Post all Girls Varsity scores/results from 3/16-21 in this thread ...

I noticed. It was on the eurosport scoreboard and im sure i am not the only one that looks at it.
I assume you are a Irmo fan so you making the statement
"no one would've noticed the score if the original post wasn't made public" seems like you were hiding from the score?
What was the JV score? 20-0
By the way. If this was a basketball forum and i saw where OW ran up the score i would say the same things about them.

That's what the scsoccer scoreboard is for

I've seen much worse than 16-0.

O-W does not have a JV team.

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I'm sure OW expects and understands as they show NO MERCY on the basketball court frequently annihilating their opponents on the scoreboard. I'm also sure Irmo could have easily doubled or tripled the score.

Anyway, no one would've really noticed the score if the original post wasn't made public here.

An interesting way to look at it, considering I've never seen any OW games. So, the OW girls' soccer team should expect this in the future?

I don't think one team should pay for the crimes of another (not arguing the score, just the logic)

Where is Peabody to explain how they tried to hold down the score?

Not trying to make a statement on one side or the other of this discussion, but I wanted to post some facts from last night's match.
- Irmo substituted freely starting 3 minutes into the match.
- Players who don't usually play much at all played most of the game.
- The score was 6-0 at the half and things sort of exploded quickly in the second half with the final score being reached with 20 minutes remaining.
- Eight goals were scored by players who had never scored before in an official high school varsity match.
- Another two goals were scored by non-freshmen players who have scored 1 or 2 goals in their varsity career.
- Irmo played the final 20 minutes with 8 players against 11 and possessed the ball in the defensive and middle thirds of the field.

In Irmo's defense, I do not think they would ever choose to play OW. Unfortunately, they have to in their region. With region play, I am sure goal differentials will come into play at some point in their region. But it is hard to tell your subs not to play hard and not to score. I am not justifying the end result (but have been in similar situations). 10, 20 pass rule, scoring off headers doesn't work with teams like OW. Just sometimes there is nothing that can be done to even things out. Also, think about the Mom's and Dad's that traveled there and paid money to see the kid play that maybe doesn't get much PT otherwise. If anything should be done, take time off the clock or a mercy rule would be nice (Softball/baseball, etc...)

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Not trying to make a statement on one side or the other of this discussion, but I wanted to post some facts from last night's match.
- Irmo substituted freely starting 3 minutes into the match.
- Players who don't usually play much at all played most of the game.
- The score was 6-0 at the half and things sort of exploded quickly in the second half with the final score being reached with 20 minutes remaining.
- Eight goals were scored by players who had never scored before in an official high school varsity match.
- Another two goals were scored by non-freshmen players who have scored 1 or 2 goals in their varsity career.
- Irmo played the final 20 minutes with 8 players against 11 and possessed the ball in the defensive and middle thirds of the field.

coach i understand how hard it is to keep a score down especially in girls high school soccer. i also see you tried to change things up so it didnt get even worse but your statement about it only being 6-0 at half is turning me against you even more. so your 2nd teamers put up 10 goals in 20 mins and that is ok? i know everyone wants to score in soccer and the kids that do not play much really want to but you just tell them not to shoot. i see where two of your starters both had hat tricks. i would assume they had the 6 goals in the first half and did not play after that. im sure they did not score in the second half.once you had a few second half goals you could of let some of those 2nd teamers score the next time you played a team that was not up to your level.
i have seen many times a Ft Mill team put up 9 and stop. a lot of times that was a first half score.

one more time.
Ft mill played in a region with rock hill,south point, lancaster,york and at times gaffney. they had to keep the score down and try to stay focused for the good teams. that is why they would cross the boarder for better teams.so i do not buy the who they have to play argument.
you can even things out when you tell players not to score.
Rock Hill girls are a prime example. they were on the end of Ft Mills generosity many times. they were also on the end of teams running up the score to pad their players stats. now this year even though they are not world class they are better.maybe a 500 team. they actually beat a team 6-0 this year and it could of been a lot worse. they stopped scoreing for the most part at half.4-0 at half and that could of been even higher.after all the years of getting hammered they still did not try to run up the score.

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...i know everyone wants to score in soccer and the kids that do not play much really want to but you just tell them not to shoot. ...once you had a few second half goals you could of let some of those 2nd teamers score the next time you played a team that was not up to your level...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll pass them on to the head coach.

i have one last thing to say,

i give a ton of credit to O-W for playing the game and not bailing out at half time. they may feel bad about the score but they can hold their heads high with the class they showed by playing on.

True story. I think it was 2005, FM at RH. I was bringing a water bottle to my ever-forgetful daughter (now a Clemson nursing student

) and I was walking behind the RH bench at halftime. One player turned to her neighbor and said "OMG, it's 9-0 and it's only halftime. How bad are they going to beat us?" Her friend reassured her: "They won't shoot anymore. FM always stops at 9."

