Region III Championships-How is North Texas faring?

Now that pool play is done and the quarterfinals are set, I was curious regarding everyone's thoughts on the 99 age group which had 2 representatives in the tournament--Texans Red (Connell) and Solar Chelsea Red (Passos)?  Pool Play results and quarterfinal matchups are set forth below:

Pool A
[th]Team [/th][th]Wins [/th][th]Losses [/th][th]Ties [/th][th]Points [/th][th]GF [/th][th]GA [/th][th]GD [/th]

(NC) (SC) 98 CUFC CHARLOTTE UNITED GOLD	3	0	0	9	7	1	6
(TN) (SC) SSA-Harpeth 99 Chelsea Elite	1	1	1	4	3	5	-2
(SC) (SC) CESA 98 Premier	0	1	2	2	0	1	-1
(FL) (SC) Florida Rush 98 Nike Boys	0	2	1	1	2	5	-3

Pool B


[th]Team [/th][th]Wins [/th][th]Losses [/th][th]Ties [/th][th]Points [/th][th]GF [/th][th]GA [/th][th]GD [/th]

(NC) (PLE1) 98 NCA Alliance	3	0	0	9	7	1	6
(TN) (PLC) 99 Lobos Rush Blue	2	1	0	6	5	5	0
(GA) (SC) Concorde Fire Elite	1	2	0	3	3	3	0
(AR) (SC) Mighty Bluebirds SSA Green	0	3	0	0	1	7	-6

Pool C
[th]Team [/th][th]Wins [/th][th]Losses [/th][th]Ties [/th][th]Points [/th][th]GF [/th][th]GA [/th][th]GD [/th]

(OK) (SC) TSC Hurricane 99 Bedwell	2	0	1	7	5	2	3
(TX-S) (PLW2) HESC 99B NAVY	2	0	1	7	5	2	3
(TX-N) (SC) Dallas Texans 99 Red	1	2	0	3	4	4	0
(MS) (SC) Brandon Futbol Club 99 Boys Black	0	3	0	0	0	6	-6

Pool D
[th]Team [/th][th]Wins [/th][th]Losses [/th][th]Ties [/th][th]Points [/th][th]GF [/th][th]GA [/th][th]GD [/th]

(TX-S) (SQ) Texas Rush 99-Prep	2	0	1	7	7	2	5
(TX-N) (PLW1) Solar Chelsea Red 99	2	1	0	6	7	1	6
(LA) (SC) MSC Lakers 99 Boys	1	1	1	4	6	5	1
(AL) (SC) Hoover Phantoms 99 Blue	0	3	0	0	0	15	-12

Quarterfinal


[th]Date [/th][th]Time [/th][th]Field [/th][th]Home [/th][th]Away [/th][th]Status [/th][th]Score [/th]

Mon Jun 24	1:30 PM	ESC 4	Texas Rush 99-Prep (TX-S) (SQ)	PK Shootout - OK or PLW2	Scheduled
Mon Jun 24	1:30 PM	ESC 5	98 NCA Alliance (NC) (PLE1)	SSA-Harpeth 99 Chelsea Elite (TN) (SC)	Scheduled
Mon Jun 24	1:30 PM	ESC 11	PK Shootout - OK or PLW2	Solar Chelsea Red 99 (TX-N) (PLW1)	Scheduled
Mon Jun 24	1:30 PM	ESC 12	98 CUFC CHARLOTTE UNITED GOLD (NC) (SC)	99 Lobos Rush Blue (TN) (PLC)	Scheduled

It seems to me for all the blustering on this site about the superiority of North Texas soccer over South Texas, South Texas got the better of us, at least in Bracket C, this time around.  Any thoughts regarding results in the 99 age group?

thats cool for the solar red express congrats to them hey speedy how long has your bb been on the team? is he a original? if not is he one of the ones leaving after regionals is over?

What did I say that makes you think my bb is with Solar? I was merely posting results in the 99 age group for the Southern Regional. Nice try, though.

The top levels of STX are every bit as good as NTX. NTX rules STX at the mid level teams.

wareagle wrote:The top levels of STX are every bit as good as NTX.  NTX rules STX at the mid level teams.

true stx has always been right there with ntx i felt, but if you look at the top "elite" divisions which supposedly is academy/pre academy then all but one is ruled by a ntx team  

The Boss wrote:

wareagle wrote:The top levels of STX are every bit as good as NTX.  NTX rules STX at the mid level teams.

true stx has always been right there with ntx i felt, but if you look at the top "elite" divisions which supposedly is academy/pre academy then all but one is ruled by a ntx team  

Not all of the top players in STX play PA/DA for several different reasons.

The first is club politics or parent/child dedication to a club. People in STX don't play for a team, they play for the club itself. As an example, in San Antonio there are many very talented kids not playing for DA/PA becuase Classics Elite (CESA) is the only club in town that can offer this level of play. You have kids playing for Lonestar, San Antonio United, Lyons, or even NB Ajax that will not go play Academy ball becuase they would have to change clubs. They are dedicated to the club they've played for since they were little.

Second - High School soccer is very big in STX, it's a big deal here to play varsity high school soccer. They don't all go to DA becuase of the no high School sports rule.

Don't get me wrong, I still think NTX produces a better overall player for many different reasons but if you could get all the top STX players together on the same teams then it would be equal. We don't have the Solar Reds down here...

wareagle wrote:

The Boss wrote:

wareagle wrote:The top levels of STX are every bit as good as NTX.  NTX rules STX at the mid level teams.

true stx has always been right there with ntx i felt, but if you look at the top "elite" divisions which supposedly is academy/pre academy then all but one is ruled by a ntx team  

Not all of the top players in STX play PA/DA for several different reasons.  

The first is club politics or parent/child dedication to a club.  People in STX don't play for a team, they play for the club itself.  As an example, in San Antonio there are many very talented kids not playing for DA/PA becuase Classics Elite (CESA) is the only club in town that can offer this level of play.  You have kids playing for Lonestar, San Antonio United, Lyons, or even NB Ajax that will not go play Academy ball becuase they would have to change clubs.  They are dedicated to the club they've played for since they were little.

Second - High School soccer is very big in STX, it's a big deal here to play varsity high school soccer.  They don't all go to DA becuase of the no high School sports rule.

Don't get me wrong, I still think NTX produces a better overall player for many different reasons but if you could get all the top STX players together on the same teams then it would be equal.  We don't have the Solar Reds down here...

not all the best players play in pa/da in ntx either. 

Yes, that is true but down here it's a much greater percentage. It's slowly changing but comptetitive soccer is a good 10 to 15 years behind NTX. The culture is completely different, you just have to experience it to truly understand.

Yes, the culture is different...Some of the wealthiest people in SA will be in the ripped up t-shirt....because having money doesn't mean showing it. And native San Antonians don't believe in wasting money, so they definitely won't pay for an expensive club if they feel like the other clubs are playing and teaching just as well.

Soccerinsanity wrote:Yes, the culture is different...Some of the wealthiest people in SA will be in the ripped up t-shirt....because having money doesn't mean showing it.  And native San Antonians don't believe in wasting money, so they definitely won't pay for an expensive club if they feel like the other clubs are playing and teaching just as well.  

yea and they also have some pretty hot soccer moms:cheers: