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ya, its too bad that the kids of mt pleasant & the taxpaying parents are really getting screwed with only one team for each sport with all those numbers. a lot of quality mt pleasant kids & parents have become very cynical towards the inequities of those numbers in all wando sports.
wish the school board or anyone with common sense would address those issues. if only it was about the kids & the importance of hs sports

O'Connor? Tall forward?

Barretto is a standout for Wando. So is their keeper.

The two I previously referred to are O'Connor (forward) and Barreto (defender).

Agreed. I'd say they're looking alright. Impact players like that are going to be key for both teams.... Obviously along with other factors as well.

The sheer "numbers" game isn't nearly the predictor you might think. Give me the more relevant number -- legitimate "next-level" players -- mixed with strong, consistent coaching.
Also, can't say I'm sure about kids getting "screwed" by the numbers. Wando's boys' coach has gone out of his way to carry as many as 30 kids on varsity, and I'm here to tell you, they're not ALL high-level high school kids. indeed, some might argue that carrying that many creates more problems (playing-time hassles, lack of reps in practice, etc.) than it solves.
Also, a number of Wando's current kids wouldn't have even made varsity if all the East Cooper kids on BE and Magnet "stayed home."

I think that your opinions have already opened up the can of worms.
There are several ECNL girls that are better than who you mentioned. Now you have fired them up. They have played your girls and won many times. Now you have given them something else to play for.
After the game, I will give you their numbers. They will be the ones that beat you.
You were not very smart in naming players.

Testy. I like that.

Hope I wasn't misinterpreted as knocking J.L. Mann. I don't have a dog in that fight.

Overreact much?