FCIAC Girls Soccer Review

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This is indeed laughable. This is the kind of stuff that puts target on kids. My recommendation to any St Joe's parents who think their kids will be an impact player or a superstar is to just stay quiet. This bluster is not going to help daughter. Come back in September/October of next year.

-SJ Parent

I find it amazing that people can't spot a troll. 8th graders are knee deep in their club season. The parents aren't on here posting about their kids hypothetical HS season next year. Don't take the bait on the troll posts.

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I find it amazing that people can't spot a troll. 8th graders are knee deep in their club season. The parents aren't on here posting about their kids hypothetical HS season next year. Don't take the bait on the troll posts.

Clearly you haven't met many StJ parents

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Clearly you haven't met many StJ parents

Please. If it's actually a parent on here posting that, then their kid probably isn't even making varsity. Like I said, everybody that actually plays CFC/FSA is concerned about club right now.

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Staples vs Ridgefield at Fairfield Warde HS at 1pm on Saturday

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Staples vs Ridgefield at Fairfield Warde HS at 1pm on Saturday

Closet warde will come to a state championship! I know that had that magical run 5 or so years ago when they tried to mimic st joes and recruited a girl in from Bridgeport to play on the team

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Staples vs Ridgefield at Fairfield Warde HS at 1pm on Saturday

may just go to that seeing its so close

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may just go to that seeing its so close

Great, thanks for sharing that with all of us. Very helpful!

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may just go to that seeing its so close

#metoo

Signed jack

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Closet warde will come to a state championship! I know that had that magical run 5 or so years ago when they tried to mimic st joes and recruited a girl in from Bridgeport to play on the team

After that one season (2014), all we heard here was how great Warde was going to be; “super Soph” entered our lexicon. I mean they tied for the FCIAC crown and made it to the state finals.

And the results after that, they never made it to the FCIAC title game again (didn’t even make the tourney this year) and were bounced in the first or second round of States every year.

TC joins the Danbury coach as the most overrated coaches in the league.

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After that one season (2014), all we heard here was how great Warde was going to be; “super Soph” entered our lexicon. I mean they tied for the FCIAC crown and made it to the state finals.

And the results after that, they never made it to the FCIAC title game again (didn’t even make the tourney this year) and were bounced in the first or second round of States every year.

TC joins the Danbury coach as the most overrated coaches in the league.

Warde coach (assume initials are TC? How childish? Just use name!) way over rated, but does get his players all this and all that every year!

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Warde coach (assume initials are TC? How childish? Just use name!) way over rated, but does get his players all this and all that every year!

True. Just more testament to the asinine nature of all-blank voting process. The “stars” on that 2014 team continued to get awards even in the following years when the team sucked.

I wonder how many Warde players get recognition this year now that all those 2014 players are gone.

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Great, thanks for sharing that with all of us. Very helpful!

No problem

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The Line - State Championships edition

The algorithm initially refused to even place a spread on this game. On paper these two FCIAC favorites couldn’t be more evenly matched.

Two amazing defenses - Staples has allowed just 8 goals on the season; Ridgefield has the thumb to spare on one-handed counts. Two effective offenses - Staples has scored 53 goals, RHS, with the edge again, has netted 74. Their one meeting this year was scoreless.

And the two coaches spent most of last season’s off pitch time arguing over who’s dirty dishes were in the sink.

These teams are identical.

Except in two areas...trophies and big game experience. Staples will be appearing in their third finals game in 2 years (FCIAC and state). A laudable achievement for sure. But, they are 0 for 2 so far and didn’t make it to the semis in this year’s FCIAC dance.

Ridgefield’s story is a bit different. Consider this, the senior class on the team has never known a season without a trophy and this will be their 7th finals appearance in 4 years. They are 4 for 6 in those games, their only 2 losses coming in States to Glastonbury. They have 3 FCIAC titles and a state title.

Staples had the more difficult path to the finals, having to slog their way back thru the FCIAC middle table and then face the stalwart Glastonbury in an exhausting 1-0 match. By comparison Ridgefield got to cruise on their path, facing only Darien in a 1-0 monsoon quarters game decided by another goalie mistake/own goal (just like Staples’ win last night). In the semis, Ridgefield played their entire bench vs overmatched Simsbury and didn’t allow a single SOG by the Trojans.

The algorithm initially spit out a 0.5 advantage for Ridgefield based on their track record in championship games. But when I reminded the computer that CIAC rules allow for draws in title games, the algorithm retreated back to calling for a fence-straddling draw.

In the end, with the defenses of both teams being their best feature, whoever scores first will win the game.

Staples vs Ridgefield (even)

Over/under total goals = 1

Odds on a game decision after 80 minutes regulation = 3-1 against.

The Algorithm is kicking itself in the bits for not going with its gut on the 1/2 goal spread for Ridgefield, but feeling pretty good about it’s over under call and not having to pay out any “in regulation” prop bets as their were no takers on that action.

See you next Fall,

The Line.

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The Algorithm is kicking itself in the bits for not going with its gut on the 1/2 goal spread for Ridgefield, but feeling pretty good about it’s over under call and not having to pay out any “in regulation” prop bets as their were no takers on that action.

See you next Fall,

The Line.

Nice work and thank you

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The Algorithm is kicking itself in the bits for not going with its gut on the 1/2 goal spread for Ridgefield, but feeling pretty good about it’s over under call and not having to pay out any “in regulation” prop bets as their were no takers on that action.

See you next Fall,

The Line.

Another year of fciac LL dominance on the girls side. The great Glastonbury, the great CCC hope, has now gone back to back seasons outside the final. At least last year they could say the lost to the eventual champs.