I stand corrected..i should have qualified the statement with Boys...

You are forgiven.

futbol, can Fort Mill win a game in the CSC tournament? That looks like a pretty tough group.

IMO, SV will come out of the group... Wando lost a lot of players this past year... Also Lundy junior will be coming back from knee injury, Academic magnet is a mystery to me. I would guess that FM gets one win.

In theory...Group B is the toughest group. Mb depends what they lost last year, Summerville was rising, Lexington lost some key players, BE is always strong.

Group C would appear to be the weakest... PP should come out of that group.

My picks to win the groups are the Columbia schools. Spring Valley or Lexington will probably win AAAA and B-C returns a bunch of kids that lost to Socastee in the play-offs. Eastside will beat B-C or Socastee in the AAA championship.

Sundays schedule for the Carolina Classic will be as followed:

Sunday:

9:00 am
# 1 vs. #4 (Field 1)(semifinal )
# 2 vs. #3 (Field 3)(semifinal)
#11 vs. #12 (Field 5)


11:00

#9 vs. #10(Field 5)
#7 vs. #8(Field 3)
#5 vs. #6(Field 1)

1:00
Championship
Winner of #1 vs. #4 will play the winner of #2 vs. #3 @ C of C Stadium

sad to see that the reigning champions wont be back to defend their title

Looking at the Massey Ratings for 2007, here is a breakdown of the CSC field for 2008. The rating is in parentheses.

Group A (12.25 avg): Academic Magnet (20), Fort Mill (18), Spring Valley (3), Wando (8)

Group B (13.75 avg): Bishop England (10), Lexington (4), Myrtle Beach (24), Summerville (17)

Group C (27 avg): Brookland-Cayce (32), Fort Dorchester (26), James Island (38), Pinewood Prep (12)

Without question, Group A is the most stout and Group B is not far behind. Group C is the most average, but does have the defending SCISA state champs from Pinewood Prep.

Should be another exciting weekend of soccer! Can't wait for it to get kicked off!

Carolina Soccer Classic Champions & Finalists
2007, Greenville 1-0 Bishop England
2006, Bishop England 1-0 (pk) Greenville
2005, Spring Valley 1-0 Summerville
2004, Socastee 1-0 (pk) Spring Valley
2003,
2002,
2001, James Island 3-2 (pk) Brookland-Cayce
2000,
1999,

If anyone can fill in the missing blanks, please respond and I'll update this post. Thanks!

Kyle,

I believe Sumter won it either in 02 or 03

I think Sumter won it in 2003 when the tourney was shortened due to inclement weather. I'll make that edit when I get it confirmed. Thanks!

Sumter won in 2002 and 2003 (rain shortened weekend). The only team to win it two years in a row I believe.

Carolina Soccer Classic Champions & Finalists
2007, Greenville 1-0 Bishop England
2006, Bishop England 1-0 (pk) Greenville
2005, Spring Valley 1-0 Summerville
2004, Socastee 1-0 (pk) Spring Valley
2003, Sumter (rain shortened weekend)
2002, Sumter ???
2001, James Island 3-2 (pk) Brookland-Cayce
2000,
1999, Bishop England 2-1 Wando

If anyone can fill in the missing blanks, please respond and I'll update this post. Thanks!

Coaches could you please email me your 2008 varsity boy's soccer roster as soon as you get your team selected. I want to make sure all teams get into the programs for the Carolina Soccer Classic. Thanks alot and best of luck to all teams. shilo_tisdale@charleston.k12.sc.us

Just a bump for the weekend. Full tournament schedule can be found on page one.

The team listed first will wear a light colored jersey.

