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Post by Keeper on May 3, 2024 20:47:05 GMT -5
7A Final 4 matchups are tomorrow night and it will be interesting to see who moves on. Discovery vs Kennesaw Mountain and Campbell vs Archer... East vs west, Lawrencevile versus I75 corridor in both matches. Last week I predicted "So my picks for Final 4 - Milton vs Lambert and Discovery vs Colquitt County". Good thing I'm not a betting person. Regions Representation in the final 4: Region 1: 0 Region 2: 1 Region 3: 0 Region 4: 1 Region 5: 1 Region 6: 0 Region 7: 1 Region 8: 0 Seeds Remaining in final 8 1 Seed: 2 2 Seed: 2 3 Seed: 0 4 Seed: 0 Scoreboard Top 10 And Last Result 1. Discovery: Previously #2. Beat Greyson in Round 3 2. Archer: Previous #5. Beat Milton in OT in Round 3 3. Campbell: Previously unranked. eat #1 Lambert in Round 3. 4. Kennesaw Mountain: Previously unranked. Beat unranked Colquitt County in Round 3. 5. Lambert: Former #1 lost to Campbell in Round 3. 6. Milton: Previous #4. Lost to Archer in Round 3. 7. Grayson: Previous #3. Lost to Discovery in Round 3. 8. Collins Hill: Lost to Milton in Round 2 9. Hillgrove: Lost to Carrolton in Round 1 10. Colquitt County: Previously unranked but moves into top 10 even with loss. Lost to Keneesaw Mountain in Round 3. Dropped out Previous 7. Pebblebrook: Lost to Colquitt County in Round 2 Previous 9. Walton High School: Lost to Lambert in Round 2 Previous 10. South Forsyth: Lost to North Gwinnett in Round 1 Max Preps Top 10 - New rankings have not come out since 4/29, beforeRound 3 1. Lambert: Lost to Campbell - Out 2. Milton: Lost to Archer - Out 3. Discovery: Beat Greyson - Final 4 4. Greyson: Lost to Discovery - Out 5. Hillgrove: Out 6. Colquitt County: Lost to Kennesaw Mountain - Out 7. Collins Hill: Out 8. Archer: Beat Milton - Final 4 9. East Coweta: Out 10. South Forsyth: Out Not in the top 10 but still playing: 12. Campbell: Beat Lambert - Final 4 19. Kennesaw Mountain - Final 4 Match Ups: Kennesaw Mountain (12-8-1, 36GF, 32GA) at Discovery (18-2-1, 46GF, 17GA) I have not seen KM play but looking at their schedule, results, goals scored and goal allowed and quite simply KM should not be going to the final 4. They've benefitted from a weak playoff schedule - Central Gwinnett was 10-7-1, N. Gwinnett was 8-8-1 and somehow cleared South Forsyth out of the way in round 1, and Colquitt County, while 16-3-1, never played a team North of Macon during the regular season and feasted on weak competition. All that said , KM are in the Final 4. Play two inspired games, get a lucky break or two and they could finish the season on top. Standing in their way is Discovery who have been consistent all year long, handled tougher competition and enjoy a 29 goal differential. And they are at home. I would say this is the Lock of the Week, but look how well I picked last week. Archer (15-3-1, 67GF, 28GA) at Campbell (11-6-2, 61GF, 41GA) Comparing the records, schedules, goals scored and given up, this one seems like one to lean to Archer to get the win. Campbell's one advantage is playing at home. Will Boom Ball work against Archer the way it did against Lambert. It's not pretty soccer but it did produce a ton of opportunities last week. Any free kick from just beyond mid field or any throw in from the 20 are going to be put in the box where anything can happen. And a byproduct of that is the defending team scrambles to clear the ball turning possession back to Campbell. Lambert ceded too much possession allowing Campbell to dictate the game. How will Archer handle the arial assault? Does their defensive back line have some height to clear some balls? I lean Archer but Campbell is playing hot at the right time. My 7A State Championship prediction sees Discovery Vs Archer... Lawrenceville vs Lawrenceville... and Discovery winning it all. So yeah…Kenn Mtn won 1-0 and Campbell won 2-1. Now the all Cobb County final has to be played in Gwinnett at Duluth HS? Wonder if it’s not to late to love to like Marietta Hs, haha? |
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Post by futbolfan1 on May 3, 2024 21:04:11 GMT -5
5A Decatur wins 2-1 in OT over Cass. It was a great game!
