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Brookland-Cayce High School will host the 14th Annual Palmetto Cup April 12-15, 2006 in Cayce-West Columbia, South Carolina.

The 16-team tournament was recognized by StudentSportsSoccer.Com as the "Southeast's premier boys high school soccer tournament", this spring and has been attended by five out-of-state teams including: Atlee-VA (2002-03); Kempsville-VA (2000); Norman North-OK (2000-02-04-05); Ocean Lakes-VA (2005); and Science Hill-TN (1999). The tourney also features the top soccer programs from the Palmetto State annually.

Each team is guaranteed four matches, in which three involve group play.

The Palmetto Cup has attracted major interest from collegiate programs around the Southeast and is used as a showcase for prep soccer.

Palmetto Cup Champions: 1993 Brookland-Cayce; 1994 Richland Northeast; 1995 Chapin; 1996 West Florence; 1997 Brookland-Cayce; 1998 Socastee; 1999 Ridge View; 2000 Norman North-OK; 2001 Ridge View; 2002 Bishop England; 2003 Spring Valley; 2004 Norman North-OK; 2005 Norman North-OK.

The entry fee for the tournament is $300 and each team is also required to purchase 18 t-shirts at $10 each ($180).

It is highly recommended that your school is on spring break or that you have "clearance" to participate on multiple days as there is very little schedule flexibility due to the time constraints of the tourney.

If you are interested in participating in the 2006 tournament, please contact Palmetto Cup director Kyle Heise at kyle@scsoccer.com.

[ April 04, 2006, 04:53 PM: Message edited by: Kyle Heise ]

The 2006 Palmetto Cup, hosted by Brookland-Cayce High School, is almost finalized with 16 teams competing next spring, April 12-15.

The tournament field is set with 12 teams from South Carolina and four out of state teams, one each from Alaska, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Wyoming.

Class 4A
#5 Wando, 24-2-1
#6 Fort Mill, 18-4-2
#7 Hilton Head, 19-6-2
#8 Summerville, 18-6-2
#9 James Island, 16-5-1
#14 Spring Valley, 16-9-1
Lexington, 14-10-0

Class 3A
#2 Socastee, 16-4-4
#4 Daniel, 18-6-0
#6 Riverside, 14-6-0
#8 Brookland-Cayce, 16-8-1
#14 Airport, 15-7-0

Out of State
Farragut (Knoxville, TN)
Kelly Walsh (Casper, WY)
Putnam City North (Oklahoma City, OK)
South Anchorage (Anchorage, AK)

Brackets will be set later this Fall and our hope is to have an out of state team and three S.C. teams in each group. Travel arrangements will dictate this scenario.

Should any of the teams listed above have to cancel their commitment, we have several teams waiting in the queue.

would you allow any 2A teams to join.

We invited the defending 2A State Champion, Bishop England (as we do every year), but the Battling Bishops cannot play during Holy Week of Easter. I think the next time BE will be eligible is in 2007.

Any idea why Norman North do not wish to defend it??

Bazza, Norman North-OK has been to the Palmetto Cup four times since 2000 and just wanted a change of scenery for Spring Break next year. I don't blame them and they know they are welcome in the future. They'll be playing in a tournament in Alabama, I believe Birmingham, instead.

normally i would ask why there are no SCISA teams in the tournament but seeing the list of teams i think it is pretty self explanitory. this has to be the deepest field i have seen. lexington is the only non ranked team in and we played them last year..they are quality

Kyle
I have always said your tournament is by far the best I have ever been to, we have always enjoyed each trip to the Palmetto Cup and have all the respect in the world for the teams we have played, as well as the coaches, we have been very fortunate in our success but I believe that is due to the fact that my kids get very fired up to play in that particular tournament. I think you do a wonderful job in running the tournament and I have never had any complaints. I enjoy the website and read a few remarks from some people that did not want us to return and I did not think an invitation was extended for this next year. If I misunderstood that I apologize. We by no means meant any disrespect by not returning to defend our championship in the Palmetto Cup.
Bryan Young, Norman North

A number of Midlands schools that participated in the past (Ridgeview, Flora, Dreher) are not on this year's list of participants. Did they choose not to play or were they not invited?

Ridge View has region matches the same week as the Palmetto Cup, so the Blazers could not participate.

Airport is new to the tournament this year and replaced Dreher, who opted not to return after two years. Both are members of the same region Brookland-Cayce is in (Region 5-3A).

A.C. Flora has played in the tournament three times since 1999 and we try to spread it around, especially with four out of state teams coming to the 2006 Palmetto Cup.

Palmetto Cup History (1993-2005)