6A-7 Girls

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This district is weak. Mitchell was the best team all year and Alonso played a great game and beat us but that doesn't change the fact that Mitchell had the most talent and best team in the conference. Now when we played George Jenkins they killed us 5-0 and the game was very one sided. So I have to agree that this conference is weak when the best team is not competitive with one of the best in 5A.

Did you notice that Newsome lost to Jenkins in OT. East Bay tied newsome and so did Alonso, so was that just one of those games? Maybe a different score if the game happened again? When teams from this district play others they appear to be very successful.

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Unfortunately for Alonso the win in the Hurricane does not count in Districts.

This is a very weak division this year, 5a may have some lopsided games but is they also have the best teams. Just look at how badly Mitchell got beat against George Jenkins 5-0. Mitchell may be the best team in 6A Tampabay area but they are no match for the top 5A squads this year.

The best teams in the Tampa Bay area are (not in order).
Palm Harbor
Plant
Newsome
Bloomington
East Lake ?

These are all 5A teams.

So how have the teams done against these teams? These are all 5A teams and we are talking about a 6A division.

In the past this division did very well but this year you tell me.

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by the way it is Bloomingdale.

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Unfortunately for Alonso the win in the Hurricane does not count in Districts.

This is a very weak division this year, 5a may have some lopsided games but is they also have the best teams. Just look at how badly Mitchell got beat against George Jenkins 5-0. Mitchell may be the best team in 6A Tampabay area but they are no match for the top 5A squads this year.

The best teams in the Tampa Bay area are (not in order).
Palm Harbor
Plant
Newsome
Bloomington
East Lake ?

These are all 5A teams.

So how have the teams done against these teams? These are all 5A teams and we are talking about a 6A division.

In the past this division did very well but this year you tell me.

My Picks in no order

Tampa Prep
Berkeley Prep
Plant
PH
EL
Newsome
Bloomingdale
Alonso
Sickles
Mitchell
River Ridge

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I agree 6A-7 was very weak this year.

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[This conference is terrible conference this year. There is very little talent and it showed in regionals. The reason Alonso and Sickles went to regionals is that they got through not on their talent but the lack of other teams talent. To show how bad this group is just look at East Bay, a team that plays kick ball and they beat both Alonso and Sickles. Then the go to Melbourne and get killed 8-0. That is not even a game! You don't lose by that score playing good soccer![/quote]

You are correct about East Bay, they play nothing but kick ball and are not a good team. They have one player who is very fast but not skilled. The rest of the team is not talented. Sickles plays kick ball also but has much more talent then East Bay. If they had a better coach I think they could be more successfull. Sickles struggles sometimes against better teams but should not have lost to East Bay. Alonso does not play kick ball and had success against quality teams during the season. They dominated East Bay except for about 15 min. of the game. Definitely a better side than East Bay , should not have lost, but did not put it together when it counted. Sometimes the better team doesn't win. I don't agree that this is a week district. These teams have alot of success against teams from other districts and classes when they play. I do agree that 8-0 is not a good game, but that is not a representation of soccer in this area.[/quote]


Sickles just can't win the big games even when they obviously are the better team. I think the rec mentality of the coach may catch up to the team when they play the good teams. When we played Sickles, they played a playground type formation and my daughter told me later the Mitchell coaches were laughing about it on the sidelines. It cost Sickles any chance of beating us. Alonso had the talent this year but for some reason they could not put it together consistently. They played very well against Mitchell and then they did not play very well after that. I don't believe Mitchell took Alonso seriously. How can a team that lost one game all year lose in the first round of the playoffs? It is simply because they were not prepared. The coach thought it was going to be easy and the team took it too easy until it was too late. At the end of that game we were all over Alonso, the ball was flying all around the goal but not in. Our coach did not prepare Mitchell and it showed. I am not taking anything away from Alonso, they played great and more importantly they won.

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Just Listed next year's 6A - 7 and 6A - 8

DISTRICT 7
(7 schools)
Countryside (Clearwater)
East Lake (Tarpon Springs)
North Port
Palm Harbor University
Riverview (Sarasota)
St. Petersburg
Sarasota

DISTRICT 8
(5 schools)
Alonso (Tampa)
Bloomingdale (Valrico)
Brandon
Plant (Tampa)
Wharton (Tampa)

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How tough will it be for some of last years 6A-7 teams to make the change to their new assignments.

Countryside- Stayed in 6A-7 and will find it difficult to go through to regionals. That division picked up Palm Harbor and East Lake.

St Petersburg- Stayed in 6A-7 which could become a powerhouse again and could be one of the tougher districts in the State.

Mitchell-move to 4A. They should win there district every year. They may be in the softest district in the state

Alonso- Stayed to 6A and may struggle in a fairly tough conference.

Sickles- Moved to 5A to an easier conference, should do well.

Gaither- Moved with Sickles and should also do well.

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[This conference is terrible conference this year. There is very little talent and it showed in regionals. The reason Alonso and Sickles went to regionals is that they got through not on their talent but the lack of other teams talent. To show how bad this group is just look at East Bay, a team that plays kick ball and they beat both Alonso and Sickles. Then the go to Melbourne and get killed 8-0. That is not even a game! You don't lose by that score playing good soccer!