The players knew, the parents knew, everybody knew. It's just the way it was done. No one else has to do it this way.

i cant seem to let this go.since i have nothing to do and i am on my 3rd ice cream i would like to know how some of the irmo parents felt about this. did they feel bad? or did you enjoy it?

coach p, i know you weren't commenting on one side or the other, but your facts say it all:

they reached the final score within the 1st 20 min in the 2nd half, and then played possession with 8v11. obviously they couldve done this earlier right?

I dunno, HH. Maybe it's time for more ice cream. After all, there's still lots of soccer to be played and we all learn something everyday.

I certainly don't think 9-0 at the half is merciful or is any less "running up the score" than 16-0 is in full time. It just sounds like FM has had more experience at these lopsided scores and knows how to "run it up" in the first half and then stop.

Obviously we have Irmo haters. Stop the hate, just stop it I say! Why don't you follow with, "how did the Irmo team sleep last night?" All this needs to go into a different thread not the score posting one. If there was a mercy rule, no runs up the score, right?

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coach p, i know you weren't commenting on one side or the other, but your facts say it all:

they reached the final score within the 1st 20 min in the 2nd half, and then played possession with 8v11. obviously they couldve done this earlier right?

Obviously.

I probably just made it to a half a star rating.
Give me stars or give me death... sorry I am getting carried away.

lets see.
9-0 in first half and that is the final score or a 16-0 final score and you put 10 of those up in the first 20 mins of the second half.
correct me coach p if i am wrong but did any of your starters score more than 2 goals and were any of their goals scored in the second half. i got no problem with players scoring more than 2 but when is the problem.
the game i talked about rock hill was in this year and could of been a lot worse,mine scored her 3rd late in the game. she didnt really try to score but should not of even shot. difference is it was the 6th goal of the game not the 16th.

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I certainly don't think 9-0 at the half is merciful or is any less "running up the score" than 16-0 is in full time. It just sounds like FM has had more experience at these lopsided scores and knows how to "run it up" in the first half and then stop.

Point taken. With the regime change, perhaps they will stop at 4 or 5 in the future, or perhaps the quality of opposition will make it a moot point. In any event, all teams have to live with themselves, win or lose.

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Obviously we have Irmo haters. Stop the hate, just stop it I say! Why don't you follow with, "how did the Irmo team sleep last night?" All this needs to go into a different thread not the score posting one. If there was a mercy rule, no runs up the score, right?

I dont hate Irmo. mine has played with and knows some of the girls.none of this falls on them or is a reflection on them. im sure they slept pretty good last night.especially if it was a home game and they got to bed early.
i do not agree with the mercy rule.nothing was more painful when i played baseball than the game ending and i didnt even get to bat. i wouldnt want to drive on a bus for an hour and have irmo score 10 in 20 mins and the game be over. then we would argue about not scoring so fast to make the game last longer.

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[..nothing was more painful when i played baseball than the game ending and i didnt even get to bat...

But it would be OK to go up to bat and have the coach tell you you could not hit?

No one makes anyone score more.
If someone score 10, 11, or 12, or 16, or 17, they sleep fine. If they didn't they wouldn't score that much.
There are a million ways not to score, and beating up someone past consciousness, past existence, doesn't really make you more of a person or more of a team.

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Obviously we have Irmo haters. Stop the hate, just stop it I say! Why don't you follow with, "how did the Irmo team sleep last night?" All this needs to go into a different thread not the score posting one. If there was a mercy rule, no runs up the score, right?

I dont hate Irmo. mine has played with and knows some of the girls.none of this falls on them or is a reflection on them. im sure they slept pretty good last night.especially if it was a home game and they got to bed early.
i do not agree with the mercy rule.nothing was more painful when i played baseball than the game ending and i didnt even get to bat. i wouldnt want to drive on a bus for an hour and have irmo score 10 in 20 mins and the game be over. then we would argue about not scoring so fast to make the game last longer.

Then why argue the point at all. Great point Coach P! Touche!

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No one makes anyone score more.
If someone score 10, 11, or 12, or 16, or 17, they sleep fine. If they didn't they wouldn't score that much.
There are a million ways not to score, and beating up someone past consciousness, past existence, doesn't really make you more of a person or more of a team.

What is your point?
04/16/08 * Greer (0-11-0) W 12-0

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[..nothing was more painful when i played baseball than the game ending and i didnt even get to bat...

But it would be OK to go up to bat and have the coach tell you you could not hit?

my coach told me that often and he was right. i struck out a lot.

