Chief,
Sorry to not make myself clear enough. I in no way am implying the NW players are cheaters. They are not. What I am saying is that I BELIEVE there are things that were done last year and some possibly questionable rostering issues this year (can't find an actual map of the school district borders) this year that in no way are a result of the players but does cast into question the integrity of the coaching staff/program. Let be make this perfectly clear, I think Cesar is a committed and dedicated coach, I just feel that playing on a small field like that makes it look like someone is trying to get an advantage that they normally would not have if played on a regulation field. The coaches at NW are not new to the game and knowing this should have found an alternate location like Memorial stadium. As far as cheap shots, players will play as they are taught and if the coaches don't correct bad play then it sends a signal that it's accepted and therefore encouraged. All things like this do is make a program look bad.
Regarding the other games you are exactly right in that they were one sided. No question about it. Clover was outmanned and outgunned. My only slight difference of opinion is that the girls were not playing as aggressive as they should (and up until then did) in the game. You can't wait for the ball to come to you when your playing against a team that knows what it takes to win and a coaching staff that teaches it to those players who don't. Regardless of that (in my opinion) Clovers' JV teams and V boys hopefully will improve and the coaches take away some valuable lessons from this past weekend.
