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I would also have to say Austin Moody from Irmo. During the NW game NW played a solid offensive game and he didn't break down once. He was tremendously intelligent with his saves, had good punts, very consistent goal kicks and never gave up a rebound. Without him they would have lost, even though Irmo's defense was some of the best I've ever seen.

Irmo and Northwestern's keepers really showed up to play yesterday in the championship game. I was impressed with all the fabulous saves by both of them. It was just a shame that one of the keepers had to lose on a pk.

I know I know this thing i'm writing now has nothing really to do with the best Keeper but the Irmo game ending in a shoot out is kind of stupid to dicide the better goalie and the champions of the division. Don't you think?

CK Kirkland from Emerald had one of the best showings of the weekend Saturday. He had 13 saves in the championship, some of which were amazing, and ended with 12 shutouts on the season. He only allowed one goal in the entire 2A playoffs. A .875 GAA and All-State honors as well. He'll be one to watch next year.

Moody had 15 shutouts on the season, a GAA below .5, and to top that off he had a stellar performance in the AAAA State Championship with 21 saves! I don't feel that many could disagree in saying that he is one of, if not the best in the state. Also remember, he is only a junior....Congratulations to all of the players throughout the state on a great year of high school soccer!

pretty impressive. that's alot of shots on goal by NW

I was very impressed with Myrtle Beach's keeper. Not only was he talented inside the box, he was also very smart with what to do with the ball when he got it. He was quick and had good hands. All the goals Greenville scored on him were simply goals that couldn't be saved at all.

Actually, I wasn't impressed with either keeper in the AAA game. IMO, those were the only weak spots for Greenville and Myrtle Beach. The forwards for GHS worked great together and they were impressive physically. MB's front line looked good as well, but I didn't see as much creativity from the midfield like last week vs. Dreher.

In the AA game, the Emerald keeper was an excellent shot blocker and the Bishop England goalie could punt the ball a mile. After watching the second half and OT, I felt sorry for BE, because they dominated Emerald, but that's the breaks in this game.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the other two games Saturday.

I figured that the Upstate had a little more talent than lower state in AAA, but Myrtle Beach represented the area well for two years in a row. Who will be next?

Moody is reported as having 5 saves in the match saturday...not 21, and his GAA is .72, assuming he played in all matches Irmo. You may possibly want to review your sources for that info.

The state paper reported 21, and I wasn't including the preseason tournament that Irmo played in.