Wow! Loss #4 for South Oldham! Can they get this turned around? A lot of people had them #1 coming in as the defending State Champ. 
 

 

14 hours ago, FrankNicodemus said:

Wow! Loss #4 for South Oldham! Can they get this turned around? A lot of people had them #1 coming in as the defending State Champ. 

To graduation, SO lost their top five scorers - Kahle, Huckaby, Roberson, May, and Byrd, and their best defender - Beard. [See below]

• 2022 Goals for/allowed: 4.9/0.3

• 2023 Goals for/allowed: 1.5/1.0 

A preseason #1 for the Lady Dragon might have been stretch. 

Two of SO's losses have come to teams whose stock is on the rise:

1. #7 Lafayette, who returned everyone of significance.

2. Bethlehem, who must be a fringe Top 10 team, brought back almost everyone, including two time all-stater Carlie Thurmond. Lex Cath thought enough of the two time defending "All A" champs to invite them to their "Challenge Cup" this month. 

SO's other two losses were at the hands of now #2 Assumption and #6 Notre Dame. 

Maybe the Lady Dragons are right where they're supposed to be?

The Dragons still have a good team, but certainly not #1 in the State. As Runcible Owl has pointed out, they lost 6 very talented players off of the 2022 team. Their '23 team has some nice players, but they have struggled for a number of reasons.  Injury & illness have caused a few to be absent from a game or two, and a couple started the season after being sidelined with significant knee injuries and still haven't gotten back to form yet. Some talented younger players have stepped in to take up the slack, but the team as a whole seems to be having trouble meshing together into a coherent squad so far.  Don't be surprised if they lose 1 or 2 more before they get comfortable with each other and begin to right the ship in time for the post season play. If the younger players learn how to fit in, they will still be a formidable team for the District, Region, & State.