Suburban League 2008 Predictions

[soccrfan]

what do you think the standings will be at the end of the season?

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Hard to call this year. Highland lost a lot from the 17-3 team last year that won league. While they will be tough again, I would be very surprised if they repeated.

1. Copley
2. Revere
3. Wadsworth
4. Highland
5. Cloverleaf
6. Green
7. Tallmadge
8. Barberton

Thoughts?

[FootsWalker]

Probably a pretty good guess. Maybe switch High and Wads, and Green and Clov. Rev and Cop should be a toss-up. Tall and Barb get a little better every year, so you'll have to show up and play against them. Just hope everyone stays healthy for all the teams.

[soccrfan]

I'm gonna go with...

1.)Copley
2.)Wadsworth
3.)Highland
4.)Cloverleaf
5.)Revere
6.)Tallmadge
7.)Green
8.)Barberton

[soccrfan]

Any teams scrimmage yet?

Tallmadge lost to their Alumni team 3-0

[sport7]

1.) Highland
2.)Revere
3.)Copley
4.)Cloverleaf
5.)Wadsworth
6.)Green
7.)Tallmadge
8.)Barberton

Highland will repeat, but they will have a tough fight with Revere and Copley. Cloverleaf should surprise some people. Wadsworth and Green are weak tactically. They have very little imagination with there attack. Besides Green runs the worst defense in the league if you don't count Barberton and Tallmadge.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Highland beat Medina 2-1 in a scrimmage. Lot of injuries and other players out right now, should have most back for league play... Hornets have however lost their best player in Bender to a broken leg he got playing Medina, out for the season. They still may be able to score somewhat, but defensively this is not the same team it was a year ago. I don't see them repeating. Should impove exponetially as the year goes on, so if they can get it done early on, then things could be different from how I see it.

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge lost 3-0 to Marlington.

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge is 0-2, losing to Ravenna (2-0) and Norton (2-1).

Tallmadge vs. Highland on Tuesday 8-26-08

[xc123]

my friend says you guys are all idiots... my friend says he plays for revere says top four are...

1. Revere
2. Highland
3. Wadsworth
4. Copley

and the rest just suck. quote from my friend not me

[soccrfan]

haha, i know we're not great at soccer, but "idiots"?! lol
oh well....

I agree with the top four, but the order is up for grabs!

[wadsgriz1212]

Wadsworth tied revere tonight 0-0...revere had many more opportunities, but couldn't convert. In the second half the game was more even, and it was somewhat back and forth. Looks like the top four are spot on with wadsworth, revere, copley, and highland...with highland possibly rounding out the fourth spot. I also heard that green beat cloverleaf 3-0. This was unbelievable to me...is it true?

[soccrfan]

yeah, i saw that in the paper this morning. I couldn't beleive it either!

[soccrfan]

An I personally think that Highland is the team to beat in the suburban at the moment

[wadsgriz1212]

No offense because i don't know much about revere, but who do they have? I mean it seemed to me like they lost all of there dangerous players to graduation, and bender is out for the year now i think? I know they beat medina 2-1, but this is medina's worst team in years. why is highland so good?

[wadsgriz1212]

I'm sorry I meant *Highland (not revere) in my previous post. My mind must have been on my first post still...

[Johnny Harkes]

What is the word on Copley Soccer? Is their new coach going to bring them some wins/titles??

[FootsWalker]

The team has responded very well to the new coach. Unfortunately, Copley, much like Highland(maybe even worse) have already suffered some major injuries that could affect their W/L record moving forward.

[soccrfan]

Well, they absolutally dominated us (Tallmadge), but then again, most teams do so its hard to tell!!! :)
And did anyone watch the Green game? How was it?

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge vs. Barberton: 1-1

And it looks like Cloverleaf is off to a rocky start

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge tied Canton Central Catholic 0-0 bringing their record to 0-3-3...
Disappointing start to the season, could easily be 5-1.

Cloverleaf hosts Tallmadge Tuesday Night

[OhioBobcatFan06]

highland is off to a better start then I expected.. Even with the loss of their best player they are finding ways to win. The revere win was huge for them

[soccrfan]

I saw in the paper today:

Highland 2
Norton 0

Is this true? I would have expected Highland to dominate the score.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Highland still undefeated and now ranked 10th in the State.

[soccrfan]

very nice!
Can we post an update of the school's records?