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Post by hateallthesechanges on May 3, 2024 21:06:31 GMT -5
7A Final 4 matchups are tomorrow night and it will be interesting to see who moves on. Discovery vs Kennesaw Mountain and Campbell vs Archer... East vs west, Lawrencevile versus I75 corridor in both matches. Last week I predicted "So my picks for Final 4 - Milton vs Lambert and Discovery vs Colquitt County". Good thing I'm not a betting person. Regions Representation in the final 4: Region 1: 0 Region 2: 1 Region 3: 0 Region 4: 1 Region 5: 1 Region 6: 0 Region 7: 1 Region 8: 0 Seeds Remaining in final 8 1 Seed: 2 2 Seed: 2 3 Seed: 0 4 Seed: 0 Scoreboard Top 10 And Last Result 1. Discovery: Previously #2. Beat Greyson in Round 3 2. Archer: Previous #5. Beat Milton in OT in Round 3 3. Campbell: Previously unranked. eat #1 Lambert in Round 3. 4. Kennesaw Mountain: Previously unranked. Beat unranked Colquitt County in Round 3. 5. Lambert: Former #1 lost to Campbell in Round 3. 6. Milton: Previous #4. Lost to Archer in Round 3. 7. Grayson: Previous #3. Lost to Discovery in Round 3. 8. Collins Hill: Lost to Milton in Round 2 9. Hillgrove: Lost to Carrolton in Round 1 10. Colquitt County: Previously unranked but moves into top 10 even with loss. Lost to Keneesaw Mountain in Round 3. Dropped out Previous 7. Pebblebrook: Lost to Colquitt County in Round 2 Previous 9. Walton High School: Lost to Lambert in Round 2 Previous 10. South Forsyth: Lost to North Gwinnett in Round 1 Max Preps Top 10 - New rankings have not come out since 4/29, beforeRound 3 1. Lambert: Lost to Campbell - Out 2. Milton: Lost to Archer - Out 3. Discovery: Beat Greyson - Final 4 4. Greyson: Lost to Discovery - Out 5. Hillgrove: Out 6. Colquitt County: Lost to Kennesaw Mountain - Out 7. Collins Hill: Out 8. Archer: Beat Milton - Final 4 9. East Coweta: Out 10. South Forsyth: Out Not in the top 10 but still playing: 12. Campbell: Beat Lambert - Final 4 19. Kennesaw Mountain - Final 4 Match Ups: Kennesaw Mountain (12-8-1, 36GF, 32GA) at Discovery (18-2-1, 46GF, 17GA) I have not seen KM play but looking at their schedule, results, goals scored and goal allowed and quite simply KM should not be going to the final 4. They've benefitted from a weak playoff schedule - Central Gwinnett was 10-7-1, N. Gwinnett was 8-8-1 and somehow cleared South Forsyth out of the way in round 1, and Colquitt County, while 16-3-1, never played a team North of Macon during the regular season and feasted on weak competition. All that said , KM are in the Final 4. Play two inspired games, get a lucky break or two and they could finish the season on top. Standing in their way is Discovery who have been consistent all year long, handled tougher competition and enjoy a 29 goal differential. And they are at home. I would say this is the Lock of the Week, but look how well I picked last week. Archer (15-3-1, 67GF, 28GA) at Campbell (11-6-2, 61GF, 41GA) Comparing the records, schedules, goals scored and given up, this one seems like one to lean to Archer to get the win. Campbell's one advantage is playing at home. Will Boom Ball work against Archer the way it did against Lambert. It's not pretty soccer but it did produce a ton of opportunities last week. Any free kick from just beyond mid field or any throw in from the 20 are going to be put in the box where anything can happen. And a byproduct of that is the defending team scrambles to clear the ball