None of this makes any difference of course. The Herald is not the final authority on the worthiness of athletes, nor their cumlitave contirbutions to a team. Neither are the cold stats.
However, keep in mind that I'm just an imported, gun totin(22 bolt action), red necked, money grubbing, ref badgering soccer parent. (although never actually removed from a game by security, LOL)
The personal growth of my daughter is the true reward of participation.