Tallmadge : 0-4-3 (0-2-1)

[FootsWalker]

Copley 5-3, 3-0 in SL.

[BigJay]

Highland 4-0-0
Wadsworth 3-0-1
Copley* 3-0-0
Revere 1-2-1
Green 1-3-0
Cloverleaf 1-3-0
Barberton* 0-2-1
Tallmadge 0-3-1

These are for league games only.

*Copley and Barberton have rescheduled game from 8/26 to 10/9, so they each have only played three league games.

[PeterGammons]

As one could tell from the standings...Highland, Wadsworth, and Revere all in contention for the SLT but Highland is going to pull this one out. They are currently ranked 10th in the state, and I don't want to get ahead of myself, but The only thing slowing them down will be Walsh and CVCA in Districts....I think there matchups with Lake on Saturday and Brunswick later in the year are games to keep your eye on to see if they really have what it takes.

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge gets their first win today over Canton South: 12-1
Canton's goal came off of a PK

[seahawks4life]

ok first holy crap that team must blow.....and how can you not say highland repeats...honestly they are the deepest by far and even with all there key players either out or banged up they get it done on the worst field in surburban.... beat revere 2-0 and dominated the game.....only loss so far was a scrimmage to cvca without starting keeper leading scorer and key midfielder...plus who else in surburban is ranked???

[soccrfan]

agreed, it will be interesting to see how far Highland can go in the playoffs

[wadsgriz1212]

I don't know...i'm sure highland is good, but that's what everyone said last year when wadsworth dominated them 2-0. Now i'm not trying to be negative because i honestly haven't seen highland play yet this year and they're probably very talented, but they haven't played any competition at all yet...let's wait and see how they do against real teams before we jump to conclusions

[Old Guy]

I don't know...i'm sure highland is good, but that's what everyone said last year when wadsworth dominated them 2-0. Now i'm not trying to be negative because i honestly haven't seen highland play yet this year and they're probably very talented, but they haven't played any competition at all yet...let's wait and see how they do against real teams before we jump to conclusions

Wadsworth dominated last year?!?!?! That game was much closer than the score, but Wadsworth was the better team that night. That was the SL opener for Highland and I believe if they played Wadsworth near the end of the season, it would have been a different story. Wadsworth lost to Copley and tied Cloverleaf, both teams defeated by Highland and the Cloverleaf game wasn't even close. AND I DO BELIEVE HIGHLAND WAS SUBURBAN LEAGUE CHAMPS!! You're right, everyone said Highland was good last year and they were AND they say they are good this year AND they are! Right now they are 9 and 0 and are ranked 9th in the state. Is Wadsworth ranked?

[OhioBobcatFan06]

I don't know...i'm sure highland is good, but that's what everyone said last year when wadsworth dominated them 2-0. Now i'm not trying to be negative because i honestly haven't seen highland play yet this year and they're probably very talented, but they haven't played any competition at all yet...let's wait and see how they do against real teams before we jump to conclusions
:confused:
I think it is a pretty general agreement around the league that Highland played it's worst game of the season that night.

They have beaten Revere and Green, two teams that are pretty good. They also took down a Medina squad in preseason play that is always good. The Highland/Wadsworth game this year is the big one from the looks of it, along with Copley's games versus those two teams.

[wadsgriz1212]

ok...i said i wasn't trying to be negative towards highland, and i'm not saying wadsworth is better than they are this year. I'm just saying i think highland is getting too much credit for who they've played. If they beat quality teams then you can talk about playoff runs and suburban league champs. And for the record Wadsworth beat Medina when they were the number 2 team in the state and undefeated in the last game of the regular season last year, so i doubt highland would have wanted to play wadsworth at the end of the year last year.

[seahawks4life]

wadsgirl your obviously a lil biased... highland is better than wadsworth.... wadsworth is bigger but less skilled and not as quick.... and wadsworth didnt dominate last years game they had 3 shots and two hpeened to go in... highland had the ball on wadswaorth half the whole second half of the game....highland will repeat...

[Old Guy]

ok...i said i wasn't trying to be negative towards highland, and i'm not saying wadsworth is better than they are this year. I'm just saying i think highland is getting too much credit for who they've played. If they beat quality teams then you can talk about playoff runs and suburban league champs. And for the record Wadsworth beat Medina when they were the number 2 team in the state and undefeated in the last game of the regular season last year, so i doubt highland would have wanted to play wadsworth at the end of the year last year.

