I know that this is the girls forum, but FWIW, I'd like to weigh in on this all-state debate (boys and girls) as well. I take issue with the following all-state selections:
4A Boys
Dorman should only have Autenzio; IMO Acosta and Valencia as sophomores better be every bit as good as Enzo Martinez or Sebastian Velasquez as those are quality and deserving underclassmen all-state picks; Sean Flynn's unfortunate legal troubles go against what was stated above; Who is Hellberger?; Two from Irmo???; Three from Dutch Fork; Only 8 seniors on the team.
3A Boys
Adam Crysel, a junior from Wilson; no Byron Quintoa from Dreher?; nobody from Myrtle Beach?
2A Boys
7 Bishop England players - I know they're good, but 7!!! Nobody from Batesburg-Leesville? How about the GK? Were they not nominated? What coaches picked this team?
1A Boys
No Terence Deas??? How can you make the NC/SC all-star game and not be 1A!!!! all-state?; wth? A sophomore from Blackville-Hilda??? A junior from Indian Land??? A junior from Bamberg-Ehrhardt??? All picked ahead of Deas? Are you kidding me?
4A Girls
Looks like these coaches got it right although I agree with Chico on the following girls:
* Olivia Urig, Wando: Probably the most notable player left off of the list due to her team's strength and the fact that only one Wando player made the list; played for the team ending up being the state finalist which had only a single player make the all-state list. Urig is a tough, physical midfielder who is clearly one of the better players in the state and in my opinion deserved to be on the list.
* Ashleigh Sheets, Fort Mill: Clearly the leading offensive player for a strong Fort Mill team, Sheets started almost all of the offense and was a strong contributor to the defense from her midfield position. Sheets is clearly one of the better players in the state and in my opinion deserved to be on the list.
* Erica Deahl, Lexington: The keeper who led a Lexington defense that was stingy with goals all year. On a defense that at times can show its youth and can have lapses, Deahl reminded me of the reason that you pay airline pilots a lot of money -- while 99% of the time the job of the airline pilot is boring, you pay for those several minutes were the pilot rescues you from absolute calamity. Deahl did an outstanding job this year and in my opinion deserved to be on the
3A Girls
Shame on the Hilton Head coach for not nominating his girls as I'm sure that they have 2-3 that were previously mentioned in the other threads that would be all-state caliber. By beating Airport and B-C, you certainly think that they have the quality players. Also only one from Myrtle Beach seemed odd.
2A/1A Girls
Surprised to see two all-state freshmen! I hope they're the real deal or this is a gross overestimation of ability. Almost unfair to tab a young lady as "that good" and have her have to live up to it for the next three years. Two from Gilbert??? Maybe one for their good season, but not two!
I know it's not an easy process, but you really wonder how much homework the coaches do prior to picking the teams. The idea is to get the best players and after reviewing the lists, I think they're are some coaches pushing their own agendas.
