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Lake Murray Challenge 2005
BRACKETS: A: Dutch Fork, Myrtle Beach, Mauldin, Northwestern
B: Chapin, Dorman, Eastside, North Augusta
C: Irmo, Norman North, Dreher, TL Hanna
GAMES:
Friday February 18
@ Dutch Fork
game 1 6:00 Mauldin V Northwestern
game 2 8:00 Dutch Fork V Myrtle Beach
@ Chapin
game 3 6:00 Eastside V North Augusta
game 4 8:00 Chapin V Dorman
@ Irmo
game 5 6:00 Dreher V Norman North
game 6 8:00 Irmo V TL Hanna

Saturday February 19
@ Dutch Fork
game 7 9:00 winner of game 2 vs winner of game 1
game 8 11:00 loser of game 1 vs loser of game 2
@ Chapin
game 9 9:00 winner of game 4 vs winner of game 3
game 10 11:00 loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4
@ Irmo
game 11 9:00 winner of game 6 vs winner of game 5
game 12 11:00 loser of game 5 vs loser of game 6

@ Chapin
game 13 5:00 1st place group A VS 1st Place group B
@ IRMO
game 14 5:00 1st Place group C VS Wild Card (2nd place team with most points)
*if wild card comes from group C, Group A will play wild card
@ Columbia Soccer Club
game 15 3:00 2nd Place teams with least amount of points (Field 3)
game 16 3:00 3rd place teams with highest points (Field 4)
game 17 3:00 3rd place team with fewest points vs 4th place team with most points (Field 5)
game 18 3:00 4th place teams with least points (Field 6)

@ Dutch Fork Sunday Feb 20th
game 19 2:00 winner of game 14 vs winner of game 13

It looks like Norman North wants a piece of all the SC top schools. Should be a good bracket to watch. Good luck to everyone!

Norman North will hold its own with most of the top schools but irmo will destroy them and tl hanna will keep it close

Well, let's start the predictions right now.

Mauldin in A
Eastside in B
Irmo in C and Norman as Wildcard

Final: Norman over Eastside

I really don't think that Irmo is going to destroy NN, if anything, it is going to be a well fought match. Irmo may come out on top, NN may come out on top. I think Irmo leads the series 1-0. Should be some good matches. Irmo has some talent coming back next year, and should put up a good fight with NN. Don't count DF or TL out. Looking forward to a great season again!

someone told me that they thought ben lippon was back into the lake murray challenge this year. Did someone drop out or is ben lippon not back in the tournament?

I have one question for those of you picking against Norman North-- have you ever seen this team play? Did you see them roll through the Palmetto Cup last year?

At last year's Palmetto Cup, they had an athletic 6'5" GK, a couple of brutal backs, a CM with incredible vision/speed and two outside MF with blazing speed with pure finishers up top. Their biggest problem seemed to be with chemistry. Some of the outside MF got frustrated with balls played too far in front or a mix up between balls played over the top vs. to feet.

All I am saying is that after seeing Norman North play at last year's Palmetto Cup, any team who plays them had better bring their "A" game in order to compete-- including Irmo, Northwestern, Wando, BE. I know all of those teams will not play N.N., but that is their level. Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I believe that N.N. won the Oklahoma 5A state title in 2004.

I only hope Norman North will also make the trip for the 2005 Palmetto Cup b/c that level of competition forces S.C. schools to raise their level of play.

I'm sure they will be good, but last year was last year. Irmo and Eastside will give them a good shot.

Brackets have been adjusted due to the loss of Norman North who have been replaced by Ben Lippen.

Lake Murray Challenge 2005

BRACKETS: A: Dutch Fork, Myrtle Beach, Mauldin, Northwestern
B: Chapin, Dorman, Ben Lippen, North Augusta
C: Irmo, Eastside, Dreher, TL Hanna
GAMES:
Friday February 18
@ Dutch Fork
game 1 6:00 Mauldin V Northwestern
game 2 8:00 Dutch Fork V Myrtle Beach
@ Chapin
game 3 6:00 Dorman V North Augusta
game 4 8:00 Chapin V Ben Lippen
@ Irmo
game 5 6:00 Dreher V Eastside
game 6 8:00 Irmo V TL Hanna

Saturday February 19
@ Dutch Fork
game 7 9:00 winner of game 2 vs winner of game 1
game 8 11:00 loser of game 1 vs loser of game 2
@ Chapin
game 9 9:00 winner of game 4 vs winner of game 3
game 10 11:00 loser of game 3 vs. loser of game 4
@ Irmo
game 11 9:00 winner of game 6 vs winner of game 5
game 12 11:00 loser of game 5 vs loser of game 6

@ Chapin
game 13 5:00 1st place group A VS 1st Place group B
@ IRMO
game 14 5:00 1st Place group C VS Wild Card (2nd place team with most points)
*if wild card comes from group C, Group A will play wild card
@ Columbia Soccer Club
game 15 3:00 2nd Place teams with least amount of points (Field 3)
game 16 3:00 3rd place teams with highest points (Field 4)
game 17 3:00 3rd place team with fewest points vs 4th place team with most points (Field 5)
game 18 3:00 4th place teams with least points (Field 6)

@ Dutch Fork Sunday Feb 20th
game 19 2:00 winner of game 14 vs winner of game 13

We (Norman North) are very disappointed that we can not attend the Lake Murray Challenge. Our state rules will not allow us to participate. We will be at the Palmetto Cup and look forward to the competition. Hopefully we will have another good showing. Again I apologize for us having to pull out. We hope to be able to attend next year.
Bryan Young
Head Coach-NN