Another issue that has to be addressed is the fact that the Clash openly solicited assistance with transportation during the spring which evolved into desperate pleas entering the week of the Clash.

Since not one Lowcountry school or soccer program stepped up to provide a bus for June 26-27, the Clash had to find and rent a bus in the 11th-hour: literally on Thursday morning en route to Daniel Island.

Fortunately, a former Brookland-Cayce HS and College of Charleston soccer alum, Jabari Seabrook, owns and operates a limousine service in Charleston, "Top Notch Transportation". Though he was able to give the SCHSSCA a break in the cost of the deal, it still cost the Clash $1,000 for Friday afternoon/evening and Saturday morning service.

Believe me, that $1,000 could have been applied in a better manner than having to rent a school bus for less than one day. So, if your school or soccer program can assist the Clash in the future, we would gladly accept that "in kind donation" of what we consider a $500 contribution (school district bus rental/driver's pay = $250 per bus).

I do want to recognize the following coaches that responded to our "pleas" for help on the transportation matters that have been instrumental in the past for securing these services: Stephen Jackson of West Ashley HS and Shilo Tisdale of Wando HS. Both of these coaches knew of our plight and helped willingly while driving their own soccer teams to their respective summer camps that same week.

In closing, we as an Association have to do a better job of serving ourselves when it comes to the All-Star Games: North-South Soccer Classic and the Clash of the Carolinas.

SCHSL Lowcountry High Schools
Academic Magnet
Ashley Ridge
Berkeley
Bishop England
Cane Bay
Charleston Charter
Fort Dorchester
Garrett Tech
Goose Creek
Hanahan
James Island Charter
Military Magnet
North Charleston
R.B. Stall
Stratford
Summerville
Timberland
Wando
West Ashley