turning possession back to Campbell. Lambert ceded too much possession allowing Campbell to dictate the game. How will Archer handle the arial assault? Does their defensive back line have some height to clear some balls? I lean Archer but Campbell is playing hot at the right time. My 7A State Championship prediction sees Discovery Vs Archer... Lawrenceville vs Lawrenceville... and Discovery winning it all. So yeah…Kenn Mtn won 1-0 and Campbell won 2-1. Now the all Cobb County final has to be played in Gwinnett at Duluth HS? Wonder if it’s not to late to love to like Marietta Hs, haha? No one is playing at McEachern Friday night. They should just play there. |
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Post by bogan on May 3, 2024 21:46:35 GMT -5
Nope zero recruiting as GHSA denied all transfers statewide eligibility this spring. Even if you had a valid reason like student of a teacher they didn’t allow anyone to play this spring. (Can’t wait for ghsa to not exist in coming years, they’re less useful then the ncaa) You’re right-they would have to sit out this season. So what caused the turn around? |
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Post by surgesoccer on May 4, 2024 7:05:17 GMT -5
My 7A State Championship prediction sees Discovery Vs Archer... Lawrenceville vs Lawrenceville... and Discovery winning it all. So yeah…Kenn Mtn won 1-0 and Campbell won 2-1. Now the all Cobb County final has to be played in Gwinnett at Duluth HS? Wonder if it’s not too late to love to like Marietta Hs, haha? They should move it to McEarchearn but my guess is they will keep it at Duluth. I'm sure there are contracts that have been signed, etc. |
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Post by surgesoccer on May 4, 2024 7:21:48 GMT -5
Well I'm the worst soccer prognosticator in regards to 7A soccer. 1-3 in Final 8 and 0-2 in Final 4. Not sure many outside of their fans would have predicted previous ranked (at the time of the Final 8) #19 Kennesaw Mountain (13-8-1) vs #12 Campbell (13-6-2) in the State Final.
You have to respect teams that are playing their best soccer at the right time. Neither school has ever won a State Championship in Boys Soccer as far as I can tell. One of them will go out with the last 7A Championship with the elimination of the classification.
My constantly wrong gut says that Campbell will walk out the State Champs, but I think with no attachments in the game I've got to root for the underdogs in Kennesaw Mountain.
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Post by futbolfan1 on May 6, 2024 9:32:19 GMT -5
On the day eve of the State Finals, I am going to do predictions because... Why not?
A Division I: Paideia vs Atlanta International
Winner: ATL Int
A Division II: Atkinson Co vs GA Military
Winner: GA Military
2A: Toombs Co vs Model
Winner: Model
3A: Hebron Christian vs Columbus
Winner: Hebron Christian
4A: Johnson vs Westminster
Winner: Westminster
5A: McIntosh vs Decatur
Winner: McIntosh
6A: Sprayberry vs River Ridge
Winner: River Ridge
7A: Campbell vs Kennesaw Mountain
Winner: Campbell
A lot of great matchups can't wait!
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Post by futbolfan1 on May 9, 2024 22:16:19 GMT -5
River Ridge loses their keeper to a red card in the first half. Score is 0-0. They win the whole thing against Sprayberry down a man, 3-0 unbelievable. Watching the game you’d think Sprayberry was playing a man down.
