Boys HS Soccer Predictions

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the divisions and schedules are geographically based and not evenly distributed.

Another reason to move to a single group in the Divisions and eliminate the sub-regions. Use the game savings for a true state championship playoff -- or schedule non-divisional rivalry/neighboring school games.

Agreed! I crunched the numbers and it didn’t change all that much. It did however add weight to the claim that divisions by geography are inequitable. If you remove the second round of divisional games from schedules and play a 14 games schedule this is what you would get. Tie breakers were head to head, most win and goal differential. Sorry Townie fans you still didn’t get in your below 500% and not in top 8, but it did put you a head of Cumberland based on that 1-0 road win. And also adds to your case that in the old format is unfair being in the east does not help.

1. LaSalle 10-1-3 ~ 23 pts
2. CF 8-1-5 ~ 21 pts
3. Barrington 9-4-1 ~ 19 pts
4. Shea 8-3-3 ~ 19 pts
5. Portsmouth 8-4-2 ~ 18 pts
6. BH 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
7. NK 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
8. SK 7-6-1 ~ 15 pts
9. EP 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
10. Cumberland 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
11. Central 4-9-1~ 9 pts
12. Chariho 3-9-2 ~ 8 pts
13. Lincoln 2-10-2 ~ 6 pts
14. Hope 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts
15. PCD 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts

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Agreed! I crunched the numbers and it didn’t change all that much. It did however add weight to the claim that divisions by geography are inequitable. If you remove the second round of divisional games from schedules and play a 14 games schedule this is what you would get. Tie breakers were head to head, most win and goal differential. Sorry Townie fans you still didn’t get in your below 500% and not in top 8, but it did put you a head of Cumberland based on that 1-0 road win. And also adds to your case that in the old format is unfair being in the east does not help.

1. LaSalle 10-1-3 ~ 23 pts
2. CF 8-1-5 ~ 21 pts
3. Barrington 9-4-1 ~ 19 pts
4. Shea 8-3-3 ~ 19 pts
5. Portsmouth 8-4-2 ~ 18 pts
6. BH 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
7. NK 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
8. SK 7-6-1 ~ 15 pts
9. EP 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
10. Cumberland 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
11. Central 4-9-1~ 9 pts
12. Chariho 3-9-2 ~ 8 pts
13. Lincoln 2-10-2 ~ 6 pts
14. Hope 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts
15. PCD 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts

Interesting thanks for doing the crunching, that does seem like a more equitable. Although in the interest of producing a ranking according to how they are playing at the time of the playoffs, you should probably remove the first round of divisional games. This would provide the coach more flexibility at the start of the season to find the right combination of players and positions. Could you redo the analysis using the second games?

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Interesting thanks for doing the crunching, that does seem like a more equitable. Although in the interest of producing a ranking according to how they are playing at the time of the playoffs, you should probably remove the first round of divisional games. This would provide the coach more flexibility at the start of the season to find the right combination of players and positions. Could you redo the analysis using the second games?

LOL you must be a townie if you count the second round of games instead of the first EP would be in on 500% rule but still out of top 8. LaSalle would still be number 1. Lincoln and hope have a game to play Thursday but it wouldn’t change playoff format.

1.LaSalle 9-2-3 ~ 21 pts
2.Shea 9-2-3 ~ 21 pts
3.CF 8-2-4 ~ 20 pts
4.NK 8-3-3 ~ 19 pts
5.Barrington 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
6.Portsmouth 7-4-3 ~ 17 pts
7.SK 7-4-3 ~ 17 pts
8.BH 7-5-2 ~ 16 pts
9.EP 6-5-3 ~ 15 pts
10.Cumberland 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
11.Central 3-10-1~ 7 pts
12.Chariho 2-10-2 ~ 6 pts
13.Lincoln 1-10-2 ~ 4 pts
14.Hope 1-9-3 ~ 5 pts
15.PCD 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts

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LOL you must be a townie if you count the second round of games instead of the first EP would be in on 500% rule but still out of top 8. LaSalle would still be number 1. Lincoln and hope have a game to play Thursday but it wouldn’t change playoff format.

1.LaSalle 9-2-3 ~ 21 pts
2.Shea 9-2-3 ~ 21 pts
3.CF 8-2-4 ~ 20 pts
4.NK 8-3-3 ~ 19 pts
5.Barrington 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
6.Portsmouth 7-4-3 ~ 17 pts
7.SK 7-4-3 ~ 17 pts
8.BH 7-5-2 ~ 16 pts
9.EP 6-5-3 ~ 15 pts
10.Cumberland 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
11.Central 3-10-1~ 7 pts
12.Chariho 2-10-2 ~ 6 pts
13.Lincoln 1-10-2 ~ 4 pts
14.Hope 1-9-3 ~ 5 pts
15.PCD 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts

Thanks for the recompilation. No I'm not a townie, but everything I had heard on this site indicated that teams over .400 would be in the hunt for a spot. Look at the girls side, they have 2-3 teams under .500 involved in play-in games. I'm the one that posted here about a .500 rule, that's the only reason I can see that EP was discounted. There must be a procedure somewhere to select the teams, but either too complicated or too political to publish on the RIIL site.