You are correct about East Bay, they play nothing but kick ball and are not a good team. They have one player who is very fast but not skilled. The rest of the team is not talented. Sickles plays kick ball also but has much more talent then East Bay. If they had a better coach I think they could be more successfull. Sickles struggles sometimes against better teams but should not have lost to East Bay. Alonso does not play kick ball and had success against quality teams during the season. They dominated East Bay except for about 15 min. of the game. Definitely a better side than East Bay , should not have lost, but did not put it together when it counted. Sometimes the better team doesn't win. I don't agree that this is a week district. These teams have alot of success against teams from other districts and classes when they play. I do agree that 8-0 is not a good game, but that is not a representation of soccer in this area.[/quote]


Sickles just can't win the big games even when they obviously are the better team. I think the rec mentality of the coach may catch up to the team when they play the good teams. When we played Sickles, they played a playground type formation and my daughter told me later the Mitchell coaches were laughing about it on the sidelines. It cost Sickles any chance of beating us. Alonso had the talent this year but for some reason they could not put it together consistently. They played very well against Mitchell and then they did not play very well after that. I don't believe Mitchell took Alonso seriously. How can a team that lost one game all year lose in the first round of the playoffs? It is simply because they were not prepared. The coach thought it was going to be easy and the team took it too easy until it was too late. At the end of that game we were all over Alonso, the ball was flying all around the goal but not in. Our coach did not prepare Mitchell and it showed. I am not taking anything away from Alonso, they played great and more importantly they won.[/quote]

And if ES was still coaching at Mitchell they would have won because he would have them prepared!

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I really don't understand what happened to Mitchell and Countryside this year. Both were regional semi-finalists last year and both were one game and out in districts this year. Both seemed to have good teams coming back, neither lost many players. Both teams were disappointing.

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I really don't understand what happened to Mitchell and Countryside this year. Both were regional semi-finalists last year and both were one game and out in districts this year. Both seemed to have good teams coming back, neither lost many players. Both teams were disappointing.

Countryside was very weak and lost their core players to graduation last year. They were one of the weaker teams in a very weak district this year. As for Mitchell, they were the strongest team in this district but overrated because the district was so weak. They most likely were not prepared for Alonso and as the story goes if you are not ready to play, you lose. Remember Mitchell lost to George Jenkins 5-0 and the score could have been much more. George Jenkins made it to the finals of State but lost to Palm Harbor 3-1. This tells me that Mitchell is not even a top team in the area, which shows how weak this district was.

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I really don't understand what happened to Mitchell and Countryside this year. Both were regional semi-finalists last year and both were one game and out in districts this year. Both seemed to have good teams coming back, neither lost many players. Both teams were disappointing.

Countryside was very weak and lost their core players to graduation last year. They were one of the weaker teams in a very weak district this year. As for Mitchell, they were the strongest team in this district but overrated because the district was so weak. They most likely were not prepared for Alonso and as the story goes if you are not ready to play, you lose. Remember Mitchell lost to George Jenkins 5-0 and the score could have been much more. George Jenkins made it to the finals of State but lost to Palm Harbor 3-1. This tells me that Mitchell is not even a top team in the area, which shows how weak this district was.

Alonso played Palm Harbor and lost 2-1 in their tournament.Seems to be a pretty respectable result.

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I really don't understand what happened to Mitchell and Countryside this year. Both were regional semi-finalists last year and both were one game and out in districts this year. Both seemed to have good teams coming back, neither lost many players. Both teams were disappointing.

Countryside was very weak and lost their core players to graduation last year. They were one of the weaker teams in a very weak district this year. As for Mitchell, they were the strongest team in this district but overrated because the district was so weak. They most likely were not prepared for Alonso and as the story goes if you are not ready to play, you lose. Remember Mitchell lost to George Jenkins 5-0 and the score could have been much more. George Jenkins made it to the finals of State but lost to Palm Harbor 3-1. This tells me that Mitchell is not even a top team in the area, which shows how weak this district was.

Alonso played Palm Harbor and lost 2-1 in their tournament.Seems to be a pretty respectable result.

Maybe you should have watched that game. It was very obvious who was the better team.

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I really don't understand what happened to Mitchell and Countryside this year. Both were regional semi-finalists last year and both were one game and out in districts this year. Both seemed to have good teams coming back, neither lost many players. Both teams were disappointing.

Countryside was very weak and lost their core players to graduation last year. They were one of the weaker teams in a very weak district this year. As for Mitchell, they were the strongest team in this district but overrated because the district was so weak. They most likely were not prepared for Alonso and as the story goes if you are not ready to play, you lose. Remember Mitchell lost to George Jenkins 5-0 and the score could have been much more. George Jenkins made it to the finals of State but lost to Palm Harbor 3-1. This tells me that Mitchell is not even a top team in the area, which shows how weak this district was.

Alonso played Palm Harbor and lost 2-1 in their tournament.Seems to be a pretty respectable result.

Maybe you should have watched that game. It was very obvious who was the better team.

Never said they weren't the better team. I said it was a respectable result for Alonso. Palm Harbor has a very strong team, from the looks of their scores during the season and through the state tournaments it would appear that score wise it the same or closer than many of their results. Nobody even gave Alonso a chance in that game, I am sure that you were one of them. There was never really any doubt as to who was going to win the game, but it was a very good result for Alonso, and it showed our kids what it takes to be a real contender at states ( State Champion now). I did watch the game and I saw some nervousness on the field and from the coaching staff towards the end of the game, many of whom are friends, and who have told me that we were very competetive and played well. Also remember, the kids on our team actually live in our district, we do not have kids from all over the county coming to our school.How many of the kids on Palm Harbor actually live in that district? Our team is a true district school, all the kids are supposed to be there. Any way, we appreciated the chance to come and play against your team, it was alot of fun.

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Alonso has plenty of talent, probably the most in that conference, at least it looks that way on paper with all the signings that happened a couple weeks ago. I am not trying to take anything away from Alonso but this year 5A was much better than 6A in this area. 6A-7 was a very weak conference top to bottom and it shows in regional play. In Fact if you look back 4 years (that is when they were re-aligned) you will find only 1 team from this district made the final 4. That is not very good when you consider that 2 teams get to regionals and only have to win 3 games to make the final 4.