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Did Spartanburg beat Irmo? If so Group C had four teams at the top at 2-1-0.

FM 2-1
BC 2-1
S'burg 2-1
Lex 2-1
Wando 1-2
Irmo 0-3

Good point LF, it would be nice to see you at full strength. Lex has some good, young players.

Irmo beat Spartanburg I think 2-1 might have been 3-1 but Irmo did win.

A quick take on Wando, WA, and JI from my observations this tourny so far (Saturday night). WA is a team of great potential looking for its buddhist center. Shayna Lee, returning after a year out for ACL surgery and freshman, Calie Purvis, have strengthened their back line. Lexis Brothers and Bolt played well together and the team awaits Danielle Jordan's post BB arrival on the scene. Wando, at least as I saw it in the Wando - Fort Mill game, has a long way to go to re-enter the race as a repeat contender to hold their state championship crown. The Wando-Fort Mill game had all the finesse of a mud wrestling match, with Fort Mill looking the better of the two teams to me, despite their overtime loss. James Island... Well, JI looked like a mature team of journeymen soccer players who knew exactly what they were supposed to do and did it. A solid, mid to late season look from a team in preseason. Times and tides change and we are only in act one of this three act play, but beware the Trojans of JI, they are tired of being the lowcountry bridesmaid...


lpaf

Congratulations Irmo. Way to get up off the mat after being 0-2-0 and down 0-1 to S'burg.

FM-Wando was exactly as you described it lap, nice to see that we were actually watching the same game. If the refs would have cracked down sooner, we may have seen a more attractive game. I;m sure both sides are capable of putting on a skillful show.

I'm off to Columbia, let's see how it goes this morning.

Semis:
James Island 1, Mauldin 0

Didn't see much of it because most of my attention was on the other game. I know JI also hit a post and played most of the game without Elyse Clarke who had a moster game (4 goals) against Chapin the day before. Lacey Moskos did a nice job filling in for her and JI survived the Lady Mavs.

Fort Mill 3, Eastside 2

Eastside looked tremendous and took a 2-0 lead into halftime. FM was on their heels and reeling. Eastside has a ton of skill and speed and played a tremendous 35 minutes. Unfortunately for them, the match is 70 minutes long and FM reached down and gutted it out. They got the game winner with about 5 minutes to play on a header.

Final:
Fort Mill 1, James Island 0 (OT)

Great game by two teams that were feeling the effects of a long weekend and their second game of the day. Got a little sloppy at the end as both teams seemed content to wait for the other to make a mistake. Golden goal was scored by Freshman forward (#4) Ashleigh Sheets five minutes into the first OT. FM defensive center midfielder Melanie Blaschke(#12) was named the Viking Cup senior MVP.

Another great job by Spring Valley hosting this fine tournament.

Congrats Fort Mill.....never say die!

FM v JI --

Fort Mill is to be congratulated on staying focused and in the game in both the semis (down 2-0 at half) and the championship match overtime victory (1-0). JI dominated the first 25 minutes of the first 35 minute half spending 75% of the playing time on the FM side of the field. But Fort Mill settled into a more balanced attack in the last 10 minutes of the first half. The second half showed excellent technical play from both teams with players that were clearly showing the effects of 5 games in less than 48 hrs. In the end, I think FM found the only way to score against JI -- over the heads of the defensive back line. Again, congratulations to a resilient and talented Fort Mill team and best of luck against your Region and upstate competition.

lpaf

Final order of finish, including records and points:

(1) Fort Mill (4-1-0) Champion
(2) James Island (4-1-0) Runner-Up
(3T) Eastside (3-1-0)
(3T) Mauldin (3-1-0)
(5) South Aiken (3-0-0, 26)
(6) Richland Northeast (2-0-1, 17)
(7) Spring Valley (2-1-0, 19)
(8) West Ashley (2-1-0, 17)
(9) Lexington (2-1-0, 15)
(10) Brookland-Cayce (2-1-0, 14)
(11) Summerville (1-1-1, 13)
(12) Dorman (1-1-1, 12)
(13) Riverside (1-2-0, 10)
(14) Ridge View (1-2-0, 9)
(15T) Byrnes (1-2-0, 8)
(15T) Dutch Fork (1-2-0, 8)
(15T) Myrtle Beach (1-2-0, 8)
(15T) Spartanburg (1-2-0, 8)
(15T) Wando (1-2-0, 8)
(20T) Chapin (1-2-0, 7)
(20T) Irmo (1-2-0, 7)
(22T) Aiken (0-3-0, 0)
(22T) Dreher (0-3-0, 0)
(22T) West Florence (0-3-0, 0)

Thanks to Spring Valley coach Steve Lea for submitting this promptly! Looks like another successful Taco Bell Viking Cup at Spring Valley High School!

How was South Aiken the only undefeated team in the tournament, yet they did not advance to the semifinals?

Tournament scoring was based on a point system, rather than wins and losses. (Ex: Win=6 pts; Shutout=1 point; Goal Differential=1 point each, up to 3) James Island emerged to the semifinals as the Group B representative by scoring more points in their 2 wins than South Aiken did in their 3. It was very close, but essentially, JI had more lopsided wins than SA.

By finishing second, does taht mean James Island has side stepped the Taco Curse? No Taco Bell 4-A champion has ever gone on to win state the same year, I think. Maybe the same in 3A.