I still stand by the second game of series though. You should reward teams that are doing better at the end of the season. First 3-4 games of the season are not fully representative of how the team will be in early November.

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1. LaSalle 10-1-3 ~ 23 pts
2. CF 8-1-5 ~ 21 pts
3. Barrington 9-4-1 ~ 19 pts
4. Shea 8-3-3 ~ 19 pts
5. Portsmouth 8-4-2 ~ 18 pts
6. BH 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
7. NK 8-5-1 ~ 17 pts
8. SK 7-6-1 ~ 15 pts
9. EP 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
10. Cumberland 5-6-3 ~ 13 pts
11. Central 4-9-1~ 9 pts
12. Chariho 3-9-2 ~ 8 pts
13. Lincoln 2-10-2 ~ 6 pts
14. Hope 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts
15. PCD 0-12-2 ~ 2 pts

Several coaches who run premier clubs at the bottom of that list.

What is up with that?

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Several coaches who run premier clubs at the bottom of that list.

What is up with that?

A good town program has as much to do as a good coach both need to be there

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Several coaches who run premier clubs at the bottom of that list.

What is up with that?

I hear you but the truth is talents matter and the top teams have most of the talents. If your team is made up of mostly Town players then you won't fair in D1.

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A good town program has as much to do as a good coach both need to be there

You have litlle or no clue as to what you are talking about. The 8 teams in the playoff are loaded with premier players.

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Several coaches who run premier clubs at the bottom of that list.

What is up with that?

As I heard on sports radio this week ... it's more about Jimmy's and Joe's than X's and O's.

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As I heard on sports radio this week ... it's more about Jimmy's and Joe's than X's and O's.

LaSalle gets by recruiting / sitting out rules by using Project Goal to their advantage.

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LaSalle gets by recruiting / sitting out rules by using Project Goal to their advantage.

How do they do that?

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Thanks for the recompilation. No I'm not a townie, but everything I had heard on this site indicated that teams over .400 would be in the hunt for a spot. Look at the girls side, they have 2-3 teams under .500 involved in play-in games. I'm the one that posted here about a .500 rule, that's the only reason I can see that EP was discounted. There must be a procedure somewhere to select the teams, but either too complicated or too political to publish on the RIIL site.

I still stand by the second game of series though. You should reward teams that are doing better at the end of the season. First 3-4 games of the season are not fully representative of how the team will be in early November.

RIIL confirmed the following:
- the boys soccer rules indicate that a team must have a .500 or better record to qualify for the playoffs.
- 8 teams would automatically qualify and up to 10 teams in Div I.
- All soccer coaches were given this info at the pre-season sport interpretation mtg in Aug.
- The GIRLS soccer teams allowed up to 10 teams with a .400 win/loss record to qualify for the playoffs.

So, East Providence with a 7-8-3 record did not qualify. So while likely disappointing to the EP team and coaches, this should not have come as a surprise.

Regardless of imbalanced divsions, in the pursuit of the state championship a team shouldn't expect to make the playoff with a sub .500 record. Despite that EP finished off a respectable season and should be pleased that they are even being included in the conversation.

Let the playoffs begin...should be fun. I'm expecting at least 2 to 3 of the 7 games in D1 to go to PK's

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Here's my predictions:

LaSalle over SK
NK over Barrington
Cumberland over CF
Portsmouth over Shea

LaSalle over NK (on PKs) *** Potential Big Upset Here ***
Portsmouth over Cumberland (On PKs)

LaSalle over Portsmouth

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Here's my predictions:

LaSalle over SK
NK over Barrington
Cumberland over CF
Portsmouth over Shea

LaSalle over NK (on PKs) *** Potential Big Upset Here ***
Portsmouth over Cumberland (On PKs)

LaSalle over Portsmouth

Wow, Cumberland over CFalls, that is an upset. I know Sk beat Cumberland and Central Falls totally dominated SK the other night. I was not there, but heard it should have been 5 or 6-1.

Saying that, SK did play LaSalle tough both games this year. Is the Lasalle goalie still out, I thought he got hurt against Barrington and have not seen his name in the paper since.

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Wow, Cumberland over CFalls, that is an upset. I know Sk beat Cumberland and Central Falls totally dominated SK the other night. I was not there, but heard it should have been 5 or 6-1.

Saying that, SK did play LaSalle tough both games this year. Is the Lasalle goalie still out, I thought he got hurt against Barrington and have not seen his name in the paper since.

Cumberland has had a strong finish to the year, and beat CF 3-1 on Oct 22, and tied earlier in the season. SK is all over the place, and can't be used for comparison. SK is not playing well right now, and LaSalle will have too many answers; SK has a shot, but not much.