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Previously, after a score was reported on this board, the excuse from the losing team was.. "oh, we didnt have so and so, our all star midfielder, because of basketball."

with basketball season coming to a close and all the returning bball players (and perhaps some new talent trying out) on the soccer team now, how much does this really change the team as a whole? do most schools have many girls who play both sports? and are these girls considered some of the top talent on the soccer team? or is "basketball" used as just some shabby excuse as to why that scrimmage last night didnt go in our favor.

The smaller the school the greater the impact. A lot of the small schools don't have the luxuary of having backups. The teams that don't have this problem tend to be the better teams, because it also means that they can take an injury or two without feeling the impact. Where a smaller schoolthat is effected by this problem is also one or two injuries aways froma bad season also. So I do believe it is a valid excuse, just as key injuries would also be a valid excuse. But in the end the championship goes to the best team on the field and not the best team with excuses.

Lexington's Erica Deahl and Ali Steel did a number on Fort Mill last night so their basketball season will extend through the weekend. Since their next game is Friday night, I assume they won't be appearing in this weekend's Viking Cup.

Lex is a 4A school and Erica is the goalkeeper and Ali is a defender. How much does their absence hurt Lex, who is one of the favorites to win the tourney?

Lexington has some very good backups to those players so I don't see it hurting Lexington very much.

Basketball players do make a difference on all teams. They can be used as excuses as to why the team lost or they can be the deciding factor in games that are close in score. They are also huge elements of surprise especially if the team played scrimages without them and then use them during regular season games against the same teams, so in closing yes they do make a difference regardless of the size of the school.