2019 Girls CIAC LL champion

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For every team you beat in the regular season, you get 100% of their points total. So in the Fciac, every team got 3 points in their tie-breaker for beating Trinity and 0 points for beating Central. You get 50% of the points for teams you tie.

It is definitely NOT a Strength of Schedule measure. It’s a mathematical way to avoid a coin flip, that’s all.

Don’t need a coin flip this year. If you are on the side of the bracket that staples is on, it is over for you.

Marlo time baby!

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Don’t need a coin flip this year. If you are on the side of the bracket that staples is on, it is over for you.

Marlo time baby!

Who is posting this? You are doing her no favors by putting that target on her back.

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Who is posting this? You are doing her no favors by putting that target on her back.

What an azz. Typical westport parent

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What an azz. Typical westport parent

Let's get back to the game. Staples vs St Joe's is going to be a great game. Staples the more talented team but St Joe's plays with that edge. 0-0 decided by PK's
Who has the better keeper?

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Gametime CT Poll Nov 4

Class LL-L poll
Team Points
1. Staples (6) 60
2. Ridgefield 54
3t. Southington 45
3t. St. Joseph 45
5. Glastonbury 35
6. Wilton 19
7t. South Windsor16
7t. Suffield 16
9. New Canaan 14
10. RHAM 11

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Newington and Pomperaug.
Coaches voting: Jim Murray (Avon); David Sullivan (unaffiliated); Marc Kenney (Newtown); Iain Golding (Ridgefield); Marvin Miller (Shelton), Rachael Redding (East Lyme).

This one didn't age very well. Wilton 6 loses to New Canaan 9 in FCIAC. Ridgefield 2 loses to STJ 3t in FCIAC.

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Class LL-L poll
Team Points
1. Staples (6) 60
2. Ridgefield 54
3t. Southington 45
3t. St. Joseph 45
5. Glastonbury 35
6. Wilton 19
7t. South Windsor16
7t. Suffield 16
9. New Canaan 14
10. RHAM 11

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Newington and Pomperaug.
Coaches voting: Jim Murray (Avon); David Sullivan (unaffiliated); Marc Kenney (Newtown); Iain Golding (Ridgefield); Marvin Miller (Shelton), Rachael Redding (East Lyme).

This one didn't age very well. Wilton 6 loses to New Canaan 9 in FCIAC. Ridgefield 2 loses to STJ 3t in FCIAC.

Did you expect Ian to vote against his own team yesterday?
He may have today but yesterday no chance

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Class LL-L poll
Team Points
1. Staples (6) 60
2. Ridgefield 54
3t. Southington 45
3t. St. Joseph 45
5. Glastonbury 35
6. Wilton 19
7t. South Windsor16
7t. Suffield 16
9. New Canaan 14
10. RHAM 11

Also receiving votes: Farmington, Newington and Pomperaug.
Coaches voting: Jim Murray (Avon); David Sullivan (unaffiliated); Marc Kenney (Newtown); Iain Golding (Ridgefield); Marvin Miller (Shelton), Rachael Redding (East Lyme).

This one didn't age very well. Wilton 6 loses to New Canaan 9 in FCIAC. Ridgefield 2 loses to STJ 3t in FCIAC.

That’s why they do the poll every week, things change. Ridgefield and Wilton could have easily walked away with wins. Both games they were as close as you can get. Let’s see how things shake out in the state tournament.

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Strength of Schedule is totally irrelevant.

Mostly irrelevant but if it comes down to a tiebreaker, not totally- isn't there something in the tiebreaker points system that at least tries to factor in what the records were of the teams you beat and lost to? Maybe I'm wrong but they did try something like that for football- of course it is a flawed system, for example Glastonbury lost to the #1 ranked team which would be a "better loss" just according to that, but most of the other teams Southington beat were not very strong. But you can't totally factor in SOS or else it would be subjective/a matter of debate as to who played the strongest schedule and you can't have that at HS level.