The brackets for the 2008 Carolina Soccer Classic have been set. The dates for this 12-team tournament are February 22-24. This marks the 10th consecutive season that the CSC will be held in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Group A: Academic Magnet, Fort Mill, Spring Valley, Wando
Group B: Bishop England, Lexington, Myrtle Beach, Summerville
Group C: Brookland-Cayce, Fort Dorchester, James Island, Pinewood Prep

Friday

Group A
6:30 pm – Academic Magnet vs. Wando (Field 3)
8:00 pm – Fort Mill vs. Spring Valley (Field 3)

Group B
6:30 pm – Bishop England vs. Summerville (Field 1)
8:00 pm – Myrtle Beach vs. Lexington (Field 1)

Group C
6:30 pm – Fort Dorchester vs. Pinewood Prep (Field 5)
8:00 pm – James Island vs. Brookland-Cayce (Field 5)

Saturday

Group A
9:00 am – Wando vs. Fort Mill (Field 2)
10:30 am – Spring Valley vs. Academic Magnet (Field 2)
2:30 pm – Wando vs. Spring Valley (Field 4)
4:00 pm – Academic Magnet vs. Fort Mill (Field 5)

Group B
9:00 am – Summerville vs. Myrtle Beach (Field 5)
10:30 am – Lexington vs. Bishop England (Field 4)
2:30 pm – Summerville vs. Lexington (Field 2)
4:00 pm – Bishop England vs. Myrtle Beach (Field 2)

Group C
9:00 am – Pinewood Prep vs. James Island (Field 4)
10:30 am – Brookland-Cayce vs. Fort Dorchester (Field 5)
2:30 pm – Fort Dorchester vs. James Island (Field 5)
4:00 pm – Pinewood Prep vs. Brookland-Cayce (Field 4)

Sunday

SEMIFINALS
9:00 am - #1 vs. #4 (Field 1)
9:00 am - #2 vs. #3 (Field 3)
Losers finish in 3rd and 4th Place, respectively

PLACEMENT MATCHES
9:00 am - #11 vs. #12 (Field 5), 11th Place
11:00 am - #9 vs. #10 (Field 5), 9th Place
11:00 am - #7 vs. #8 (Field 3), 7th Place
11:00 am - #5 vs. #6 (Field 1), 5th Place

CHAMPIONSHIP @ College of Charleston Soccer Stadium
1:00 pm - Winner of #1/#4 vs. Winner of #2/#3

Here's my input.

Group A:
1. Spring Valley
2. Wando

Group B:
1. Lexington
2. Bishop England

Group C:
1. Fort Dorchester
2. Pinewood Prep

Arguments?

Spring Valley will win the tourny.

I wanted to update the website this morning, but the ISP is still trying to get some issues resolved so I thought I would post this contribution from Bill Tooley in this thread.

Fort Mill Ready for the Carolina Classic

Fort Mill High School boys head coach Lloyd Chalker is a true “glass half-full” optimist. He gets visibly excited when he thinks about his Yellow Jackets’ prospects for the 2008 season.

“We’re young but the work ethic has been better than ever. I’m very impressed with the team’s attitude. We have great team speed and we are strong in the back, with very solid goalkeeping”.

Chalker, in his third season at the helm, led Fort Mill to a 15-8-1 record in 2007 and a #12 final ranking in 4A. Last year the Yellow Jackets finished 2-2 in the Carolina Classic. This year, Fort Mill will be hard pressed to win two games in the Mt. Pleasant preseason tournament which kicks-off the boys spring season. Chalker’s squad has weekend dates with #1 (4A) Spring Valley, #7 (4A) Wando, and #2 (1A) Academic Magnet.

Chalker’s assistant coach, Mike Cahill, welcomes the challenge. “I’m looking for the team to show well. Like everyone else, we’re going to Mt. Pleasant to find out what we got, and how we are going to compete for the rest of the year”.

Fort Mill returns seniors Eric and Ryan Fielden. Eric was All-Region 3 in 2008 and his twin brother Ryan exhibits tremendous pace, evident by his ninth place finish in last fall’s SCHSL Cross Country 4A State Championship meet. The midfield will be anchored by junior Tyler Vukoder, a member of the highly-successful Discoveries ’90 club team.

Defensively the Yellow Jackets will feature senior Matt Balint, junior Christian Datz, sophomore Austin Chalker and freshman David Walas. Between the pipes is sure-handed junior goalkeeper Sean Van Etten and leading the offensive attack will be junior Chris Landvik-Larsen.

my predictions

a - sv, wando, am, fm
b - mb, lex, sum, be
c - pp, fd, ji, bc

Long time, no see.

