Quote: [quote) Was the level of play good? Were the teams playing CESA able to lift their games? If so......then absolutely its a great sign of the overall tide rising.
But if the CESA teams played down to the level of their competition, then thats NOT a good thing.
In the case of the U18 Girl's game on Saturday....Cesa had to lift their level of play UP to MPSC 91 Elite Girls level.
Even though Cesa added 2 or 3 (this has since been corrected to one, sorry) D1 College players to their roster before playoffs, MPSC was/is the better team. Anyone that watched that game will tell you the same thing.
Without the addition of the D1 players, no way Cesa wins that game. I have more thoughts on recruiting college players for the purpose of winning State that I will post under another thread.
In the case of MPSC 91 Elite Girls Vs Cesa 91 Premier ....the better team to represent South Carolina did not win.
Congratulations to MPSC 91 Elite Girls for a great season. I've enjoyed watching you play and grow up over the years. Soccer friends are the best friends and I wish you the best always.
Karen Ferrara aka Mama K Team Manager, MPSC 91 Elite Girls
Karen i will have to jump in here. I did not have a kid in any state game this weekend but i did watch most of the games like a fool in the cold rain. As for Saturdays game MP should be proud for not only making it there but for playing such a good game. They played hard and had Cesa on the ropes for awhile but for you to say they were better and CESA had to play up to their level i guess is just a proud parents point of view.MP had some skilled players but they were not from top to bottom as good as CESA and the right team won.CESA did have only one D1 player and i am glad to say he payed for the pizza and beer.I told someone standing near me with about 15 mins left that MP was getting tired and CESA was going to win.CESA kept the pressure on and with MP running out of gas and MP not having quite the skill in the back it was only a matter of time before CESA took control. As far as Sunday goes i think the u-18 girls game was the best of the weekend. The 2 best teams were in the championship and the best team won.
Morris Ramsey aka Hard Headed. Not the team manager