I really meant it when I said that I did not want to be on either side of this. It is a difficult situation either way. Yes 16-0 is ugly and, frankly, I was embarrassed by it. But I'm not sure beating someone up for 40 minutes and then playing keep-away for another 40 is any less ugly or less embarrassing. The method of subbing and position switching used in the first half last night kept the score to 6-0. That method did not work in the first 20 minutes of the second half and it got bad quickly. Should something have been done a little sooner to slow things down? Probably. But I thought things looked just as bad in the final 20 minutes as they did in the previous 20 although no scores were put up on the board. I'm just not sure there is a good solution to this issue.

The point of my post was not that I think the OW soccer team has to pay for bball scores. My thought was OW probably expected it and Irmo is not on the msg board bragging about it.
I think my point was made by other posts that the score could have easily been tripled. If they played 8v11 the entire game, the score could still be higher.
I am a Wando and BE fan. So I guess that makes Irmo my rival.
As for OW's future....a look at their schedule says they are in for much of the same. If you throw out the 0-1 forfeit scores they usually put up, I'm guessing their avg score this year will be 0-9. There are many talented athletes at OW, but I don't think club/rec soccer is big in Orangeburg.
I like the idea of the time/mercy rule.

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The point of my post was not that I think the OW soccer team has to pay for bball scores. My thought was OW probably expected it and Irmo is not on the msg board bragging about it.
I think my point was made by other posts that the score could have easily been tripled. If they played 8v11 the entire game, the score could still be higher.
I am a Wando and BE fan. So I guess that makes Irmo my rival.
As for OW's future....a look at their schedule says they are in for much of the same. If you throw out the 0-1 forfeit scores they usually put up, I'm guessing their avg score this year will be 0-9. There are many talented athletes at OW, but I don't think club/rec soccer is big in Orangeburg.
I like the idea of the time/mercy rule.

There were some constructive discussions with the OW coach after last night's match about promoting youth soccer in the area and getting some of the players involved in club soccer. We are looking at ways that we can help in that effort.

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I really meant it when I said that I did not want to be on either side of this. It is a difficult situation either way. Yes 16-0 is ugly and, frankly, I was embarrassed by it. But I'm not sure beating someone up for 40 minutes and then playing keep-away for another 40 is any less ugly or less embarrassing. The method of subbing and position switching used in the first half last night kept the score to 6-0. That method did not work in the first 20 miutes of the second half and it got bad quickly. Should something have been done a little sooner to slow things down? Probably. But I thought things looked just as bad in the final 20 minutes as they did in the previous 20 although no scores were put up on the board. I'm just not sure there is a good solution to this issue.

coach p i have watched some bad teams at times. usually my kids were on one of them. i do understand as crazy as it sounds that it is hard not to score at times. then it leads to the argument about making a team look bad by playing keep away. irmo just happened to have that problem last night and it got them in the line of fire.
maybe this argument will have coaches trying to keep the score down even harder. then we can wait for the argument when a team is up 6-0 at half and tries not to score anymore and the opposing team comes back to win 7-6

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I really meant it when I said that I did not want to be on either side of this. It is a difficult situation either way. Yes 16-0 is ugly and, frankly, I was embarrassed by it. But I'm not sure beating someone up for 40 minutes and then playing keep-away for another 40 is any less ugly or less embarrassing. The method of subbing and position switching used in the first half last night kept the score to 6-0. That method did not work in the first 20 miutes of the second half and it got bad quickly. Should something have been done a little sooner to slow things down? Probably. But I thought things looked just as bad in the final 20 minutes as they did in the previous 20 although no scores were put up on the board. I'm just not sure there is a good solution to this issue.

coach p i have watched some bad teams at times. usually my kids were on one of them. i do understand as crazy as it sounds that it is hard not to score at times. then it leads to the argument about making a team look bad by playing keep away. irmo just happened to have that problem last night and it got them in the line of fire.
maybe this argument will have coaches trying to keep the score down even harder. then we can wait for the argument when a team is up 6-0 at half and tries not to score anymore and the opposing team comes back to win 7-6

HH, I think you had some bad intentions when you brought this up. I don't know if you opened anyone's eyes or shed any light on the situation. Other than to take a shot at a team/players/coaching staff, what was the point? What do you have against them?

I am still somewhat bemused by this somewhat newly-developed sense of outrage when a strong team gets double digits on an inexperienced team. I don't remember anyone coming out with guns blazing on the boards a few years ago when Wando, West Ashley, James Island and Summerville were racking up high teen scores on us--least of all me. Knowing they were going to keep shooting (even if it was with the 2nd and 3rd string) let us measure our progress more accurately...when single digits finally came against these teams was an accomplishment, not a mercy gift. We didn't fold up as a team, players didn't give up and go home, it didn't destroy anyone's youth and innocence...and we got stronger. If they had made us think we were within 5 or 6 goals of them way back then, they would have done us a tremendous disservice--and believe me, passing the ball up and down the field is more insulting and damaging to a team's ego than running up the score...it means it's obvious they're just playing with you, and don't respect you enough to think you can take a hit.

