2018 HS Girls Soccer

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So...about the semifinal games tonight. Predictions?

LSA 3 MH 0
SK 2 Smithfield 0

LSA 2 SK 0

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LSA 3 MH 0
SK 2 Smithfield 0

LSA 2 SK 0

I agree with the exception of the scores. This will be LSA last title for a few years. SK will win a couple in the next few years and another team or two may sneak in.

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supposedly a forward for ponoganset...

Is this meant to be funny?

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Is this meant to be funny?

Why? Someone from Ponaganset couldn't be considered as a D1 recruit. Maybe there is one and she has chosen not to play HS soccer.

SK over Smithfield
LSA over MH

Final

After OT and Shootout SK prevails. This may be the beginning of a SK dynasty.

I agree with previous person posting regarding what SK has for talent, what has come in, and what is coming up. We will be hating on them next. lol

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Why? Someone from Ponaganset couldn't be considered as a D1 recruit. Maybe there is one and she has chosen not to play HS soccer.

SK over Smithfield
LSA over MH

Final

After OT and Shootout SK prevails. This may be the beginning of a SK dynasty.

I agree with previous person posting regarding what SK has for talent, what has come in, and what is coming up. We will be hating on them next. lol

For public schools, success hinges on good feeder town youth soccer programs. South County YSA is one of the best run program in the state. Plus they have the premier option for players who chooses to go that route.

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Why? Someone from Ponaganset couldn't be considered as a D1 recruit. Maybe there is one and she has chosen not to play HS soccer.

SK over Smithfield
LSA over MH

Final

After OT and Shootout SK prevails. This may be the beginning of a SK dynasty.

I agree with previous person posting regarding what SK has for talent, what has come in, and what is coming up. We will be hating on them next. lol

No they played all season for pono...did i miss something

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Re: D1 players ...Barrington junior playing DA committed to play soccer at Yale. There are few younger ones already being looked at/and starting the recruiting process and will likely go D1 or high D2. Others had opportunity to do so, but are choosing academic D3 programs. Just because you TS cowboys think you know every soccer player in the state doesn’t mean you do.

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No they played all season for pono...did i miss something

Let's remember that the D1 soccer landscape is a very broad ranging one, from top D1 level to D1 schools who would struggle with a top D3 school.
So if bragging about a kid going D1 is your thing, congratulations.

Average D2 HS player at best BTW.

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Let's remember that the D1 soccer landscape is a very broad ranging one, from top D1 level to D1 schools who would struggle with a top D3 school.
So if bragging about a kid going D1 is your thing, congratulations.

Average D2 HS player at best BTW.

Not OP. No one was bragging. Someone else made somewhat mocking comment about no R.I. players being D1 caliber. A few people pointed out they were wrong, and now you call that bragging, and then also move the goal posts on what D1 means. Silly season here on TS.

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10-15 players would not change the league at all. If they were all based on 1, 2, or 3 teams. yes maybe.

Umm..one elite player bumped Portsmouth up to 2 state titles..and against LSA teams that were far better than the current one. Yes, Portsmouth had some quality supporting cast, but a bunch played on I think for the Rams (not exactly the club you would put up there as high level, but I do see a bunch of the players in the top 10 for D1 goal scorers played there).

and yes, if the LSA student played HS, LSA would be probably a sure thing as to an "almost" sure thing.

As someone noted earlier, how do even those club teams even the NPL/ECNL look in the Nov/Dec tournaments - it is usually "coach is feeling out the team" or "got to shake off the high school bad mojo", etc.

High school and club are different focus ; and while the previous poster is probably more right than not about the higher level college recruiting, taking 2 months off for high school isn't going to kill an elite player's chance because they're still either going to get noticed (or not) in the 9/10 other months of club, showcase, camps, etc.

Honestly, if the DA's point is you need the immersion all year and can't be tainted by high school (or god forbid playing another high school sport), then early returns aren't too promising in terms of national level player pool results..and if your kid ain't in the national pool range, then that's a big loss to miss the high school experience because the other intangibles.

Look at Alex Morgan - "Alex Morgan was a multisport athlete growing up, but she didn't start playing organized soccer until she was 14 years old. She attended Diamond Bar High School, where she was a three-time all-league pick and was named an NSCAA All-American." -- hmm, is our DA producing Alex Morgans?

Okay..she's from the past..how about Mallory Pugh? She played 3 high school seasons despite already being tagged early on to be WNT level caliber. Mewis high school. Lavelle - high school. The one exception maybe Horan, but she was already thinking professional soccer while still in high school.

Kids should have a choice - it's a bad move by US Soccer to restrict a player and parents' choices for what works, especially when the vast majority of "elite" players aren't going to be national or professional players..

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Umm..one elite player bumped Portsmouth up to 2 state titles..and against LSA teams that were far better than the current one. Yes, Portsmouth had some quality supporting cast, but a bunch played on I think for the Rams (not exactly the club you would put up there as high level, but I do see a bunch of the players in the top 10 for D1 goal scorers played there).

and yes, if the LSA student played HS, LSA would be probably a sure thing as to an "almost" sure thing.

As someone noted earlier, how do even those club teams even the NPL/ECNL look in the Nov/Dec tournaments - it is usually "coach is feeling out the team" or "got to shake off the high school bad mojo", etc.

High school and club are different focus ; and while the previous poster is probably more right than not about the higher level college recruiting, taking 2 months off for high school isn't going to kill an elite player's chance because they're still either going to get noticed (or not) in the 9/10 other months of club, showcase, camps, etc.

Honestly, if the DA's point is you need the immersion all year and can't be tainted by high school (or god forbid playing another high school sport), then early returns aren't too promising in terms of national level player pool results..and if your kid ain't in the national pool range, then that's a big loss to miss the high school experience because the other intangibles.

Look at Alex Morgan - "Alex Morgan was a multisport athlete growing up, but she didn't start playing organized soccer until she was 14 years old. She attended Diamond Bar High School, where she was a three-time all-league pick and was named an NSCAA All-American." -- hmm, is our DA producing Alex Morgans?

Okay..she's from the past..how about Mallory Pugh? She played 3 high school seasons despite already being tagged early on to be WNT level caliber. Mewis high school. Lavelle - high school. The one exception maybe Horan, but she was already thinking professional soccer while still in high school.

Kids should have a choice - it's a bad move by US Soccer to restrict a player and parents' choices for what works, especially when the vast majority of "elite" players aren't going to be national or professional players..

I wholeheartedly agree, and why our kid decided against DA, and is very happy with that choice.

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Re: D1 players ...Barrington junior playing DA committed to play soccer at Yale. There are few younger ones already being looked at/and starting the recruiting process and will likely go D1 or high D2. Others had opportunity to do so, but are choosing academic D3 programs. Just because you TS cowboys think you know every soccer player in the state doesn’t mean you do.

Starting the process means nothing. They aren’t there yet and won’t be. Like I said maybe a handful D1 or 2

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Re: D1 players ...Barrington junior playing DA committed to play soccer at Yale. There are few younger ones already being looked at/and starting the recruiting process and will likely go D1 or high D2. Others had opportunity to do so, but are choosing academic D3 programs. Just because you TS cowboys think you know every soccer player in the state doesn’t mean you do.

Ya... 👌🏿
You are insane!

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LaSalle in finals! Shocker!
Pilgrim in D2 final! Shame!

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LaSalle vs Smithfield (Not SK previous poster!).