groinpull
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Offsides or not, it seems there is a lot of objection to PKs to end the game. I understand that but for people who play, coach or have kids that play a lot of club soccer this is the way it is and these are the rules worldwide. The kids in this game, I guarantee have been in PK shootouts before and they know what they need to do. As distasteful as it is, I have no issue with it. I really think non soccer people hate PKs more than people who see this routinely in club tournaments. With that said, I would like to see two 10 minute OT periods instead of two 5 minute periods.
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Yes, freshman Jack Stava (Cole Stava's younger brother) came out in the second group of five to take a PK but didn't get the chance. Kudos to that kid for stepping up. Jack played JV all year and was moved to varsity for post-season but did not see any state tournament action. I expect to see him starting for the Colonels next year.
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That's exactly right. Last year's team was loaded with senior talent. In the final I think only 2 non-senior starters and it may have been only one but I don't recall. To get back to that spot after losing so much speaks to the players/coaches. CCH returns 6 starters for next year as well as 3-4 juniors/sophomores who contributed quite a bit to varsity. Great season for those kids getting within a hair of repeating.
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Agree you cannot tell anything from the video or still photo other than it was close. If an attacking player has an arm, leg, half of his body, etc in an offsides position..............it's offsides. Close call, agreed but not definitive either way. As I said in my first post on this thread (post #4) congrats to Daviess as they have a fine team and are deserving champs.
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I agree. Very solid and impressive turnout for Daviess in that semi-final and given that CCH travels well, should be a big crowd for tonight.
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Covington Catholic vs. Daviess County - Predictions
groinpull replied to groinpull's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
I'm guessing that most of the people voting have not seen Daviess play. -
Highlands = Basketball School
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Can the Colonels defense and opportunistic offense continue their run for one more game or does it break down against #1 Daviess County who has only been beaten one time early in the year? Daviess appears to have solid players at every position and are very good offensively. The Colonels appear to have the best defense in the state at this point in time. If the Colonels defense can hold Daviess in check with a couple goals or less, I see this game going to OT and/or PK's.
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Covington Catholic 3 North Hardin 0
groinpull replied to MentschTrachtGottLacht's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Another item of interest is that for the third year in a row, the boys championship will be won by a non-Louisville/Lexington team. The balance of power is definitely spreading out in Kentucky. -
Covington Catholic 3 North Hardin 0
groinpull replied to MentschTrachtGottLacht's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Agree that another clean sheet will be tough to obtain on Saturday against Daviess but they are on a great roll defensively. Also, consider that of the five defensive starters this year for CCH (goalkeeper and four defenders), none were starters last season for the state champion team. The Colonels currently start four juniors and a senior in the back with the only senior being Mike Vogt. -
Covington Catholic 3 North Hardin 0
groinpull replied to MentschTrachtGottLacht's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Colonels have a tough task vs Daviess County. I saw the second half of their game and they have a lot of firepower. Should be a good match. -
Dunbar with a late goal to avoid the shutout. Daviess definitely the real deal.
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All state? All tournament team?
groinpull replied to justwondering1's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Try looking back and seeing who inserted the CCH player not on the list into this thread. It wasn't me or GPR. Nobody is having a problem letting anything go but if it's brought up in an unrelated thread by someone else then I'd expect supporters of the CCH kid to respond. -
All state? All tournament team?
groinpull replied to justwondering1's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Exactly, Schneider was one of the better players I have seen this year on any team and I include Trinity, Summit, Collegiate, etc in those teams I've seen play. Going back to the "all region" team, if that were to be taken as accurate, it appears that CovCath has made it to the semi-finals of the state tournament with only three good players. The rest of the team isn't worthy of an honorable mention according to some wannabees on this blog. They just shut out (for the first time this season) the highest scoring team in Kentucky history with a few good players. That's some good coaching there! -
All state? All tournament team?
groinpull replied to justwondering1's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
I'm not sure how interesting it is given that it's much more difficult to make an all-state team than an "all region" team. I'm not sure that anyone would complain about not making an all state team given that it's a much larger area. The only thing interesting is that you still seem to think the "all region" team is based on talent when it's clearly not the case. -
Covington Catholic vs North Hardin - Predictions
groinpull replied to groinpull's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Thanks for the info. Sounds like North Hardiin has some quality players. Great thing about this tournament is you get some matchups you would otherwise not see. -
Covington Catholic vs North Hardin - Predictions
groinpull replied to groinpull's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Who are the top players for North Hardin? What style do they play? Direct, possession team, etc? -
Updated Maher Rankings 10/29
groinpull replied to SoccerMath's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
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Covington Catholic 2 Collegiate 0
groinpull replied to Yellow Card's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
He came in and played the whole game after CCH scored. -
Covington Catholic 2 Collegiate 0
groinpull replied to Yellow Card's topic in KY Boys Soccer (High School)
Class A school or not, Collegiate was still the 7th region champion and that region has probably produced more soccer state champs than any other region in the state. Yesterday, CCH came to play and Collegiate looked flat to me. Their coach chose to leave their two leading scorers on the bench to start the game. I assume he was thinking his reserves would roll over the defending state champs and he didn't need them? LOL For CovCath to graduate 18 seniors after winning the state title and be able to reload to get to this point is pretty remarkable and is a testament to the coaching staff and the senior class as well as the underclassmen who have filled those roles. Good luck to the Colonels on Thursday.