I say hit us as hard as you want, and go home and sleep well. If you knock us down, don't suffer from guilt; we'll just get back up and play harder.

Back to the original topic, on 3/17:

Colleton 3
Berkeley 1

Congrats to Colleton for playing a wide-open match and catching my defense off guard--we will see you again in a few weeks!

Well said Chass...

I think personally getting beat 16 nil or anything over 10 nil just makes you respect the teams for trying thier hardest and even coming to every match ready to play soccer. Its great sportsmanship for a team to continue playing a game being down 10+ goals and it shapes up great adults i believe.

I used to coach at Spartanburg Soccer Club years ago and teams scored 13 plus goals in the state league on us. We had a recreational team playing in the top division. I have learned my lesson being on the 'crushed' side.

We have done several things with weaker teams, pulling players off and playing numbers down. We have played in games with seven players. Taking mostly JV players (we call them A/B players not ready yet for varsity but are training with us until their skills get better) and let them play with players on the varsity team who don't get alot of playing time. This is great experience for both type of players. Our goal is to keep it under 10, no matter what we have to do.

But I have confidence in Mike that he did what he could to keep the score down.

Agreed. He is a quality coach and I like the volunteered help to improve the OW area infrastructure.

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Well said Chass...

hey NW coach

are you going to say that when the score gets run up on you. i forgot. you pack the box these days.
i seem to remember you having a 13 goal lead on RH one time, the clock had stopped at the 2:OO mark and one of your starters still ripping shots.

are you done yet?

Fire the coaches and disband the team. That'll teach 'em. HH has spoken...

let's divide the roster and distribute the players to all of the lesser talented programs...

Yes! Start with South Aiken getting draft choice #1

If any team ever "let up" on me, I would feel disrespected. The year before I got to my club team, my girls got pounded over and over again and I once remembered them saying, Coach, a year ago, the only break we got was halftime, and the walk back to the midstripe after a goal was scored.lol.. That was three years ago. Last year they lost the state cup championship 1-0. It made them stronger I truly believe cause those big losses stuck with them. one more thing...just 2 months agoI started a new u-12 girls team and help as much as I can...I went to their first game a few weeks ago to coach in the place of our volunteer and the the other teams coach looks over at me just before the half after scoring his 6th goal...lifts up his shoulders to me as to say "sorry coach they're just falling in". So I in turn lifted my arms towards him and motioned "keep bringing it". I dont know, I'd just rather be scored on more, than to be chasing it around for an hour. And the girls felt the same. They didnt want to be let up on cause they were worse. They wanted to keep fighting! (even though they lost) Its a different situation for everyone I guess. So if you play us, bring it on and dont hold back cause thats how we would do.(or try to anyway) I probably wont get the opportunity to do this but I'd love to take the heat off of you Coach P.(and no I'm not at Irmo)

i smell what you're steppin' in...i'll draw up the contract.

Hey Hard Headed, that's only because it was rival Rock Hill

I would do it again too!

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...I probably wont get the opportunity to do this but I'd love to take the heat off of you Coach P.(and no I'm not at Irmo)

Thanks, but I'm a big boy now and I've got my fire proof underwear (Mr. Peabody invented them just for me and Sherman).

can I find them on ebay?!!

3/17 @ Wade Hampton (Greenville)

#15 Wade Hampton 10
Berea 0

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are you done yet?

nope

FYI

From the Georgia HS Association
Soccer "mercy rule" as follows:

1. If a team is 7 or more goals behind at the midpoint of the first half, that will be considered the end of the half, and the teams will play a 20-minute second half.

2. When a team is 10 or more goals behind in the second half, the game will be terminated.

There is a similar rule in Florida HS soccer.

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Hey Hard Headed, that's only because it was rival Rock Hill

I would do it again too!

you will have to wait for another year to do it again.

Another tight game against Barnwell, Dale.

I could easily score, but I am not going to! Why? Because I care about your feelings, I care about the game of soccer, and I care about the big picture!!

Tell you what, I am going to knock this ball back to our goalkeeper and we are going to do this all over again!

You guys keep fighting and we will keep playing.

We all get better!

Have fun!

It's that simple!

PS: I think taking players off is worse than scoring goals! Not only did we beat them 23 - 0, we did it with 8 players!!

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FYI

From the Georgia HS Association
Soccer "mercy rule" as follows:

1. If a team is 7 or more goals behind at the midpoint of the first half, that will be considered the end of the half, and the teams will play a 20-minute second half.

2. When a team is 10 or more goals behind in the second half, the game will be terminated.

There is a similar rule in Florida HS soccer.

I like the idea, why dont we have this? Somewhat of a mercy rule would be kind of a respectful thing without having to forfeit the game.

In my opinion if anything should be said it should be against the boys team at Irmo. The girls team plays first and scores 16 then the boys game follows and puts up same score? Talk about really embarassing a school.

