The refs in the CC v. WHS match were poor. They allowed the match to progressively become more and more inappropriately physical. I feel we should never blame the outcome on the refs, but it was poor. Uncalled foul and handball in the box late in a close match leaves the losing team feeling the refs cost the team the match. With 3 refs a match should never become that physical. High school soccer suffers from too many fouls and uneven calls. The players deserve better. The WHS v. Gilbert match in the second round was called well. The regular season match between Emerald v. WHS was also called very well. That shows it can be done.
