*** 2009 Palmetto Cup Release ***

The 17th Annual Palmetto Cup, hosted by Brookland-Cayce High School, will take place April 8-11, 2009 in Cayce/West Columbia, South Carolina.

Tabbed as "The Southeast's Premier Boys High School Soccer Tournament" by StudentSports.com, the Palmetto Cup annually attracts the top teams from South Carolina as well as regional and national reknowned programs. Joining the host Bearcats will be 11 Palmetto State teams, 10 ranked in their respective classification, and four out of state teams (see below).

Admission is $15 for a Tournament Pass or $5 per match.

The tournament sites will be The Cage on the campus of BCHS and soccer practice fields for Bearcat Soccer at Granby Education Center and Northside Middle School. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the fields at Granby and Northside. Stadium seating is available at The Cage. Concession stands and restroom facilities will be available at all venues.

Parking at The Cage should be along State Street in front of the school where the marquee board is located and behind the stadium's press box in the lot adjacent to the softball field. For Granby, parking should be in front of the school along Dunbar Road. At Northside, parking should be in the school lot prior to reaching the soccer field or in the lot between the soccer field and Howard Park baseball facility.

For more information concerning the Palmetto Cup, please visit:

Brookland-Cayce Bearcat Soccer - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/
2009 Palmetto Cup - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pc_info.htm
Palmetto Cup History - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pchistory.htm

Brackets
Group A - Christ Church, Eastside, Norman North-OK, Wando
Group B - Bob Jones-AL, Brookland-Cayce, Farragut-TN, Walhalla
Group C - Chapin, North Myrtle Beach, Southside Christian, Spring Valley
Group D - Knox West-TN, Lexington, Riverside, Sumter

Class 4A
#3 Wando (6-2-1)
#9 Spring Valley (7-2-1)
#10 Lexington (7-4-0)
Sumter (3-3-0)

Class 3A
#4 North Myrtle Beach (9-1-0)
#5 Eastside (7-1-0), #19 NSCAA National Rankings, #5 NSCAA Region 1 Poll
#6 Riverside (5-3-0)
#8 Chapin (4-4-0)
#9 Brookland-Cayce (7-2-2)

Class 2A
#5 Walhalla (5-2-0)

Class 1A
#1 Christ Church (5-3-0)
#3 Southside Christian (8-4-0)

Out of State
6A #7 Bob Jones (Madison, AL), 12-2-1
3A Farragut (Knoxville, TN), 5-0-2, #7 NSCAA Region 1 Poll
3A Knox West (Knoxville, TN), 0-1-2
5A Norman North (Norman, OK), 2-0-0, #15 NSCAA National Rankings, #3 NSCAA Region 4 Poll

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you at a nearby pitch this week!

Kyle Heise, Director
2009 Palmetto Cup