Number 1: You are a little inaccurate. Medina was never #2 in the state last year. The Gazette mis-quoted their ranking. They were actually 8th or 9th. What did Wadsworth do with Medina in the play-offs?!?! :shrug: You failed to mention in your thread that, when it counted, Wadsworth was beaten by Medina pretty soundly!!

It may be hard to admit, but Highland improved greatly as the season went on and many soccer experts felt a rematch with Wadsworth would have been much different than that first SL game of the year. "Me thinks" Wadsworth wouldn't have wanted anything to do with Highland in late October. Wooster tied either Wadsworth or Medina last year and Highland beat them 4 to 0 in Wooster in mid October.

[cman33]

Wadsworth will for sure win the league this year. Despite the loss of Joel Hlavaty who had all-state potential.They've gotten strong play from a few players like Jake Sussman and Brent Merrick. If Jake Hiltner steps up his game and stops playing like a girl then Wadsworth will run away with the league!!!!!

[cman33]

Wadsworth will for sure win the league this year. Despite the loss of Joel Hlavaty who had all-state potential.They've gotten strong play from a few players like Jake Sussman and Brent Merrick. If Jake Hiltner steps up his game and stops playing like a girl then Wadsworth will run away with the league!!!!!

[seahawks4life]

Wadsworth will for sure win the league this year. Despite the loss of Joel Hlavaty who had all-state potential.They've gotten strong play from a few players like Jake Sussman and Brent Merrick. If Jake Hiltner steps up his game and stops playing like a girl then Wadsworth will run away with the league!!!!!

sussman and merrick are both completely overrated... plus highland lost there best player in the preseason in bender... plus leading scorer , nesic , is playing on a sprained ankle.... the only adavantage wadsworth has is home field as history... but highland has been proving its own history wrong lately

[JBBD]

I'm actually surprised you could say that sussman and merrick are overrated. Merrick is technically sound and Sussman flies around like a bird, they should call him birdman or something. Yes, the loss of Joel Hlavety was HUGE, wadsworth with still win the league with the leadership of Curtis Taylor and Cameron Meribedini.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Reports coming in to me now that Highland is up 2-0 with about 10 minutes remaining in the game...

WAY TO GO HORNETS!!!
:Party:

Podolski.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Final
Highland-2
Wadsworth-0

Get it done versus Copley.

[seahawks4life]

I'm actually surprised you could say that sussman and merrick are overrated. Merrick is technically sound and Sussman flies around like a bird, they should call him birdman or something. Yes, the loss of Joel Hlavety was HUGE, wadsworth with still win the league with the leadership of Curtis Taylor and Cameron Meribedini.

sussman didnt even start...lmao..... and when he did get in all he didi was run.. i dont think he even touched the ball ....

[seahawks4life]

hoghland won 2-0 bull---- ref..... tien and tinyo with goals...... any1 wanna actually give highland some credit yet..... any wadsworth fans??

[cman33]

haha yeah hoghland is great. they caught Wadsworth at a badtime ... bothered by injuries. Next time they meet the outcome will be different. Besides Highland had to win one eventually.

[Old Guy]

Wadsworth will for sure win the league this year. Despite the loss of Joel Hlavaty who had all-state potential.They've gotten strong play from a few players like Jake Sussman and Brent Merrick. If Jake Hiltner steps up his game and stops playing like a girl then Wadsworth will run away with the league!!!!!

Well now, do you want to rethink that prediction?? :shrug: All Highland has to do is beat Copley or win one of the two SL games left (if Copley loses to someone else) and the worst they can do is tie for the title. Wadsworth is done now with a loss and a tie and has no chance for the SL title. So much for the above boasting!!!!!!!

[BigJay]

Highland 5-0-0
Copley* 4-0-0
Wadsworth 3-1-1
Revere 2-2-1
Cloverleaf 2-3-0
Green 1-4-0
Barberton* 0-3-1
Tallmadge 0-4-1

These are for league games only.

*Copley and Barberton have rescheduled game from 8/26 to 10/9, so they each have only played four league games.

[soccrfan]

Has Barberton played Green yet, does anyone know?

