u15 girls 1-5-5 (11th out of 12 teams) u15 boys 1-8-2 (11th of 12) u16 girls 0-4-7 (11th of 12) u16 boys 6-1-2 (2nd of 10) u17 girls 4-6-1 (8th of 12) u17 boys 3-3-3 (6th of 10) u18 girls 3-5-3 (10th of 12) u18 boys 5-3-1 (5th of 10)
Has consolidation and pulling in non local players produced results in regional competition?
Yes, it has.
Russell's team is very good. The U17s and U18s had a coaching change right before the season which is never beneficial. The U17s lost their top two players either during or just before the season in Cole and Nacho. That would have an effect on anyone, especially when you can't score and those two players are both great goal scorers. If you took Nestor/Devin/Millard/etc off SC United, they would obviously not be as good as they were before either. The U18s have been a very strong team for years. Not 100% sure, but I think both the U18 and U17 teams went to the finals in Disney last year so they are having out of state success in tournaments as well.
Ideally, you'd like more competition. But it isn't like South Carolina is a hotbed for soccer talent. The only way you get more competition is if some of the CESA players who make the drive play at their local clubs. If that happens, then every team just gets worse, and is that a good thing? Especially since you already think they aren't getting regional results. Or moving to academy to compete with SC United and not worry about playing poor teams anymore, which is what they should do.
