive to anyone, especially a 9 year old.

Okay....Thanks, Kickman, for clearing it up....I was having trouble figuring out the "jester" image, myself! Spelling DOES count on the message boards!

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London....we seem to have lost something in translation...I think Kickman was simply confused by the typo "jester"...I, too was imagining a young man who pulled out a silly hat after scoring a goal....after the correct word, "gesture" is added, and the image of what he was doing was explained, I'm sure we are ALL in agreement, that it was rude, crude, and "socially unacceptable" behavior!

Yes I do understand. Sorry but I was very upset about the Gesture..... NOT Jester. Seem SP Check was correct but wrong word. ALL Jesters were actually on the LHS side last night. I hate to say it but the LHS students also need a to show a little class. I was just really put off by #2. After playing a great game and his teams scores their 3rd goal against LHS. He does this! I just hope his parents didn't see him or anyone who knows his parents.

London...I feel your "spell-check" pain, man. I typed "Savitz" and spell-check asked me if I wanted to ignore or replace it (him)......now, what kind of FOOL would ignore AND/OR replace SAVITZ?!?

No man should ever try and replace SAVITZ. Great Man and Great Coach. Thanks and again I am sorry. Please notice I have corrected the word

Do you play For Irmo? If so congrads to you on a well played season. I had the honor of playing against him while I was at Lexington

One last note on the NW game. Who ever said ENZO needs others. lets just say I saw him setting up people all night long. The kid can go one on one or set everything up. I think he will miss Kropp next year but I think he will be OK without him. NW is going to be up there again next year

Well regardless of what #2 did or how to spell Savitz I would like to congratulate Lexington on an awesome year. They never gave up, they won and lost with class and are some of the best guys I know! Congrats to NW on a good win and good luck the rest of the way. While I was disappointed with the game NW just came out and played hard from start to finish!!

AMEN.

Amen.

Amen

to midland soccer:
why wont u give the nw defenders their due. if my math is correct, lhs scored 0, nada, zippo, nothing, nuff said, but i'll add more: they were limited to 3 shots mostly on set pieces and the nhs keeper was not credited with a save even though he made several nice plays to keep lhs from doing any damage on through balls. who was it again who kept lhs from getting any shots? the key to defense is that it does not start in the back it starts with the forwards and moves back. constant pressure is the best defense known in any sport. nw's backs did what they were coached to do and kept lhs out of the net. what do u want? yes nhs has great forwards and great midfielders and their back line shut down lhs. give them boys some credit.

WOLF
You are correct. LHS did not even test the defense. Every time they got something started it was stopped. NW has a great TEAM. If you play the game you know that everyone plays Defense and Offense. NW deserves all the Credit for this game. Even how hard LHS played they still were no match for NW. I can see how NW could easily be State Champs.

Clima cool read the board then get back to me or just dont say anything at all. WEre you at the game? Cus Stillman rooed number ten. get the facts then talk.

London if you dont want to chance your nine year old seeing something offensive in public the solution is simple. Lock him in your home and keep him safe from the evils of the world. Come on man lets be real here. It was a highschool game with highschool teenagers participating. Some players get caught up in the excitement of the game and make a bad decision. This should not be an overall reflection of their character.

I had fun with the spelling error, but from what I can tell London's point was right on. The type of behavior he described on the field is unaccepatable any time, especially when a team is winning. I hope the player's parents were present and that there were some major consequences--however, if a player is willing to make obscene gestures in a public display, then they probably have not been taught at home the difference between what is appropriate and inappropriate.

Read the post. Make your opinion. I made mine. Not saying he is a bad Kid. Great Player & loved to watch him play. My 9 year old also loved his moves and actually liked him more than Enzo. I myself just wished he would use his head. As far as his character maybe this will be a learning lesson. He is young and still has years to get better. I just think one part of his game that he should work on is his response after they score. As good of a player as he is he should never need to stoop that low. There were 10 other players on that field that were TOP NOTCH players and played a hell of a game. They not once made the freshman mistake. Double stroking himself or milking a cow not really sure what he was trying to do. Just uncalled for. Kissing the jersey (OK), Pointing at the crowd (can live with), Using the choking sign (Could be funny). Playing with yourself on the field�MAN just give them the middle finger. I guess this was my first time every seeing NW and I enjoyed watching them play so much but a team that good does not need any of that stuff on the field. Trust me the Coach of NW would think the same and so would the athletic director. No school ever wants to be remembered that way.

CT305... #10 says he feels good and he wishes NW his best in the upcoming games. He also would like you to know he is very touched at your outpouring of concern over his feelings.

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Clima cool read the board then get back to me or just dont say anything at all. WEre you at the game? Cus Stillman rooed number ten. get the facts then talk.