[seahawks4life]

haha yeah hoghland is great. they caught Wadsworth at a badtime ... bothered by injuries. Next time they meet the outcome will be different. Besides Highland had to win one eventually.

it was the same time for highland too bud.... and you relly wanna talk injuries?!?! bender ( best player highland has, out for season) nesic( leading scorer, sprained ankle) mancini ( sprained ankle) sterc ( got hurt during game) and all playd thru it.... AND WIN A GAME EVENTULLY?!!?!? YEAH THATS GOOD POINT CONSIDERING THEY HAVE ONLY LOST ONE GOSH DARN GAME...LEARN YOUR FACTS BOY....and as far as rematches are concernered play at highland wit different refs and highland wins 4-0 easily

[BigJay]

Has Barberton played Green yet, does anyone know?

Barberton and Green have not yet played.

[seahawks4life]

Barberton and Green have not yet played.

do you know where they play at?

actually both are nice fields

[BigJay]

do you know where they play at?

actually both are nice fields

Game is scheduled for Sept. 30th @ Green.

[wadsgriz1212]

I was not at the highland/wadsworth game so I am not sure, but i spoke with many people that were there and said it was quite even. This leads me to believe that it is very unlikely that highland would ever beat wadsworth easily...let alone 4-0

[seahawks4life]

I was not at the highland/wadsworth game so I am not sure, but i spoke with many people that were there and said it was quite even. This leads me to believe that it is very unlikely that highland would ever beat wadsworth easily...let alone 4-0

then how would you know if you weren't there... i played in it and i can tell you it was not even.. plus no1 knows what its like to play on highlands field unless you have

[wadsgriz1212]

ha yes i have played in highland...won 2-0 last year. And i talked to one of my friends from the team and he said that one of your players said throughout the play of the game that "it was back and forth...one team's chance after another". So i'm giving highland the respect of beating a quality team. How about you give wadsworth the respect of being a quality team and learn how to be a team with newfound success (aka not trash established progams)

[seahawks4life]

ha yes i have played in highland...won 2-0 last year. And i talked to one of my friends from the team and he said that one of your players said throughout the play of the game that "it was back and forth...one team's chance after another". So i'm giving highland the respect of beating a quality team. How about you give wadsworth the respect of being a quality team and learn how to be a team with newfound success (aka not trash established progams)

i never trashed them i jst said highland is better and you trashed highland first i believe...i really dont mean to trash wadsworth.. this is the first time highland beat them in 25 yrs so i think everyone knows they are established i jst think that they arent up to par with teams like highland and copley this year

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Talk about a big game for tonight! Copley @ Highland... Should decide the league title.

[FootsWalker]

Too bad its Highland's turn to host this year. Would've made for a much more enjoyable game to watch on Copley's turf field. Highland's field is in much worse shape than usual for this time of year. Not sure a bad field really favors either team, but it certainly makes it tough for either team to truly show their skill. Should be interesting though, and by the way, Copley still has Wadsworth to play.

[seahawks4life]

Too bad its Highland's turn to host this year. Would've made for a much more enjoyable game to watch on Copley's turf field. Highland's field is in much worse shape than usual for this time of year. Not sure a bad field really favors either team, but it certainly makes it tough for either team to truly show their skill. Should be interesting though, and by the way, Copley still has Wadsworth to play.

enjoyable..i think its almost more entertaining to watch it on such a crap field... but yes i tihnk all players would have enjoyed playin on turf more... especially such a new one... and copley will have no problem beating wadsworth ( no offence) but the only lost to cvca 2-1 and are prolly gonna beat highland tonight

[FootsWalker]

FWIW- CVCA score was 2-1. Every game is different though, and Copley will have to play well to win @ Highland. Haven't seen Wads play, but they seem to be in a lot of close games, and have a pretty good record.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Highland is the underdog IMO, but I think they have a shot at this game. They need to come out with the mind set that they are defending league champs and that Copley has to take it from them if they want it... Some tough kids on that Hornets team who won't want to lose, especially without a fight tonight...

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Copley up 3-2 with about 20 minutes to play in the game

[OhioBobcatFan06]

3-2 Final. Heard it was epic.

[seahawks4life]

3-2 Final. Heard it was epic.

matt...i mean bobcat (lol) it was typically highland pitch and reffing that happened tonight.... a hard loss for highland..may drop outta rankings but to a well deserved team that was by far the best match so far this seasion... interesting to see them again in disricts...def. two best teams in suburban tho...what a fight tho.

