Starts tonight. 16-team field. Who is the favorite? What are Clover's chances of coming out of this still undefeated?
http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/sports/high_school/16904328.htm
Don't know anything about Clover, but they will face tough competition from the Midlands schools. As host, Airport is always a force. And don't count out the SCISA teams of Ben Lippen and Cardinal Newman. Both could win it all.
Last year, Ben Lippen beat Myrtle Beach and Barnwell, but lost to Airport.
It has always been a well-run tournament and some great soccer for the teams and spectators.
Past tournament champions:
2004:Ben Lippen School
2005:Emerald High School, Greenwood
2006:Airport High School
Woodruff, Clover, & Airport are all looking very good. Tough call.
Cardinal Newman will win this one....
The winner of the CN vs Woodruff match in the first round should go far. That may be the pairing of the tournament.
Looks like a very competitive tournament. Keep us posted....I look forward to reading the game recaps.
6 p.m. game
Playing two starters down, Ben Lippen lost to RNE 3-2.
Won't even say a word about the refs.
What are the rain plans???
Fields able to handle all-day rain?—It's coming. . .
Thursday scores:
RNE 3 Ben Lippen 2
Airport 4 West Florence 0
RNE plays winner of AC Flora and Sumter match.
Ben Lippen plays loser of AC Flora and Sumter match.
Airport plays winner of Clover and Boiling Springs match.
West Florence plays loser of Clover and Boiling Springs match.
Rain....hopefully the rain will come in and get out by noon Friday. First games Friday are Cardinal Newman vs. Woodruff on Field 1 and Clover vs. Boiling Springs on Field 2 also at 3:00.
Clover had a real battle on their hands last night. They got outshot by Forestview (Gastonia, NC) but still managed to pull out a 1-0 win. I heard the refs turned a blind eye to most of Forestview's physical tactics. Clover's goalscorer needed medical attention again last night (possible broken nose). When these two teams met two weeks ago in a "friendly", this same girl was sandwiched and received a concussion.
NOTE TO SELF: Don't schedule Forestview next season.
Hope the Lady Blue Eagles have something left in the tank for the Airport Tourney this weekend.
Hurst66:
I hope many teams have something left; I have noticed too many matches scheduled too close together for many teams. Spring is tight and I think ADs and coaches some times confuse soccer for baseball. . .
The tournament matches are 30-min halves—that will help. But the tournaments and 3 matches a week. . .Are we asking too much of high school soccer players? I think so.
Now I am crossing my fingers for the rain to be out of here by match time. Good luck and safe playing to all.
Good luck to all down there in Columbia. We will be dealing with the same elements up here in Rock Hill this weekend as well.
4 scrimmages
16 games and 2 tournaments or
18 games and 1 tournament
If my girls weren't being whisked away during the weekends (and sometimes weekdays), they'd have time to recover and be less prone to nagging injuries. Then again, it's exposure. So what do you do? Take away their spring break to spread the games out (do you have SB plans you'd be willing to cancel for 2 HS matches)?
Don't put your child's safety on your coach. If you no likey...there is always something you can do about it
M*A*S*H:
My comments were about how ADs and such misunderstand, still, soccer. And, FYI, when I was a head coach, my AD did ALL scheduling for ALL sports. Our hands were tied. I did beg and plead. . .
I would lobby for a 2-match standard per week with a limited number of 3-match weeks instead of a total number guideline.
My child's coach wouldn't jeopardize her safety—or the safety of any of his players. And I would NEVER imply or say that. But he doesn't do the schedule either. . .
I do our schedule and try to mix the "compact" week with the non region games I feel confident about and can play high numbers. There is a bill that would push spring sports forward 2 weeks to allow basketball more time to finish without overlapping. I wonder how that will affect things.
You said "AD's and coaches" thus my post. What do you mean "misunderstand"?