I'm going to take a wild guess here...you're Stillman!

If you read my post I said they played well. What more do you want me to say. Write a two page paper outlining their every move? If you read my comment it was more of a shot on the lack of Lexington attack than anything else. You are right about the defense though. They deserve credit and I was in no way trying to take anything from them.

Im going to take a wild guess and say your an idiot. NW players dont post on the message board. They are told not to by the school and coaching staff and they really dont care to post anything. You obviously enjoy talking about things you have no place saying anything about. Honestly after your last few posts you should probably not post for a while. Seriously man think before you speak. Im tired of hearing from you.

I thought Enzo scored the goal. Was Alex, who I assume is #2 even though that was Enzo's # last year, just celebrating with them and did something stupid? It is tough when everyone on the other team is gunning specifically for you, and when a goal is scored sometimes the wrong emotions cause bad gestures.

Enzo is #19. Alex is #2.

im pretty sure Enzo is #4 and Stillman...nice post trying to cover yourself up

Clima Cool who are you? You better watch yourself man I'm tired of you acting like you know everything. Let me just make this known that I am not anyone playing for the team this year.

haha dont make threats at people over the message board....have some dignity

NW beats Mauldin 10-1. It's 7-0 at half and then the NW subs beat Mauldin 3-1 in the 2nd.

I will be honest, alex does not seem to have a great deal of self control or brains in general. The kid will be great in the future if he can learn to just play the game. However, it is just too easy to get inside his head. All you have to do is pull his hair a little bit and poke some fun at him and he just implodes. Hopefully, he will let his play do the talking for him and not make any future obscene gestures.

For what it's worth, I think that most of the small amount of 'showboating' done by NW players was done for the benefit of the Lexington student fans lining the fence along the field. The (student)fans were also a little bit rude at times, calling out to NW players on the field, and I think that the NW players were to some degree responding in kind. With the exception of the one incident mentioned which I didn't see, I don't think it ever got nasty. I don't particularly like it but this 'Cameron Crazy' mentality exists in high school. It was a huge game for NW and I was overall impressed with how well the players from both teams conducted themselves.

Who_ Me
I am glad that you did not see what happen. It was an embarrassment to the team and school. I know these things happen in high school but it does not mean I think it is acceptable. As far as the LHS students lining the fence, you are correct they also should learn a little respect. Many people on the LHS side said that and some I saw even talked to them. Rules to remember: One you should never talk trash when your team is getting beat, just not smart. Two they also are guest at that school and should represent their school and their families a little better. I guess what I am trying to say is respect the sport & yourself! This is a great game and GESTERS like that make people just look at soccer players as idiots. When in reality as a whole I really thought NW soccer team is fantastic. I will be there again on Saturday, if they win tonight, just to watch them. I am hoping to see #2 represent himself and his school a little better. The kid has all the skill in the world & I am hoping that with some time and the proper teaching he will also learn the respect.

Just a question its not ok for the LHS students to line the fence and cheer their team on even talk trash to the Nw players but it is ok for the NW students to do the exact same thing??? Im not trying to be the "oh he said this about my school so ill say somthing bad about your school" but come on! Everyone complains that soccer does get enough support or fans from the school... and finally it starts to get some student fan support and "arent being respectful".
I disagree with you London_player i think its fine if fans talk to a player of another school....what i dont think should happen is players should never address the crowd.

Its good for the game when the opposing team brings a lot of fans up for a playoff game. The atmosphere at Northwestern on Monday was great, and I expect the Trojans to bring their fair share of fans to Mauldin tonight.

Players want passion, from each other and their fans, it's not lawn bowling. For a decent number of students to show up and get loud is great, players get jacked up when it happens. Some bad things pop up, but I've been more embarrassed by what some parents have yelled out during games than anything students or players have ever said. We lost (badly) but so long as our team was playing hard they deserved some noise.

RE: Alex' antics. Since his brother doesn't exhibit the same behavior I'm guessing it's simply a maturity thing that his family, coach and brother will educate him on. I doubt you will see much of the same next year. Good luck to NW and we'll be there Saturday to root you on.

Kick_Ball
I can see your point but still stick to my own opinion. I would never go to someone�s house and act that way when I was in high school because my parents taught me not to do that. I can understand yelling when you see a bad play but pointing out players then making remarks about them or their families. I just see this as wrong. When I was at LHS and played Soccer there were some big things we knew never to do. Coach K had all of us under a very tight radar and any time we did anything he made sure we knew that he found out. Also he would never want his fans acting that way which I am sure the coach now feels the same way. Please come out and support but don�t insult. What it comes to is that we all play or love this fantastic game. So why insult someone who has the same passion.