[BigJay]

Copley* 5-0-0
Highland 5-1-0
Wadsworth 3-1-2
Revere 3-2-1
Cloverleaf 2-3-1
Green 2-4-0
Barberton* 0-4-1
Tallmadge 0-5-1

These are for league games only.

Final Weeks Games (not sure of locations)
Copley vs. Wadsworth
Tallmadge vs. Green
Cloverleaf vs. Highland
Revere vs. Barberton

*Copley vs. Barberton (re-scheduled from 8/26 to 10/9)

[seahawks4life]

come on barberton...lmao...beat copley..hahahahahahaha

[Hornet_13]

nesic from highland is a dawg

[seahawks4life]

nesic from highland is a dawg

too bad he's always "hurt" lol jk

i love nesic and his serbian skills

[FootsWalker]

Copley beats Barberton to win the SL with a 7-0 record.

[seahawks4life]

interesting to see the copley - highland rematch this year ( assuming everything goes as it appears) ... if highland wins (big if) then they will play bay back to back years for shots at states...... and if hiighland plays bay they will win it for sure this time.. i'm callin it but interesting to see how the underrated copley team comes along in playoffs

[soccrfan]

Tallmadge is out of the tourney after losing to Benedictine 2-1

[PeterGammons]

Norton and Highland will square off this evening, and I would like to predict a 7-0 victory tonight by Medina-Highland

[seahawks4life]

Norton and Highland will square off this evening, and I would like to predict a 7-0 victory tonight by Medina-Highland

highland has the potential to score 7 goals easily but wont

[soccrfan]

I saw both Copley and Revere won pretty handily

[PeterGammons]

Highland was only able to muster 2 goals against Norton Thursday night, even though they had the potential for a couple more...The shutout was a given as Highland has only given up something like 5 goals at home in 3 years.

[seahawks4life]

Highland was only able to muster 2 goals against Norton Thursday night, even though they had the potential for a couple more...The shutout was a given as Highland has only given up something like 5 goals at home in 3 years.

they let up five goals in the past 8 games tho...lol

[seahawks4life]

at home.... 3 to copley and 2 to lake.... back to back home games i might add

[PeterGammons]

So now that the first games are finished-Who all are the suburban league teams going to play in the next round?

[seahawks4life]

So now that the first games are finished-Who all are the suburban league teams going to play in the next round?

highland against winner of elyria catholic-hoban

and copey plays svsm

[soccerdad1]

4 Suburban teams still in

D1 Wadsworth plays at Strongsville on Wed
D2 Revere plays Avon at home on Tues
D2 Copley plays St V-St M at home on Tues
D2 Highland plays Hoban at home on Tues

[soccrfan]

good luck to all 4 teams, I think each one of them have potential to make some noise and run deep in the tourneys

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Copley* 5-0-0
Highland 5-1-0
Wadsworth 3-1-2
Revere 3-2-1
Cloverleaf 2-3-1
Green 2-4-0
Barberton* 0-4-1
Tallmadge 0-5-1

These are for league games only.

Final Weeks Games (not sure of locations)
Copley vs. Wadsworth
Tallmadge vs. Green
Cloverleaf vs. Highland
Revere vs. Barberton

*Copley vs. Barberton (re-scheduled from 8/26 to 10/9)

Anyone know the final league standings?
I know
1. Copley
2. Highland
...
After that?

[soccrfan]

I think this is right, dont yell at me if im wrong

1. Copley (7-0)
2. Highland (6-1)
3. Revere (4-2-1)
4. Wadsworth (3-2-2)
5. Green (3-4)
6. Cloverleaf (2-4-1)
7. Barberton (0-6-1)
8. Tallmadge (0-6-1)

[BigJay]

Final Suburban League Standings

1. Copley 7-0-0
2. Highland 6-1-0
3. Revere 4-2-1
4. Wadsworth 3-2-2
5. Green 3-4-0
6. Cloverleaf 2-4-1
7. (Tie)Barberton 0-6-1 and Tallmadge 0-6-1

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Thanks guys..

[soccrfan]

Has anyone heard anything about all-league honors yet?

[soccerdad1]

Any predictions for this weeks games?

[seahawks4life]

Any predictions for this weeks games?

YOU MEAN IN TOURNEY??

