sid42, thank you for a response and I welcome the discourse. Four of my players play Premier which I believe is a step up from challenge (one of those players has been working this year so has not been a full member of the soccer team). Two others I believe are at a level to play premier but do not. This year is the biggest club representation I have had, yet the other 6 regular starters (more than half) are new to soccer completely (girls and boys both--yes, as a small program we often have a girl with no soccer experience starting). From what you say, Stratford is in a similar situation which speaks well of their players also (However Preston plays on the same club team as Savage and Socastee's Watson and has outscored them both in the past two years). As to the comment on 1A--since 1A schools do not have large regions they can attempt to schedule tougher matches than many schools in larger regions (BE, Northwestern, Pinewood, etc.). If you look at the schedules for Lincoln, Christ Church, and Academic Magnet you will see that this is the case. Lincoln's current opponent's win loss differential is +74. As I said, those of you who base opinions on stats alone do not let a single "A" fool you.
