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I wasn't going to post until I saw a score of 19-0. It is a shame when scores escalate to this level of a mismatch. It totally dilutes individual statistic comparisons. How can a players year-end statics be adquately compared when a team runs socres up like that. A particular player may be having an outstanding year only scoring 1 goal per game and we wind up comparing them to a team in which a player may have had 5-6 goals in just one game because of the competition.

Why not allow the kids to continue with the game but have a 5 goal differential max. What I mean by that is a team can play however they want but only the first 5 goals would be reported. I would suggest using a reporting mechanism where a 5 goal differential is reported. Instead of 19-0 they would only be allowed to report a score of 5-0. It just doesn't seem right to allow a kid to become a statewide leading scorer in only one game, not saying that this has happened but it could with scores like these.

its possible to not score that many goals. NW never beat anyone in their region that bad when they easily could have. No mercy rule is needed. Just teams need to learn to be more respectful.

i dont know why soccer doesn't have a mercy rule like baseball and softball. But it should definitely be looked at with some of the scores we've seen this year alone

Not recently has NW beat anyone 19-0 but a look at the 2006
season, shows scores of 16-0,15-0,14-0,13-0. Maybe we need to remember what our mothers use to say, "what goes around, comes around" , so just be prepared to handle the same that you dished out.

Considering Northwestern's strength that year (the starting caliber of them and the depth of their bench) and the teams they beat that badly that year (Lancaster and Darlington who were both absolutely awful). I have a lot of respect for Darlington because Coach Wren specifically asked their coach if he wanted to end the game but those players wanted to play. Showed great heart.

As for beating Rock Hill High that badly, I believe there may have been some personal issues.

And I don't believe Northwestern will get beat that badly anytime soon.

the question then needs to be asked: since they had all that talent why in the world were they playing Darlington?

There are reasons for this that I will not disclose but there were was something to it originally that made it seem like the game was a good idea to have take place.

Appreciate the nice comments about the heart of my guys in Darlington. That was my first year at Darlington, I wanted my kids who were not exposed to soccer that much to play a high quality team. Coach Wren was willing. It was an amazing experience for my team.
Since then we have talked about and used the experience on many occasions.
That year we went 2-15.
Last year we were 12-9-1. First winning season in the history of the program. Finished second in the region and hosted the first playoff game ever. Beat a ranked opponent.
This year we are 7-10 and finally are starting to get things together and should finish strong. We started out rough, but have played much better as the season has gone along. I have not shied away from good competition. We have played N. Myrtle, Waccamaw, South Florence (3X), Wilson, and Thomas Sumter. We have struggled against most of those teams, but they help prepare us for our region, which is probably the weakest in the state. We don't have any kids soccer in our town and are among the states poorest schools.
For us, it was a very good thing and we appreciated the opportunity to play the best team in 4A that season.
People on here talk about the Pee Dee schools not playing quality teams, so I went out and scheduled the toughest schedule we could afford to travel and play.

The mercy rule: I go back and forth. Right now I am on the side of "what goes around comes around." The difference between soccer and the stick sports is we have a set time limit, they don't.

scoring goals is part of the game....telling your team not to score is like michael jackson saying he is black....its just not right. Each team knows what they are getting there self into before each game....teams who are getting beat 13 or 19 - 0 should be better prepared. If there is nothing a coach can do with the cards he is dealt then he should suck it up and realize that his squad sucks. I would see getting beat that bad as a learning experience.