HIGHLAND BEATS HOBAN2-0

COPLEY BEATS SVSM 3-1

WADSWORTH LOSSES TO STRONGSVILLE 2-0

REVERE BEATS AVON 1-0


THOSE ARE MY PREDICTIONS

[soccerdad1]

Yes, thanks...I did mean the tourney. And I think your spot on. My advise to the Highland players tomorrow is...don't hold the ball...you'll get mugged. Touch...pass...and duck!

[seahawks4life]

Yes, thanks...I did mean the tourney. And I think your spot on. My advise to the Highland players tomorrow is...don't hold the ball...you'll get mugged. Touch...pass...and duck!

i'll remember that and completely agree i remember last year how dirty they were against us

[soccerdad1]

By far the dirtiest team I've seen this year. And if half I read about the Hoban Elyria Catholic game is true, then they've gotten worse. Good luck tomorrow. Hoping to see an epic rematch on Saturday

[seahawks4life]

By far the dirtiest team I've seen this year. And if half I read about the Hoban Elyria Catholic game is true, then they've gotten worse. Good luck tomorrow. Hoping to see an epic rematch on Saturday

yeah some of the highland players went to the hoban elyria catholic game and the only shot they have of beating us is dirty play

[seahawks4life]

By far the dirtiest team I've seen this year. And if half I read about the Hoban Elyria Catholic game is true, then they've gotten worse. Good luck tomorrow. Hoping to see an epic rematch on Saturday

sorry no rematch from this year... svsm beat copley... rematch of districts last year tho

[seahawks4life]

highland wins 3-0

[FootsWalker]

sorry no rematch from this year... svsm beat copley... rematch of districts last year tho

Wierd game. Copley dominated the ball, outshot StV probably 13-4, but lose the game 3-1. St V made a PK, Copley missed a PK. St V seemed to spend a little too much time hacking, but they did finish the few chances they had, and Copley did not. You always hope that you have "this" kind of game during the regular season, and not in the tourney, because outplaying the other team doesn't mean anything there, only the scoreboard matters and you just get to go home. Good luck to St V in the next round.

[soccerdad1]

Wierd game. Copley dominated the ball, outshot StV probably 13-4, but lose the game 3-1. St V made a PK, Copley missed a PK. St V seemed to spend a little too much time hacking, but they did finish the few chances they had, and Copley did not. You always hope that you have "this" kind of game during the regular season, and not in the tourney, because outplaying the other team doesn't mean anything there, only the scoreboard matters and you just get to go home. Good luck to St V in the next round.

Well said Foots. That is one of the unique qualities of soccer. The better team does not always win. So that leads to the philosphical argument of defining the "better team". Copley played better soccer...had more opportunities...but couldn't finish when it counted. St V did. So, I have to conclude that St V was the better team tonight when it really counted. The final outcome is that St V moves on.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

This is huge for Highland. Copley is better then SVSM... Highland now looks destined to repeat as district champs as long as they focus on the task at hand.

[seahawks4life]

This is huge for Highland. Copley is better then SVSM... Highland now looks destined to repeat as district champs as long as they focus on the task at hand.

dont be so quick... svsm is in perfect position after having a promising tourney in illinois... but i think highland should pull through as well

[Hornet_13]

the highland futbol team will dominate their match vs the irish with ease. especially if abbergg plays keeper.

[PeterGammons]

3-2 Highland "upsets" St.V's...The soccer tourney in Illinois that SVSM attended seems to be giving them quite a bit of momentum thats carrying over into these playoff games...only concern ;)

[seahawks4life]

3-2 Highland "upsets" St.V's...The soccer tourney in Illinois that SVSM attended seems to be giving them quite a bit of momentum thats carrying over into these playoff games...only concern ;)

it wouldnt be an upset sirrrrr... higlhand is the better team but they will win.....2-1

[PeterGammons]

i agree its not an upset---a shame the game couldnt b at old HMS

[seahawks4life]

ashame that highland lost even tho they outplayed and hustled and out coached svsm

[soccrfan]

any news of all league honors?

[seahawks4life]

interesting thaat even tho copley won SLT highland made it further in the playoffs and prolly woulda beat the team copley lost to 3-1 if not for a silly mistake in the box

(keep in mind highland then would've played bay, the team they lost to in pks last year)

[soccrfan]

Both teams were tough, its hard to say which team was better, did copley get lucky the highland game? it's impossible to tell.
It is interesting though,

[seahawks4life]

Both teams were tough, its hard to say which team was better, did copley get lucky the highland game? it's impossible to tell.
It is interesting though,

i dont think they did at all...as a highland player they outplayed us ... field conditions?? idk

no excuses tho... jst poitnin that out

[soccrfan]

sometimes you just get those "off" games, something just isnt clicking.
Well, congrats on your season anyways

[OhioBobcatFan06]

First official mention that Highland coach Bill Zufall has resigned was in today's Medina Gazette...