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Let's get back to the game. Staples vs St Joe's is going to be a great game. Staples the more talented team but St Joe's plays with that edge. 0-0 decided by PK's
Who has the better keeper?

Sadly, we live in a state where even a conference final can't be decided by PKs. It sucks that we have to dread this possibility of "co-champions" in every major final every single year- the powers that be think it's okay to have this double standard of using PKs in every round leading up to the final but not the final. Instead of trying to find an actual solution (like coming up with a better tiebreaker which no one has or of course just using PKs which the HS players were apparently able to handle in every previous round), they go for a copout that reflects poorly on the maturity levels of the HS athletes instead. Shame. The other thing they don't realize is that in some situations teams that are the underdogs actually see the possibility of winning on PKs as a good thing rather than something that is forced on them because they didn't win in regulation. Taking away that possibility changes how the game is played tactically- teams can't bunker at any point because they know they have to score to win outright.

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Sadly, we live in a state where even a conference final can't be decided by PKs. It sucks that we have to dread this possibility of "co-champions" in every major final every single year- the powers that be think it's okay to have this double standard of using PKs in every round leading up to the final but not the final. Instead of trying to find an actual solution (like coming up with a better tiebreaker which no one has or of course just using PKs which the HS players were apparently able to handle in every previous round), they go for a copout that reflects poorly on the maturity levels of the HS athletes instead. Shame. The other thing they don't realize is that in some situations teams that are the underdogs actually see the possibility of winning on PKs as a good thing rather than something that is forced on them because they didn't win in regulation. Taking away that possibility changes how the game is played tactically- teams can't bunker at any point because they know they have to score to win outright.

It really is moronic. Kids feel just as bad missing a pk in the semi finals as they do in the finals. I just don't get the logic for this.

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Conference finals have PKs, just state finals don't.

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The Logical Voice

Sadly, we live in a state where even a conference final can't be decided by PKs. It sucks that we have to dread this possibility of "co-champions" in every major final every single year- the powers that be think it's okay to have this double standard of using PKs in every round leading up to the final but not the final. Instead of trying to find an actual solution (like coming up with a better tiebreaker which no one has or of course just using PKs which the HS players were apparently able to handle in every previous round), they go for a copout that reflects poorly on the maturity levels of the HS athletes instead. Shame. The other thing they don't realize is that in some situations teams that are the underdogs actually see the possibility of winning on PKs as a good thing rather than something that is forced on them because they didn't win in regulation. Taking away that possibility changes how the game is played tactically- teams can't bunker at any point because they know they have to score to win outright.

First of all, let's keep in mind that the people within the CIAC are educators by profession and in the end, the decisions made around sports competition are driven by Principals and Athletic Directors, not coaches.

They have to have winners in all games before the finals, simply to ensure they have teams in the final.

Having said that, the philosophy being reflected here is that if two teams reach the final and play to a draw in regulation and then through overtime, the educators would prefer the players all have a piece of the shared glory of participating in a final, as opposed to forcing a winner through PKs.

You can not like that, but this is a decision that comes from people who are professional educators, first and foremost. I can see their rationale, even if I might prefer a different approach myself.

But then, I'm not a professional educator either.

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Conference finals have PKs, just state finals don't.

In the Fciac, you are wrong.

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In the Fciac, you are wrong.

We do in ours. #fciacpussies

Seriously it's so f ing stupid. One winner, one loser.

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Here we go:

First Round Matchups:

16. Wethersfield vs 17. Amity
15. McMahon vs 18. Trumbull
14. Darien vs 19. Hall
13. Newtown vs 20. Simsbury
12. Shelton vs 21. New Milford
11. Wilton vs 22. Warde
10. New Canaan vs 23. West Haven
9. Farmington vs 24. NFA
8. Cheshire vs 25. Cheshire
7. South Windsor vs 26. Ludlow
6. Newington vs 27. Hamden
5. Glastonbury vs 28. Conard

We have a lot of repetitive matchups from throughout the year which is no fun for anyone. Where do we see potential upsets?