Friday's Schedule
Field 1 and Field 2 vs. Mother Nature
(advantage Mother Nature)
Game 3 3:00pm Cardinal Newman vs. Woodruff Field 1
Game 4 3:00pm Clover vs. Boiling Springs Field 2
Game 5 4:30pm Aiken vs. Daniel Field 1
Game 6 4:30pm AC Flora vs. Sumter Field 2
Game 7 6:00pm Belton Honea path vs.St.James Field 1
Game 8 6:00pm Stratford vs. Wade Hampton-G Field 2
Game 9 7:30pm Airport vs. Winner of Game 4 Field 1
Game 10 7:30pm Winner Game3 vs. Winner Game5 Field 2
Game 11 9:00pm RNE vs. Winner of Game 6 Field 1
Game 12 9:00pm Winner Game7 vs. Winner Game8 Field 2
5:00 into the Clover-BS match. 2-0 Clover. Field is reported to be rather small.
Clover up 4-0 with five minutes to play.
In regulation:
Cardinal Newman 2
Woodruff 2
CN in PKs.
WHS played without their center mid and leading scorer (at a funeral) and found themselves down 2-0 with about 15 mins left. Jessica Thomas was moved from sweeper to attacker and leveled the match at 2-2 by the end.
Regretfully, the match started with only one ref, and I guess I jinxed WHS by saying last two matches had excellent ref'ing. Terrible refs at this match. Excessive physical play was allowed by CN. A shame. WHS showed great heart.
Aiken 4 Daniel 2
Cardinal Newman 4 Aiken 0
Give credit where credit is due, Ron.
Field 1 dimensions 57 by 116 yards.
Field 2 dimensions 54 by 108 yards.
The 2nd ref was delayed getting to the 1st game(Cardinal Newman vs. Woodruff) due to a wreck on the interstate.
Field 1 and Field 2 vs. Mother Nature
(advantage Mother Nature)
Game 3 3:00pm Cardinal Newman 3 Woodruff 2 (pks)
Game 4 3:00pm Clover 4 Boiling Springs 0
Game 5 4:30pm Aiken 4 Daniel 2
Game 6 4:30pm AC Flora 5 Sumter 1
Game 7 6:00pm Belton Honea path 5 St.James 4 (pks)
Game 8 6:00pm Stratford 1 Wade Hampton-G 4
Game 9 7:30pm Airport 5 Clover 2
Game 10 7:30pm Cardinal Newman 4 Aiken 0
Game 11 9:00pm RNE 0 AC Flora 1
Game 12 9:00pm Belton Honea Path 0 Wade Hampton-G 6
Saturday's Games:
Game 13 9:00am Ben Lippen vs. Sumter Field 1
Game 14 9:00am Woodruff vs. Daniel Field 2
Game 15 10:30am West Florence vs. Boiling Springs Field 1
Game 16 10:30am St. James vs. Stratford Field 2
Game 17 12:00pm Airport vs. Wade Hampton-G Field 1 (semifinals)
Game 18 12:00pm Cardinal Newman vs. AC Flora Field 2 (semifinals)
Game 19 1:30pm TBA vs. TBA (13th and 14th place) Field 1
Game 20 1:30pm TBA vs. TBA (15th and 16th place) Field 2
Game 21 3:00pm TBA vs. TBA (9th and 10th place) Field 1
Game 22 3:00pm TBA vs. TBA (11th and 12th place) Field 2
Game 23 4:30pm Clover vs. RNE (5th and 6th place) Field 1
Game 24 4:30pm Aiken vs. Belton Honea Path (7th and 8th place) Field 2
Game 25 6:00pm Loser Game 17 vs. Loser Game 18 (3rd and 4th place) Field 1
Game 26 7:30pm Winner Game 17 vs. Winner Game 18 (1st and 2nd place) Field 1
Lady Blue Eagles crash at Airport. Congrats to the hosts for handing the only undefeated team in 4A their first loss.
good job airport lady eagles and i heard today a guy talking saying woodruff and cn were the best teams in this tournament form the way there game looked they didnt play like it
I saw Cardinal Newman play both games and in the Woodruff game, they were not that strong in the 2nd half; however, they were fantastic in their 2nd game. They will be very tough to beat.
Aiken's 12th man against Daniel was MASH himself! Without his help Aiken would have fallen. Thanks MASH, you rock.
