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What: 2007 Palmetto Cup -- 15th Annual Event
When: April 4-7
Where: Brookland-Cayce HS (The Cage) & Airport HS (Eagle Stadium)
Who: 12 of South Carolina's finest boys soccer programs along with 4 nationally recognized programs
Cost: $15 Tournament Pass or $5 per match
Championship: 7:00 p.m., The Cage @ BCHS
More Information: www.scsoccer.com/bcsoccer

The 2007 Palmetto Cup, tabbed as "The Southeast's Premier Boys High School Soccer Tournament" by StudentSportSoccer.com, will kickoff this Wednesday in the West Metro area of the Midlands and go through next Saturday, April 7.

Brookland-Cayce High School, the host of this four day event which will be celebrating its 15th consecutive season, will be one of two sites for the matches with fellow Lexington School District Two high school, Airport HS. B-C's intimate on-campus facility is known as "The Cage" while Airport HS provides the impressive Eagle Stadium.

Joining the Bearcats and Eagles this week are nationally reknowned programs: Christian Brothers (Memphis, TN); Farragut (Knoxville, TN); Kelly Walsh (Casper, WY); and Norman North (Norman, OK). Only Christian Brothers is new to the Palmetto Cup field as Norman North will make its fifth appearance, while Farragut and Kelly Walsh each return for the second consecutive year. Completing the tournament field are Palmetto State powers: Daniel; Dorman; Dutch Fork; Fort Mill; Lexington; Northwestern; Pinewood Prep; Riverside; Spring Valley; and Wando.

Current Rankings
4A #1 Northwestern (#9 NSCAA/adidas National Ranking, #4 Region 1-SC-TN-VA)
4A #2 Wando
4A #3 Lexington
4A #4 Dutch Fork
4A #5 Spring Valley
4A #8 Dorman
4A #9 Fort Mill
3A #2 Riverside (#15 NSCAA/adidas National Ranking, #6 Region 1-SC-TN-VA)
3A #5 Daniel
3A #10 Brookland-Cayce
SCISA #1 Pinewood Prep (#10 Region 1-SC-TN-VA)
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Airport (not ranked)
Christian Brothers-TN (#2 Division 2, #8 Region 1-SC-TN-VA)
Farragut-TN (#3 3A)
Kelly Walsh-WY - no rankings submitted due to start of season
Norman North-OK - no rankings submitted due to start of season

Past 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
2006 - Northwestern