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Ridgeview 1



Ridge View proved to be feisty opponents in this exciting play-off game. The normally lethal Mauldin offense had to be content with near misses during the first fifteen minutes, then some excellent control by Mauldin's Allie Simpson, who pulled a cross out of the air, juggled the ball and then send a worm burner into the corner of the net, gave Mauldin the first goal. Shortly after, a defensive error on what was the second Ridge View ball into the Mauldin penalty area presented them with an equalizer. The Mauldin team lost some confidence and started playing tentatively. After an initial second half surge by Ridge View, Mauldin made up for the near misses in the opening period, owning the rest of the second half. Ridge View may have spent themselves in the first half. Two very good teams.
Mauldin
Goals: Simpson; Boswell; Shaidle; Young 2.
Assists: Carter; Boswell; Shaidle.



It was a great game, and Mauldin is a fantastic team. However, I am in agreement with PaulSchleifer and the muzzle for the boys. Mauldin's boys were personally attacking the Ridge View players for any possible thing. Mauldin's girls were constantly apologizing for it but the display put on by the boys is an embarassment. Hopefully something will change. The Mauldin girls are a classy team with a lot of talent, and I wish them the best of luck with the rest of the season.



I think they showed the same behavior last year vs TLH. I know the coach went over that game and asked them to calm down.



Let me say that based on FMHS past experience with Mauldin fans/boys team a classless, boarish performance is just par for the course! Be insulted if you want Mauldin fans but remember your team was the one who had a playoff game ended last year because of three red cards in about two minutes because with three mins left you were down multiple goals and going to lose! Having a game end before the end of regualtion due to DIRTY play is pathetic. Oh yea and during the early season rematch this year your fans cheered when a FMHS boy went down on a hard play, laying on the ground with a broken collar bone and hearing the fans cheer for your pain must have made the hurt player feel really great! Or maybe the fans were cheering for thier thug player to encourage him to go hurt another player



The referees went over and talked to the Mauldin coaches and supposedly the boys coach was going to take care of it...it was quiet for a little while but the chaos ensued pretty quickly. I, for one, was personally attacked the entire second half when the boys found out my name and decided to use it to heckle me the entire time. I figured a referee would take action and kick the boys out as they should be but nothing ever happened. It needs to be addressed, as the Mauldin girls ARE a great, classy team. Cheering is one thing, but being obnoxious and blatently rude is another.



I did not want to get into this discussion because I think it takes away from what the girls are doing. I have been at both games this week and at the Westside match the students did heckle one girl that I heard. The referee talked to Czar and the athletic director was called and took the boys to the Softball game. Last night I personally did not hear any heckling towards players or fans and there certainly was not any chaos. Just a hard fought match between to great teams.

Only time will tell