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Didn’t I point out that not only did a single A school won the girls side but beat another single a school to do it? There was a period for a while where St. Henry boys and girls made it pretty far. Holy cross girls have also made the final.

Nice. Do you think khsaa knows the header says field hockey tournament?

I didn’t get to watch the game how do you know they are from nky?

I don’t understand? Did the game get ugly or was it poorly officiated, I didn’t hear any of he usually grumbling on here about this one.

In kicks it says

Did they put that back up. Thought it got taken down.

soccer does that at the regional level. After that the only thing left are winners.

You said they don’t have a shot. Clearly they do. To further illustrate: 1999 St Henry boys made it, lost to Ballard 2000 Holy Cross girls made it, lost to Sacred Heart We also have schools like Westport and Jefferson town in the early boys years. Admittedly I don’t know their size but let’s just say I don’t hear them mentioned anymore. That’s not even counting the schools that make it to the tournament and then get knocked out. Last year Collegiate was the favorite on the boys side and barely lost to Cov Cath even when they weren’t playing their best player. Let me clarify, I don’t have a problem with classing the schools. Seeding however goes against the spirit of high school athletics.

Except the state final was not only won by a single A school less than 10 years ago, their opponent was also a single A school. It was a repeat of the all “A” final just with a different outcome.

High school sports, in KY at least, are as much about participation as winning. Probably more the former than the latter. I don’t see this changing any time soon.

A game that lasts hours isn’t a game that was played for hours. The actual action in a football game probably doesn’t even get close to the time spent not playing the game.

Could be because Soccer is a much longer game than basketball with much less stoppage to catch your breath. Saying just keep playing isn’t the answer for a game that is, at the high school level, an 80 minute contest with much more running.

I’ve never heard of an alternative that is superior. Soccer is too long and taxing of a game to say, just play until someone wins. That’s how injuries happen, either by clumsy tackles or just exhaustion of the body. The removing players idea is essentially the same thing as PKs. Because eventually it will just be scoring to score and that isn’t any more fair.

Follow the money. That all I’ll say for those that complain.

Let’s face the facts. If we think the players that came before this and are on that list of all time scorers didn’t run up the goals on some weaker teams when they played we are kidding ourselves.

Good lord is this still being debated?

Yet another year of bad blood at the JV tourney then I see.

Direct free kick fouls by the defense in their own box are PKs. Indirect free kicks result in an indirect free kicks.

Not entirely sure about this based on description but if the ref decides the keeper has possession, then puts the ball down and picks it back up before another player touches then that's not allowed.

Saw it one time and it was in last years highlands v Cov Cath game. I think it was the highlands keeper decided his shinguards needed to be adjusted like 4 times. No one really argued the call surprisingly.

Wasn't there, but that isn't a card. Even when it is called. The last time I was at a ref course they were emphatic about that.

I doubt it's less than 100. It's been a couple years since i ventured there but I doubt it's shorter than a pointy ball field. Certainly not 80.

Pretty simple answer. Not all schools and facilities were built during the same time period. Regulations change but the ability to get more land and space does not.

20 yards short of what?

Right until it becomes unreasonable. I'm not trying to be snarky (not entirely). I think it depends on the game, score, which keeper. For instance, if the keeper is on the team down by 5 and they want to waste a little more of their own time, does it makes sense to hurry them along?