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In my opinion if anything should be said it should be against the boys team at Irmo. The girls team plays first and scores 16 then the boys game follows and puts up same score? Talk about really embarassing a school.

My dad used to coach against Savitz, hes a respectable man i don't believe he would simply run up the score against a team just to make a team look bad. I think Irmo is just going all out this year on there boys side not letting anything get in thier way of the state championship.

Oh yea. Im not talking bad about Coach Savitz or the Irmo boys. Im just surprised they didnt keep it around 10.

It is not good to see a score ever get that high, I would agree with a mercy rule being made dont they have it for baseball?.. it has resonable meaning to have one.

Yeah i know in baseball it is a ten run rule. But as long as O-W contiunes to play and just get better they will eventually be an ok team that can hang in games. And maybe some day they will be able to beat a team by double digits and we can argue about them.

You don't get better by having your games shortened and/or terminated as soon as you start getting way behind. You get better by staying on the pitch for the full 80, taking your lumps, and using every minute as an opportunity to figure out what the other team is doing right and what you can do better to stop it. If you keep the right attitude, you can get better by having someone whomp the bejeezus out of you until you figure out how to stop them from doing it...but not by rolling over and packing it in after half a match.

As one who's been on the losing end of what would be a "mercy rule" game, I would resent someone taking away my team's playing time and opportunity to get the experience they needed to improve.

And another thing...for HH...I know it looks bad to have a score like that, I agree...but if you have players on your team who have never had the opportunity to take a shot in a real game, and who can benefit and gain skill (and maybe future playing time) from the experience, it seems a little selfish to deny them the opportunity to use that time to the fullest just from an abstract sense of what YOU think is a "decent" score. Not saying I'd make the same decision, but I think that it's a bit much on the judgmental side to say someone's decision is "wrong" without knowing all the story, or to impose one person's sense of values on everyone else regardless of circumstance.

I can see both sides of this arguement but in a Pre-season game vs West Ashley beat us 16-0 whats the point of that?

By the way that was two years ago

DF 3 NW 0

3/18 Region I Scores

#12 Wren 2
#13 Byrnes 1 OT

#1 Mauldin 1
#9 TL Hanna 0

***Craig said the Lady Jackets weathered the storm the best they could, but a 10-6-4 could only take them so far. A noble effort vs WPS's newest team, the Carolina Mavericks!

Westside 8
Berea 0

Spartanburg 2
Ft. Mill 1

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FYI

From the Georgia HS Association
Soccer "mercy rule" as follows:

1. If a team is 7 or more goals behind at the midpoint of the first half, that will be considered the end of the half, and the teams will play a 20-minute second half.

2. When a team is 10 or more goals behind in the second half, the game will be terminated.

There is a similar rule in Florida HS soccer.

Great rule. Let's adopt it.

A real close one in Sparkle City.
Spartanburg scored at 37:00 on a nice crossing pass to the far post with a finishing header. First half shots were 5 apiece. FM got on the board at 44:00 from Madison Paff (Ashton Wolfe assist.) It looked like Paff had the game winner at 75:00, but offside was called on another player. (We'll just label it a questionable call and move on.) With a minute to play, S'burg forward Ashley Long stripped the ball from a defender in the box and that was the ballgame.

Oh, and for those who have played on that sorry excuse for a field...this was the last match there. S'burg is moving all matches to USC Upstate

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Yes! Start with South Aiken getting draft choice #1

Puuuleeese!

Christ Church 2
Southside Christian 1

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Christ Church 2
Southside Christian 1

Great game. Nice shape and play, CC.

Its about time. Played against Spt. on that field all four years i was in highschool. Never enjoyed pouring sand out of my cleats after every game. haha

Thanks ROH. We are getting there. Seems like it takes a while every year. Looking forward to coming to God's Country next week.
Please give Marissa my best before surgery.

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Thanks ROH. We are getting there. Seems like it takes a while every year. Looking forward to coming to God's Country next week.
Please give Marissa my best before surgery.

Will do. Hope Hallie's shin is OK.

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@ AC Flora - 0

Don't like the mercy rule.

It could lead to a "contest" of who could end a game the fastest.

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Don't like the mercy rule.

It could lead to a "contest" of who could end a game the fastest.

Agreed. Didn't think of that angle.

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Another tight game against Barnwell, Dale.

Yup. You would think #5 AAA would beat #4 AA by at least 9 goals. Just didn't work out that way I guess...

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Don't like the mercy rule.

It could lead to a "contest" of who could end a game the fastest.

...or of who could draw it out the longest by playing keep-away before scoring the fatal goal.

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You don't get better by having your games shortened and/or terminated as soon as you start getting way behind. You get better by staying on the pitch for the full 80, taking your lumps, and using every minute as an opportunity to figure out what the other team is doing right and what you can do better to stop it. If you keep the right attitude, you can get better by having someone whomp the bejeezus out of you until you figure out how to stop them from doing it...but not by rolling over and packing it in after half a match.

