Good luck to the Thunder this year. They have some great kids that are really talented, maybe even some of the best in the state at their positions.
Just because a team meets up against one very talented 8th grade team in an entire weekend and wins doesn't take away from winning their bracket. It also happened to be the largest bracket having 8 teams instead of the 5 the other brackets had. Therefore, instead of 2 rounds, they had to win 3 rounds.
To worry about another teams success instead of focusing on your own team seems petty. Best of luck to the Thunder. I will be rooting for the boys.