Saturday's Games:
Game 13 9:00am Ben Lippen 4 Sumter 0
Game 14 9:00am Woodruff 2 Daniel 3
Game 15 10:30am West Florence 4 Boiling Springs 0
Game 16 10:30am St. James 0 Stratford 2
Game 17 12:00pm Airport 3 Wade Hampton-G 0 (semifinals)
Game 18 12:00pm Cardinal Newman 1 AC Flora 2 (semifinals)
Game 19 1:30pm Woodruff vs. St. James (13th and 14th place) Field 1
Game 20 1:30pm Sumter vs. Boiling Springs (15th and 16th place) Field 2
Game 21 3:00pm Ben Lippen vs. Daniel (9th and 10th place) Field 2
Game 22 3:00pm Stratford vs. West Florence (11th and 12th place) Field 1
Game 23 4:30pm Clover vs. RNE (5th and 6th place) Field 1
Game 24 4:30pm Aiken vs. Belton Honea Path (7th and 8th place) Field 2
Game 25 6:00pm Wade Hampton-G vs. Cardinal Newman(3rd and 4th place) Field 1
Game 26 7:30pm Airport vs. AC Flora (1st and 2nd place) Field 1
congrats to the AHS girls team for making it to the finals. Good luck tonight and the rest of the season. Way to represent Airport!
Daniel 3
Woodruff 2
WHS arrived in Cola Saturday morning uninspired, sluggish and careless. Daniel capitalized in the second half and took a well-deserved win.
Woodruff 8
St James 1
WHS redeemed themselves with more disciplined and focused play.
Scoring for the tournament for WHS: Jessica Thomas (6), Amanda Tinker (3), Hanna Kelly (1), Megan Sumner (1), Paige Sumner (1)
Hope WHS regains their intensity as they face Spartan High Monday!
Saturday's Games:
Game 13 9:00am Ben Lippen 4 Sumter 0
Game 14 9:00am Woodruff 2 Daniel 3
Game 15 10:30am West Florence 4 Boiling Springs 0
Game 16 10:30am St. James 0 Stratford 2
Game 17 12:00pm Airport 3 Wade Hampton-G 0 (semifinals)
Game 18 12:00pm Cardinal Newman 1 AC Flora 2 (semifinals)
Game 19 1:30pm Woodruff 8 St. James 1 (13th and 14th place)
Game 20 1:30pm Sumter 2 Boiling Springs 3 (15th and 16th place)
Game 21 3:00pm Ben Lippen 3 Daniel 1 (9th and 10th place)
Game 22 3:00pm Stratford 0 West Florence 1 (pks)(11th and 12th place)
Game 23 4:30pm Clover vs. RNE (5th and 6th place) Field 1
Game 24 4:30pm Aiken vs. Belton Honea Path (7th and 8th place) Field 2
Game 25 6:00pm Wade Hampton-G vs. Cardinal Newman(3rd and 4th place) Field 1
Game 26 7:30pm Airport vs. AC Flora (1st and 2nd place) Field 1
Saturday's Games:
Game 13 9:00am Ben Lippen 4 Sumter 0
Game 14 9:00am Woodruff 2 Daniel 3
Game 15 10:30am West Florence 4 Boiling Springs 0
Game 16 10:30am St. James 0 Stratford 2
Game 17 12:00pm Airport 3 Wade Hampton-G 0 (semifinals)
Game 18 12:00pm Cardinal Newman 1 AC Flora 2 (semifinals)
Game 19 1:30pm Woodruff 8 St. James 1 (13th and 14th place)
Game 20 1:30pm Sumter 2 Boiling Springs 3 (15th and 16th place)
Game 21 3:00pm Ben Lippen 3 Daniel 1 (9th and 10th place)
Game 22 3:00pm Stratford 0 West Florence 1 (pks)(11th and 12th place)
Game 23 4:30pm Clover 1 RNE 0 (5th and 6th place)
Game 24 4:30pm Aiken 2 Belton Honea Path 0 (7th and 8th place)
Game 25 6:00pm Wade Hampton-G 1 Cardinal Newman 0 (pks)(3rd and 4th place)
Game 26 7:30pm Airport 2 AC Flora 1 (4-3 in pks) (1st and 2nd place)
Final Bracket Standings:
Bracket A
1st Airport
2nd Clover
3rd West Florence
4th Boiling Springs
Bracket B
1st Wade Hampton-G
2nd Belton Honea Path
3rd Stratford
4th St. James
Bracket C
1st Cardinal Newman
2nd Aiken
3rd Daniel
4th Woodruff
Bracket D
1st AC Flora
2nd RNE
3rd Ben Lippen
4th Sumter