As one who's been on the losing end of what would be a "mercy rule" game, I would resent someone taking away my team's playing time and opportunity to get the experience they needed to improve.

I'm right with you, its a moot point no one will ever agree on this 100% so therefore it probably wont be changed. My dad always told me you dont get better playing teams not as talented as you, You get better by playing teams that are 2x better than you are. Great point you made sir.

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Darn my spelling?

I remember posting "cut of your nose in spite of your face" instead of "to spite". My brain works too fast for my typing sometimes

wait for it...surely ROH has a comment about your brain being too fast for your driving

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I'm right with you, its a moot point no one will ever agree on this 100% so therefore it probably wont be changed. My dad always told me you dont get better playing teams not as talented as you, You get better by playing teams that are 2x better than you are. Great point you made sir.

FM should have a leg up on getting better this weekend, then. We have the NC AAA #2 team Friday night and the Georgia AAA defending State Finalists Saturday night

What is a defending state finalist?

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Don't like the mercy rule.

It could lead to a "contest" of who could end a game the fastest.

Isnt that the ultimate goal? To end the game as quick as possible?

The team that got to the finals and lost. They won it the year before. In SC, it would be the defending Upper or Lower State champion, but GA doesn't do it that way, I believe.

Georgia...always messing stuff up.

has anyone noticed lancaster is 8-0
scored 56 goals and given up 1.

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wait for it...surely ROH has a comment about your brain being too fast for your driving

Glad to find out about his having one.

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has anyone noticed lancaster is 8-0
scored 56 goals and given up 1.

And yes the teams they have beaten have a combined 2 wins and 20 losses?

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has anyone noticed lancaster is 8-0
scored 56 goals and given up 1.

And yes the teams they have beaten have a combined 2 wins and 20 losses?

you ever played a team with a bunch of losses?
give the kids some love.

Should we give them some love for going 8-0 with a 56-1 goal ratio, or flame them for running up 9-0 scores against three different teams (2 1A and one 2A) and 8-0 on another?

I'm confused.

But I'd rather go with the positive.

Seriously, it's good for the Lancaster girls to be coming out with such a strong start--good momentum going into the meat of the season.

3/17
Wade Hampton-Hampton 7
Battery Creek 0

3/18
Wade Hampton-Hampton 5
Colleton 1

Congrats to Lancaster for the blistering start! Ridge View, Blythewood, and Spring Valley will be the eye openers.

In 2005, with a favorable (ahem...weak) schedule to open the season, Westside started 8-0-1, outscoring our opponents 63-7. Then came Wren, Greenwood, and Hanna (11-0, 9-0, and 9-0 losses respectively).

Back then, in my naivety, I thought, "Man, if I have the most wins and the most goals in the state, I should be ranked." But the powers that be knew all too well that the true test of my team's mettle lay in its showings versus the 3 traditionally strongest teams in Region I. And I was outscored 29-0.

Hopefully Lancaster fares better against the meat of their region, and is prepared for the HUGE difference in talent come March 24th when they meet Ridge View.

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I remember posting "cut of your nose in spite of your face" instead of "to spite". My brain works too fast for my typing sometimes

Nice to know im not the only one.

If I know I'm not winning region, I'm scheduling easy and making sure the girls enjoy the season. Lancaster doesn't appear to be a contender, but hopefully they are having fun along the way.

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Should we give them some love for going 8-0 with a 56-1 goal ratio, or flame them for running up 9-0 scores against three different teams (2 1A and one 2A) and 8-0 on another?

I'm confused.

But I'd rather go with the positive.

atleast they stopped at 9.
im not sure why you are confused or is it just you coaches sticking together.

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Congrats to Lancaster for the blistering start! Ridge View, Blythewood, and Spring Valley will be the eye openers.

In 2005, with a favorable (ahem...weak) schedule to open the season, Westside started 8-0-1, outscoring our opponents 63-7. Then came Wren, Greenwood, and Hanna (11-0, 9-0, and 9-0 losses respectively).

Back then, in my naivety, I thought, "Man, if I have the most wins and the most goals in the state, I should be ranked." But the powers that be knew all too well that the true test of my team's mettle lay in its showings versus the 3 traditionally strongest teams in Region I. And I was outscored 29-0.

Hopefully Lancaster fares better against the meat of their region, and is prepared for the HUGE difference in talent come March 24th when they meet Ridge View.

im sure lancaster will not far better because ridgview is up next and they are a good team. might be smart on the coaches part and good for the girls confidence to get those early 8 wins and have a good chance of finishing 500. instead of 0 for nothing.