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Post by mightydawg on May 10, 2024 5:58:25 GMT -5
River Ridge loses their keeper to a red card in the first half. Score is 0-0. They win the whole thing against Sprayberry down a man, 3-0 unbelievable. Watching the game you’d think Sprayberry was playing a man down. It always amazes me how a team can still win playing short a man. It is the only sport where you can play a man short for an extended period and still win. |
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Post by bogan on May 10, 2024 6:37:42 GMT -5
River Ridge loses their keeper to a red card in the first half. Score is 0-0. They win the whole thing against Sprayberry down a man, 3-0 unbelievable. Watching the game you’d think Sprayberry was playing a man down. It always amazes me how a team can still win playing short a man. It is the only sport where you can play a man short for an extended period and still win. Never thought about that-but true! |
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Post by Keeper on May 10, 2024 22:31:16 GMT -5
Campbell choked away their final. 2-0 Kenn Mtn after CHS dominated possession and most of the game. Chs had a dozen or so chances in the box but couldn’t finish. Shortly after a saved PK by KMHS keeper, they were able to finally get past the Campbell back line to go 1-0, couple minutes later the panicking Spartans gave up another goal to go down 2-0.
MVP of the game was definitely the KMHS goalkeeper. He made some quality saves and was great off his line defending from deep throw ins and corners
Only major loser was GHSA. Why the hell did they put the game at Duluth HS?? The parking was a disaster as CHS & KMHS fans had to park nearly a mile away due to the girls Buford/West Forsyth game going to PKs. Add in the stands were barely able to hold the fans even though the home/school side was closed off. Either move them to Mercer/GaState/Ksu or don’t hold back to back games on a small hs campus.
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Post by randomparent on May 13, 2024 11:20:17 GMT -5
Campbell choked away their final. 2-0 Kenn Mtn after CHS dominated possession and most of the game. Chs had a dozen or so chances in the box but couldn’t finish. Shortly after a saved PK by KMHS keeper, they were able to finally get past the Campbell back line to go 1-0, couple minutes later the panicking Spartans gave up another goal to go down 2-0. MVP of the game was definitely the KMHS goalkeeper. He made some quality saves and was great off his line defending from deep throw ins and corners Only major loser was GHSA. Why the hell did they put the game at Duluth HS?? The parking was a disaster as CHS & KMHS fans had to park nearly a mile away due to the girls Buford/West Forsyth game going to PKs. Add in the stands were barely able to hold the fans even though the home/school side was closed off. Either move them to Mercer/GaState/Ksu or don’t hold back to back games on a small hs campus. On the boys side KSU sounds good, or just let the high school host it at their home stadium. At this point, for the big schools 75+% of the time the game is between a school in Cobb/Cherokee. Just put the games up there. No one wants to drive downtown ATL or Macon for a game so both of those are bad options. |
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Post by Keeper on May 13, 2024 11:43:07 GMT -5
Campbell choked away their final. 2-0 Kenn Mtn after CHS dominated possession and most of the game. Chs had a dozen or so chances in the box but couldn’t finish. Shortly after a saved PK by KMHS keeper, they were able to finally get past the Campbell back line to go 1-0, couple minutes later the panicking Spartans gave up another goal to go down 2-0. MVP of the game was definitely the KMHS goalkeeper. He made some quality saves and was great off his line defending from deep throw ins and corners Only major loser was GHSA. Why the hell did they put the game at Duluth HS?? The parking was a disaster as CHS & KMHS fans had to park nearly a mile away due to the girls Buford/West Forsyth game going to PKs. Add in the stands were barely able to hold the fans even though the home/school side was closed off. Either move them to Mercer/GaState/Ksu or don’t hold back to back games on a small hs campus. On the boys side KSU sounds good, or just let the high school host it at their home stadium. At this point, for the big schools 75+% of the time the game is between a school in Cobb/Cherokee. Just put the games up there. No one wants to drive downtown ATL or Macon for a game so both of those are bad options. One, it seems KSU football has taken over that soccer stadium and refuses to let ghsa use it. Secondly, who doenst want to drive? I had quite a few parents that said they don’t mind traveling to GSU to play or even to Mercer as they’re true college stadiums and have proper facilities. They just wanted to make sure those games were Friday nights or Saturdays to avoid any academic issues. |
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Post by randomparent on May 13, 2024 15:22:50 GMT -5