Post all information for the 2008 Carolina Soccer Classic in this thread. Thanks!

Good luck to all this weekend.
Stay dry!!!
GO BC!!!!

All Friday matches have been postponed. I will post the schedule tonight after the Coaches Meeting at 8 o'clock at the Best Western hotel in Mount Pleasant.

The brackets have been totally changed for the 2008 Carolina Soccer Classic. Matches will consist of two 30-minute halves. All field sites will be determined on the day of the matches. Below is the Saturday/Sunday schedule:

SATURDAY

Group A
12 noon - Wando vs. Brookland-Cayce
2:30 pm - Fort Mill vs. Brookland-Cayce
5:00 pm - Wando vs. Fort Mill

Group B
12 noon - Lexington vs. Fort Dorchester
2:30 pm - Bishop England vs. Fort Dorchester
5:00 pm - Lexington vs. Bishop England

Group C
12 noon - Summerville vs. Academic Magnet
2:30 pm - Myrtle Beach vs. Academic Magnet
5:00 pm - Summerville vs. Myrtle Beach

Group D
12 noon - Spring Valley vs. James Island
2:30 pm - Pinewood Prep vs. James Island
5:00 pm - Spring Valley vs. Pinewood Prep

Sunday will consist of 40 minute halves.

Match 1, 8:30 am - A2 vs. B2
Match 2, 8:30 am - C2 vs. D2
Match 3, 8:30 am - A3 vs. B3

Match 4, 10:00 am - A1 vs. B1
Match 5, 10:00 am - C1 vs. D1
Match 6, 10:00 am - C3 vs. D3

Match 7, 11:30 am - Winner Match 1 vs. Winner Match 2
Match 8, 11:30 am - Loser Match 1 vs. Loser Match 2
Match 9, 1:00 pm - Winner Match 4 vs. Winner Match 5

Match 10, 1:00 pm - Loser Match 4 vs. Loser Match 5
Match 11, 1:00 pm - Winner Match 3 vs. Winner Match 6
Match 12, 1:00 pm - Loser Match 3 vs. Loser Match 6

Please don't count on this schedule yet. Final decision on play/no play and schedule will be made at 9AM. I'll post here by 9:15.

The tournament has been canceled due to the condition of the fields and expected more rain today. No matches will be played this weekend in Mount Pleasant.

Thanks for the cooperation of the tourney committee and their willingness to work it out, but Mother Nature just wouldn't help out this weekend.

Man, I just came back from the fields and there are NO games! What is up with that? They had soccer in the stadium and baseball going on, but no soccer! Ridiculous!

Can anyone explain?

Town of Mount Pleasant owns the fields and made the decision. In their defense, I took my shoes off and walked around. My feet were under water several times.

I understand the town making the decision.
However, teams traveled last nite being told it was postponed not cancelled. Fundraising money was spent for hotels, etc., and some teams may have trouble getting out their contract with the hotels for checking out early. It is difficult to re coup that money. I would suggest a contigency plan for next year in the event this occurs again.

So much for that backup plan!!!!!

I would HOPE that Wando will be offering some sort of compensation in the form of giving back those entry fees. Every other tournament was played this weekend. People got games in and didn't have their weekends ruined by the harsh weather (sunny and 70).

What were the reasons for this tournament not being played? I watched yesterday's finals of the Viking Cup and it wasn't great weather, but not detrimental to the teams or fields either. Just wondering who was in charge of making the decisions down in Charleston.

Trust the organizers! Half of Charleston and Mt. Pleasant was under water this weekend. LowCountry elevation and mother nature work against field conditions sometimes! Fields would have been demolished if used this weekend.

All mens league games were not played on Sun, so that tells you how much rain they recived.

Here is a photo album link to show the conditions for Saturday.

http://public.fotki.com/SCSoccer93/2008-csc/

Back-up? Back-up? We don't need no stinking Back-up.

Downright egregious! You hear me? Egregious!