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Boys ESR Spring Top 50

Wando #1
JL Mann #13
Northwestern #15
Eastside #31
Academic Magnet #47

In case you were not sure Fort Mill is also in SC and ramked at #25 on the list

The #1 curse continues.....

Only because the whole idea of ratings at a national level is absurd. Truth is, Wando was one of a handful of teams that could win a state championship this year. They were undefeated against a mediocre schedule. The PK win over Magnet (good as THEY may be) spoke volumes as to their vulnerability; much like last year's late-season loss to BE.

It's one thing to win when it's NOT expected (2011). Quite another when it IS (rightly or wrongly) expected (2012-13). That takes focus, leadership and discipline, from the top down, coaches AND players, ON AND OFF THE FIELD.
And the right 11-14 kids playing clearly defined roles.

My apologies to Fort Mill. I just overlooked them. As for Wando, how many DA players did they lose. Not making excuses for them, but that takes a toll too. However, it seems that Mt. Pleasant has a TON of kids playing soccer, perhaps more than anywhere else in the state. It seems that they would have more of a chance just due to their location and number of players in their pool. Congrats to DF, I don't know much about them, but that German kid must be good.

Wando lost quite a few to DA/college. Pretty sure Dutch Fork lost (at least) Rex Epps to DA ... one of the top scorers on the U16 side.
And yes, there are many in Mt. P who play. But the 2013 class was a bit of a golden age that ultimately won one H.S. title game, lost another, and then went their own way.
(Not a value judgment; just a fact.)

FWIW, that 2013 class, the MPSC '94s, were largely trained and developed by Kian Brownlee at MPSC.

I agree backscreen...the rankings are worthless. Specifically the national rankings!

back story; DF players Jermstad and Brosius (keeper) were passed over for Academy and played Premier league - while playing for SCUFC defeated SCUMP in the semi-finals of club ball U18 State Cup this year and went on to win State Cup - must have been some deja vu for some Wando players