On the boys side KSU sounds good, or just let the high school host it at their home stadium. At this point, for the big schools 75+% of the time the game is between a school in Cobb/Cherokee. Just put the games up there. No one wants to drive downtown ATL or Macon for a game so both of those are bad options. One, it seems KSU football has taken over that soccer stadium and refuses to let ghsa use it. Secondly, who doenst want to drive? I had quite a few parents that said they don’t mind traveling to GSU to play or even to Mercer as they’re true college stadiums and have proper facilities. They just wanted to make sure those games were Friday nights or Saturdays to avoid any academic issues. Not sure about the KSU logistics or who have the fields, you had mentioned that as an option earlier but it sounded good to me. I do not know any parent that lives up in Cobb/Cherokee that wants to travel to downtown ATL for a HS soccer game. With regard to Mercer, I do not know one parent of a kid playing there for the state championship the past few years that thought, this is awesome so glad we got to come to Macon for this. Sure its a nice facility but the kids want as many fans in the stands as possible. Last few years we saw - Sprayberry vs RR Lassiter vs RR Lassiter vs Dalton KennMount vs Campbell Walton vs Lambert Throw it in Google Maps and see where they are. That is where they want to play so they get a huge local turnout. Could you image how many people would have been at a RiverRidge vs Sprayberry game that was local to both schools? Having fans in the stands is what makes high school soccer special. And yes turnouts are still good where ever, but nothing like you would see if they stayed local. |
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Post by soccerloafer on May 13, 2024 16:14:28 GMT -5
Harrison v. Pebblebrook final at McEachern 2 years ago was absolutely epic. Home game for both teams, easily 2-3k fans, maybe more. Parking lot was full so people were parking at church 1/2 mile away.
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Post by soccerswarm on May 14, 2024 14:04:00 GMT -5
One, it seems KSU football has taken over that soccer stadium and refuses to let ghsa use it. Secondly, who doenst want to drive? I had quite a few parents that said they don’t mind traveling to GSU to play or even to Mercer as they’re true college stadiums and have proper facilities. They just wanted to make sure those games were Friday nights or Saturdays to avoid any academic issues. Not sure about the KSU logistics or who have the fields, you had mentioned that as an option earlier but it sounded good to me. I do not know any parent that lives up in Cobb/Cherokee that wants to travel to downtown ATL for a HS soccer game. With regard to Mercer, I do not know one parent of a kid playing there for the state championship the past few years that thought, this is awesome so glad we got to come to Macon for this. Sure its a nice facility but the kids want as many fans in the stands as possible. Last few years we saw - Sprayberry vs RR Lassiter vs RR Lassiter vs Dalton KennMount vs Campbell Walton vs Lambert Throw it in Google Maps and see where they are. That is where they want to play so they get a huge local turnout. Could you image how many people would have been at a RiverRidge vs Sprayberry game that was local to both schools? Having fans in the stands is what makes high school soccer special. And yes turnouts are still good where ever, but nothing like you would see if they stayed local. River Ridge vs. Sprayberry was at Mceachern high school so it was local to both teams. It had a very good turnout. Exiting the game was a mess though as it took some people well over an hour to exit the parking lot. They should have had police directing traffic as they were not ready for the crowd. |
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Post by triffling on May 14, 2024 18:49:17 GMT -5
On the boys side KSU sounds good, or just let the high school host it at their home stadium. At this point, for the big schools 75+% of the time the game is between a school in Cobb/Cherokee. Just put the games up there. No one wants to drive downtown ATL or Macon for a game so both of those are bad options. One, it seems KSU football has taken over that soccer stadium and refuses to let ghsa use it. Secondly, who doenst want to drive? I had quite a few parents that said they don’t mind traveling to GSU to play or even to Mercer as they’re true college stadiums and have proper facilities. They just wanted to make sure those games were Friday nights or Saturdays to avoid any academic issues. Ah yes, KSU football has taken over yet Atlanta United played there last week and Atlanta United 2 plays their home games there. |
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Post by gob31 on May 15, 2024 13:15:13 GMT -5
On the boys side KSU sounds good, or just let the high school host it at their home stadium. At this point, for the big schools 75+% of the time the game is between a school in Cobb/Cherokee. Just put the games up there. No one wants to drive downtown ATL or Macon for a game so both of those are bad options. One, it seems KSU football has taken over that soccer stadium and refuses to let ghsa use it. Secondly, who doenst want to drive? I had quite a few parents that said they don’t mind traveling to GSU to play or even to Mercer as they’re true college stadiums and have proper facilities. They just wanted to make sure those games were Friday nights or Saturdays to avoid any academic issues. I don't know if this is still the case, but KSU wanted a crazy amount of money to use that field. Many years ago, we reached out to see if it would be possible to have a full day of high school games stacked up for some local schools. The amount they wanted just to "unlock the gates" (their words) was absolutely crazy. I'm sure Mercer cuts GHSA a great deal because it gives them a lot of exposure. KSU did not seem to be interested at all. |
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Post by diamondmid on May 15, 2024 14:15:28 GMT -5
Host metro and metro-adjacent finals at Silverbacks.