Coaches sticking together in times of attack? That's crazy talk! We know we "far better" when we work separately

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Coaches sticking together in times of attack? That's crazy talk! We know we "far better" when we work separately

how do you figure coaches being attacked there jimmie?

Coach. Singular. The rest of us just like to join in.

We always beats me.

Amen, brother.

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Coach. Singular. The rest of us just like to join in.

there was no attack. i didnt like the high score and i guess some of you did.

Gotcha.

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Should we give them some love for going 8-0 with a 56-1 goal ratio, or flame them for running up 9-0 scores against three different teams (2 1A and one 2A) and 8-0 on another?

I'm confused.

But I'd rather go with the positive.

atleast they stopped at 9.
im not sure why you are confused or is it just you coaches sticking together.

I guess I was just a little confused by the same person both praising and vilifying lopsided scoring within the same thread on the same day; I'm trying to figure out exactly where the arbitrary dividing line is between a team/coach that should be proud of themselves for scoring a lot of goals and a team/coach that should be ashamed of themselves for scoring too many goals. Perhaps we should come together as a forum to decide on a standard threshold of sportsmanlike scoring, perhaps using a sliding scale of relative rankings, number of substitutions, previous records, and injuries. If coaches have a clearly defined set of expectations, they can make the choice to stay within the boundaries that separate the attaboys from the razzies.

I just got spanked last night by a very good Dutch Fork team 3-0. The shot count was about 32 to 2 my girls still stepped off the pitch pretty confident.

I am a firm believer in playing better teams in order to make your team better, not give your team false hopes by taking on weaker opponents.

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I just got spanked last night by a very good Dutch Fork team 3-0. The shot count was about 32 to 2 my girls still stepped off the pitch pretty confident.

I am a firm believer in playing better teams in order to make your team better, not give your team false hopes by taking on weaker opponents.

did they feel good because they played well? would they still feel good if 13 more of those 32 went in.there is nothing wrong with playing better teams.

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maybe we should find out if the 9th goal came late in the game or in the first 20 mins of the second half.

Not sure if it makes much of a difference whether a team keeps scoring early, or if they lay off for a while and then hammer a few in at the end to say they still can. Been on both ends of that one too...can't say it made much difference.

It is all a matter of choice and class.

Christ Church at Landrum rescheduled due to lightning in the area for about an hour. Game will be replayed 4/30/09 at 5:30 pm at Landrum.

Mann 2, Riverside 1 per a parent of one of the players. CONFIRMED.

Mann 4, Chapin 2 earlier this week.

Please confirm, but this is the info that I have.

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It is all a matter of choice and class.

That's about the best way it can be stated.

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It is all a matter of choice and class.

That's about the best way it can be stated.

Thanks, Coach Class.

Ok, we've all hugged and patted each other. Time to move on. ROH vs CC in the Viking Cup's opening round in 2010!!!

CC = Coach Class or Christ Church. No offense, Coach Class, but I hope it's you! Then we can do pregame shrimp.

Barnwell 6
Wade Hampton-H 0

4-0 at half

Barnwell is rocking. I'll let Coach know at BR. You know he gave us his original coaching handwritten practice plans from his Barnwell days. Those probably should be in the Barnwell Hall of Fame.

Daniel 5
Seneca 0

Daniel was 1-0-0-2 this week. One win, two rainouts. Nice job, big D.

Shannon Forest- 2
Carolina Day- 0 Game called at halftime due to storms.

Okay with the 5-0 win, but we could have finished a lot better. And I lost two players for tomorrow night, both from being fouled. One was taken out by a from behind, studs-up slide, the kind that draws a straight red in the EPL. I won't mention what the actual call was.

At Sumter

Blythewood 2

Sumter 1

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CC = Coach Class or Christ Church. No offense, Coach Class, but I hope it's you! Then we can do pregame shrimp.

I'm up for a big helping of Frogmore Stew! (Anyone unfamiliar, just ask!)

Greenville News 3/20:

Women's Varsity:
Mann 2, Riverside 1
Woodmont 6, West Oak 0
Hillcrest 6, Boiling Springs 0
Shannon Forest 2, Carolina Day 0
St. Josephs 4, Heathwood Hall 2

Congrats to the Greer Varsity girls who defeated Southside 2-1 last week.

Hillcrest hammered Boiling Springs...they most certainly are back. BS was the tough, up and coming squad last year, but looks like Hillcrest will wear that hat this year.

Girls' Varsity: Chester 3, Union County 2 on 3/19 at Chester

Hillcrest (5-0) vs Wren (6-0) would've been a great preview of two talented, undefeated AAAA squads had they been able to meet each other in the finals of the Easley Greenwave Cup!

Both teams play very differently, but both are well-coached and good at what they do.

Next week is big for Hillcrest:

3/23 vs Byrnes
3/27 at Spartanburg

Wren meets #9 TL Hanna on 3/27.