Final Standings for the 2007 Lady Eagle Classic
1st Airport
2nd AC Flora
3rd Wade Hampton-G
4th Cardinal Newman
5th Clover
6th RNE
7th Aiken
8th Belton Honea Path
9th Ben Lippen
10th Daniel
11th West Florence
12th Stratford
13th Woodruff
14th St James
15th Boiling Springs
16th Sumter
Here's an unofficial look at the records instead of the brackets:
W-L
4-0 Airport (winner)
3-1 AC Flora
3-1 Wade Hampton-G
2-2 Cardinal Newman
2-1 Clover
2-1 Ben Lippen
2-1 Aiken
2-1 West Florence
1-2 Richland NE
1-2 Belton Honea Path
1-2 Daniel
1-2 Stratford
1-2 Woodruff
1-2 Boiling Springs
0-3 St. James
0-3 Sumter
Congratulations Keith on running an excellent tournament & being able to be focused enough to win it all too! Field 2 was a great introduction to English soccer for most of the girls. Thanks for the European flair!
R. Johnson--thanks for the congratulations--the AC Flora vs. Airport game as well as the Wade Hampton-G vs. Cardinal Newman game were very close(both decided in pk's) and excellent final games. No problem on the European flair...and congrats on your 2 wins. I am sure MASH will add up your total now--haha just kidding--thanks for attending and good luck this year!
By the way--we know MASH struggles with his math and probably cant count that high.
Well done Keith!!! Wasn't long ago we were sitting in lawn chairs watching Banta do all the work! Look at us now!
Oh the good old days....maybe we can get RJohnson to come with us next time--from what I hear, he needs the help?
By the way--he did give you credit where credit was due...
Well run tournament CoachMorris! From a Daniel parent's perspective I would have to say "You done good".
Some observations:
Aiken is much better than their record indicates.
MASH jinxed us.
Playing on the pasture-er-field 2 made for some interesting bounces.
Daniel can win a game with 4 starters at home.
Thanks again and good luck the rest of the season.
Kudos to the Airport tournament organizers. Even battling one and a half inches of rain, the event ran on schedule and with few problems. Saturday offered some very good soccer games. Congratulations to Coach Morris for a successful tournament and to his team for winning the finals.
More observations:
While field 2 was very soft, the wind created more problems than the turf.
Was impressed with Daniel. They gave Ben Lippen a handful on Saturday.
Also impressed with Wade Hampton-G. Playing with 11 girls and finishing in 3rd place.
The last two games of the tournament were very exciting. Both games ended in PKs. The Airport/Flora game was hard-fought and offered a bit of everything in the match. A super game.
Jinxed you! The baby blue covered voodoo doll that had "D-Dub!!!" on the front had nothing to do with the lady lions
2007 Lady Eagle Classic
All Tournament Team
Courtney Shumpert-Airport
Casi Jones-Airport
Carrie Jacques-Airport
Erin Gray-Airport
Heather Shumpert-Airport
Amanda Newell-Boiling Springs
Heather Rodebaugh-Belton Honea Path
Jessica Thomas-Woodruff
Morgan Lovit-RNE
Meritt Rollins-Ben Lippen
Rachael Leugemors-Aiken
Ana Sigmon-St. James
Jessie Lintz-West Florence
Hannah Crane-Wade Hampton-G
Lauren Norris-Wade Hampton-G
Morgan Scott-Wade Hampton-G
Katie Sas-AC Flora
Amy Moore-AC Flora
Georgia Carlton-AC Flora
Halley Connel-AC Flora
Brooke Barr-Clover
Still waiting on some teams to report their players.