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Thanks OTB for having Scott's back. No I don't see how you can say that Scott is doomed after a 1-1 tie with NCC who I might add according to DBLYELLOW is the best thing since white bread.

Didn't you post in another thread about how NCC had more possession in the Scott game and how NCC was the better team. Also that NCC needed to work on their finishing..? I was just curious how you yourself could have came up with the assumption that NCC was the better team if you haven't even seen Scott play this year.

I saw this thread on the girls side so I thought we could give it a try. Last year graduated some of the best soccer players NKY has ever seen IMO. Who are the players to watch out for this year.

Hey DBYELLO, first off I am very calm, didn't mean to come across as otherwise. Second off I don't know why you say " I think you got out-possessed 80-20 " as of I was on the field. You are right about the possession though, I wouldn't go that far with it but NCC forsure hade more possession, unfortunately possession doesn't win soccer games, JUST ask anyone at Cov Cath. Based on the score a draw is a draw, do not think you can come to a conclusion on who is better. Fortunately both teams have time to grow, Come October it will be very exciting for both of these teams I'm sure.

NCC may have had more shots overall but Scott put more shots on goal. You can have 100 shots but if you aren't hitting the target then it isn't doing much good. I believe Scott had atleast 5 shots on target where the goalie came up big.

Scott had about 20 players at this match and I know that every single player Scott had got playing time. I also noticed in the second half Trenkamp and Wolf were pulled off the field and sat for atleast 15 minutes. If what I was told was true that was Scott's whole JV and Varsity squad combined and every player got playing time.

If St. Henry plays to win, I pick them over Ryle. I think this years Scott team has a lot of growing to do. I do not think the team you see tonight will be the same team come October. I'll go with NCC for this one as well.

You seem to not be a big fan of Morgan, who last year managed to score a fair amount of goals, (upwards 20) with both goal hungry players Treadway and Schnieder (who each had near 30) on the same field. Pretty impressive to me. What I'm curious to see with Scott is how they change the line up with the players they have remaining. Do they move Trenkamp in as a forward, or Wolf in as a forward, and rely on Morgan to put them in the right situations? Or do they move Morgan up as a target and rely on Hegerty in the middle by himself?

Ryle vs St. Henry and NCC vs Scott seem like the two most exciting. I am very excited to see these four teams in action.

What happened last year is irrelevant to this years pre season rankings. I put them both tied for 5th and stated that I really have yet to see what they have this year (as stated)..... Also I'm just a little curious, what is your basis for the new coaching staff being " better " ? There is no history to back this up so I'm having a little trouble seeing things from your point of view.

New to this site but but I thought I would give it a try. I guess I will start off by taking a shot at my top 5. 1. CCH - I don't think there is any argument here. With Day, Litzler, Wessels leading a group of 24 other varsity juniors and seniors they're going to be very strong and have a lot of depth. The real question is will they live up to their expectations or yet again fall short. 2. St. Henry - Last years 9th region champs, who lost some very strong players (Dehner, Lannon, Langen) and many more, have a very strong group of underclassman stepping up. Nelter and Sanders will provide a strong offense with Manahan in the mix as well. Where St. Henry will have some trouble is on the defensive side. I believe they have a young back line as well as a new goalie stepping up this year. 3. Scott - They suffer the loss of Treadway, Schneider, Evans, Muench, Keiborth, and a couple more, so they will definitely have to adjust there playing style. With senior Seay in goal who is arguably one of the best in the state and Senior Morgan in Midfield who I've heard is committed to play at Marshall (D1) and several others having good varsity minutes that may just give them enough to win another regional title. My big question for Scott is do you forfeit the skills of Morgan in the midfield by putting him up top looking for him to score? (3rd in goals last year) 4. Highlands - With 7 returning varsity starters I believe this is one of the teams that lost the least. Last year they started off a little slow but I think this year they will come out strong and have improvements made. Senior Gesenhuse will play a huge role in being the leader of this team. Very strong physical player who will be the center of attack. Some other strong players will include Sellers, and Schweitzer. Highlands always puts up a strong fight and I think will turn a few heads this season. 5. Cooper/NCC - Both of these teams suffered many losses and I haven't had the chance to see either play so I'm having trouble placing these two. Cooper loses OPOY and Co-DPOY. O'brien was from what I believe the game changer in the middle for Cooper, and their goalie being the arguably the best in NKY has to be a huge loss . Not sure who the new goalie will be. Junior Adam Snow is a very good player and he will be the go to player for this team, just not sure who will be the supplier. They will need to have some underclassman step up. NCC was a very impressive team last year, I think they suffer the biggest loss of them all. Losing Hensley who was Co-DPOY (also I believe scoring a fair amount of their goals) will really hurt. They also will suffer the loss of their coach and having a new set of eyes on this team may just make this a rebuilding season. They have a lot of young potential that can work something up over the next few years, this season will be interesting. I'm very excited to see them play Scott on Friday. Soccerama should shed some light on this debate.