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Hillcrest (5-0) vs Wren (6-0) would've been a great preview of two talented, undefeated AAAA squads had they been able to meet each other in the finals of the Easley Greenwave Cup!

Ouch! Let me pull that dagger out of my back!

In fairness, Rollie, I DID say, "had they been able to" implying that forces other than the weather, such as the girls soccer team at Blue Ridge High School, could have prevented such a thing from happening.

Just a gig buddy. No harm, no foul. I was hoping for a Westside-Blue Ridge final....

A girls soccer score in the Anderson Independent-Mail this morning had the following scoreline:

Stephens County 5
Eastside 4

Does anyone know if this is accurate?

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A girls soccer score in the Anderson Independent-Mail this morning had the following scoreline:

Stephens County 5
Eastside 4

Does anyone know if this is accurate?

NOT the Eastside #4 from Greenville. May be a middle school or elementary school score. There is a Westside (obviously); is there an Eastside in Anderson?

We don't have an Eastside Middle in Anderson. Maybe there's an Eastside High somewhere in Georgia, since the Ind.-Mail covers some western GA schools as well. Just thought it sounded odd, as I don't think Stephens County is a powerhouse.

THE Eastside is in the Fort Mill BB & T in Rock Hill near Fort Mill this weekend.

Hillcrest played its best game of the season last night in its 6-0 victory against Boiling Springs. Everyone thought this would be a closer game than it was,but Hillcrest scored early and kinda took the wind out of Boilings Springs sails. Stephanie Devita took the game over in the second half scoring 2 goals and getting an assist all in the first 15 minutes. She is a player to watch. Next week will be the real test for Hillcrest. They play Byrnes and Spartanburg. A win here and I would say they are for real.

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Barnwell is rocking. I'll let Coach know at BR. You know he gave us his original coaching handwritten practice plans from his Barnwell days. Those probably should be in the Barnwell Hall of Fame.

Hopefully we can continue and finish the season as strong as we have started. Our real test will come in the Lady Eagle Classic even though we will be missing three key contributors for the tournament!! I contribute much of our success to the preseason schedule and early games that we have played. Therefore we are prepared for any thing that is thrown our way.

Ramsdad,
That's awesome. I know a certain Mauldin player that is not laughing anymore. Coach Younts is doing a great job with that team. If he keeps it up, I could see "Coach of the Year" honors.

West Ashley 2
James Island 0
0-0 at halftime.

Mauldin 3
Dorman 1

Wando 1
Summerville 0

Spartanburg 1
@ Byrnes 0

@ Sumter

Dreher 1 : Sumter 0

Dreher goal - Ashley Konkle

TL Hanna 5
Westside 0

Goal (assist)
Morgan Cutts (Casey Craft)
Katie Bryan (Morgan Cutts)
Mariana Anderson (unassisted)
Casey Craft (Ashley Davis)
Casey Craft (penalty Kick)

Irmo 3 - 0 Aiken

Goals:
50' - Dherckers (Warder)
56' - Warder (Werdunn)
71' - Dherckers (Werdunn)

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Wando 1
Summerville 0

About a 50/50 game with an edge to Summerville. The Wando goal was scored from a corner that was pinging around everywhere in front of the goal. Ref made bad offsides calls for both teams. The one against Summerville caused a goal to be called back. Summerville defense was tight. Wando made error after error on the defensive end and Summerville did not finish.

I was hoping it was just because it was a toss-away scrimmage, but it seems my disappointment in Wando in the Alumni game isn't hitting too far off. =(

@ the Fort:

Fort Dorchester 3-0 Berkeley

South Aiken 5
BC 2

Hope Molly Harpe of TLH is ok. Heard she had a rough injury.

Airport 2
Swansea 0

Ridge View 2
@ Spring Valley 1

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South Aiken 5
BC 2

Hope Molly Harpe of TLH is ok. Heard she had a rough injury.

Broken fibula. I really feel for her. For those that saw the Mauldin match this week you know how well she is playing and how important she is to our team as a player and leader. So far they don't think there is any ligament damage. The injury itself was a little freakish. Early in the game she was dribbling with the ball and just stepped on it.

The ironic thing is that she has never missed a start for Hanna going all the way back to jv even though she plays very hard. Now she gets hurt without contact.

Ridge View 2
Spring Valley 0

......and Rock Hill is in good position to reach the finals of the Fort Mill Invitational.

That region is becoming more competitive than anyone thought before the season started!

(Don't forget Blythewood.)

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Mauldin 3
Dorman 1

Mauldin created many chances in the first 25 minutes,they scored from a corner and then lost momentum. Dorman who came to win, pressured them, also scoring from a corner and the half time score was representative of a very closely contested game. Mauldin got the upper hand in the second half with more through balls and crosses behind the defence, scoring from a penalty and a fast break involving some excellent passes. An exciting game.