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Post by Keeper on May 16, 2024 21:36:23 GMT -5
Host metro and metro-adjacent finals at Silverbacks. Haha you’d have to pay Boris a truckload of money to play them in the evenings though as that’s adult league time. But I guess you could do Saturday and Sunday starting at 9:00am |
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Post by futbolislife17 on May 17, 2024 8:15:43 GMT -5
Host metro and metro-adjacent finals at Silverbacks. Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools |
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Post by bogan on May 17, 2024 10:46:27 GMT -5
Host metro and metro-adjacent finals at Silverbacks. Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools Would be nice if they could hold them at the Benz-like they do for the CTE kickoff classic. |
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Post by Keeper on May 17, 2024 13:34:47 GMT -5
Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools Would be nice if they could hold them at the Benz-like they do for the CTE kickoff classic. But that’s too far for those OTP parents and kids to drive 🤷🏻♂️ |
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Post by rifle on May 17, 2024 20:27:53 GMT -5
Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools Would be nice if they could hold them at the Benz-like they do for the CTE kickoff classic. oooof |
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Post by diamondmid on May 18, 2024 11:34:59 GMT -5
I don't think it exists but does anyone know if there's a site you can view the All-Region selections for the various classifications? First team through Honorable Mentions...
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Post by cluelessparents on May 18, 2024 21:22:25 GMT -5
Host metro and metro-adjacent finals at Silverbacks. Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools The lot up top is massive. |
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Post by randomparent on May 20, 2024 10:28:05 GMT -5
Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools The lot up top is massive. No one from Cobb/Cherokee wants to over to Dekalb for a soccer game. |
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Post by newguy on May 20, 2024 10:52:44 GMT -5
The lot up top is massive. No one from Cobb/Cherokee wants to over to Dekalb for a soccer game. Nice little bubble there that you seem to think everyone wants to stay in. |
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Post by bolo on May 20, 2024 11:00:51 GMT -5
Parking would be a nightmare at Silverbacks. Especially when it comes to the bigger schools Would be nice if they could hold them at the Benz-like they do for the CTE kickoff classic. I'm just glad they came to their senses and aren't hosting some of the games in Savannah anymore. That was ridiculous, especially considering 90% of the teams in the final 8 of the playoffs in any given season are going to be from within 90 minutes of metro Atlanta. I can see some of the smaller classifications doing their games in Macon, because those classes tend to be more spread out, but for the mid-to-higher classes, you're probably safe having them somewhere in the greater Atlanta area. Now, does is stink when, say, two Gwinnett schools have to play their final at McEachern in Cobb, or two Cobb schools have to play their final at Duluth in Gwinnett? Yes, but that's just luck of the draw (or lack thereof). Would be nice if they could make specific venue choices after the finals are set, but clearly that would be too much for the GHSA to handle. |
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Post by randomparent on May 20, 2024 11:50:43 GMT -5
No one from Cobb/Cherokee wants to over to Dekalb for a soccer game. Nice little bubble there that you seem to think everyone wants to stay in. Sure, its called Atlanta Traffic, I suspect everyone's "nice little bubble" wants to avoid it. |
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