Really too bad... He took the Highland program to the next level. He will stay with the program as an associate head coach helping the program continue to grow. My hope for head coach is Bobby Harmon, Highland's current assistant coach.

[seahawks4life]

First official mention that Highland coach Bill Zufall has resigned was in today's Medina Gazette...

Really too bad... He took the Highland program to the next level. He will stay with the program as an associate head coach helping the program continue to grow. My hope for head coach is Bobby Harmon, Highland's current assistant coach.

as a player it has already been anounced that harmon will stepping up as head coach.... zufall has resigned for personal reasons that he only briefly mentioned to even his players.... guess he was gonna resign last year as well but decided to get another great season in

also worthy of taking note is coach zufalll said that he and bobby harmon " might be switching roles" in whihc case he would not be seen very much

but either way they have coached together for close to 15 years..harmon has head coach experience....basically highland will not be as good as they were last year, next year, with that said i still dont belive the strategy will change

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Highland returns plenty of talent again for next year... I think they may be in for a better year than this year actually, pending goalie problems. I don't think we will see a team like 2007 however for a few years... No doubt in my mind that if Harmon takes over this program will continue to flourish...

[seahawks4life]

Highland returns plenty of talent again for next year... I think they may be in for a better year than this year actually, pending goalie problems. I don't think we will see a team like 2007 however for a few years... No doubt in my mind that if Harmon takes over this program will continue to flourish...

abbregg says he is coming back to highland :shrug: goalie problems still?

and i dont agree... they will be much slower and only have nesic scoring with nauman coming up from mid a lot to help out

defense will prolly be better than last year actually

but the mid will be very talented and be able to makle plays, but will be as slow as ever and always chasing

[soccrfan]

Here are the all league selections...

What are your comments? Any surprises? Anyone looked over? Anyone higher up than they should be?

Suburban League
Boys soccer

First Team — Copley: Mitchell Ivasku,Sam Galloway, Kevin Ivasku, Kevin Dressler. Revere: Tim Wang, Tanner Krauth. Wadsworth: Brandon House, Jake Hiltner. Highland: Justin Nolan, Tony Stercula, Austin Zickler. Green: Chris Matejka, Jesse Cavalier. Barberton: Nick Gore. Tallmadge: Taylor Smoot.

Second Team — Copley: Brian Ruhaak.Revere: Andy Harding, Andy Lamb. Wadsworth: Robby Kaminski, Logan Kilbride. Highland: Kevin Filip,Jacob Naumann. Green: Ryan Wilson, Nick Nussen. Cloverleaf: Josh Mewhinney, Tyler Daniels. Barberton: Kevin Brummond, Todd Sabol. Tallmadge: James Plunket.

Honorable Mention — Copley: Max Fisher, Tanner Manfull. Revere: Pat Szeles, Ryan Hoffner. Wadsworth: Josh Green, Ian Johnson. Highland: Martin Nesic, Steven Tien. Green: Mike Hardman, Tyler Miller. Cloverleaf: Grant Brodnik, Logan Zuk. Barberton: Milos Dragic, John-Mark Ziegler. Tallmadge: Alex Licitri, Jamie Wade.


I'd say that I'm a little surprised with no one from Cloverleaf being represented on 1st team, with them finishing above Tallmadge and Barberton and 1 point behind Green

[FootsWalker]

sf- I think that was a typo. The Green players listed are actually from Cloverleaf. Green's players were accidently omitted. Should have been Juan(can't remember last name), and J Sprandel I think.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

abbregg says he is coming back to highland :shrug: goalie problems still?

and i dont agree... they will be much slower and only have nesic scoring with nauman coming up from mid a lot to help out

defense will prolly be better than last year actually

but the mid will be very talented and be able to makle plays, but will be as slow as ever and always chasing
Well if Abbregg comes back they are set...

Returning the leading scorer in Nesic is a lot of goals alone... The passing on Tien and Naumann at Center Mid will set up whoever the other forward is, possibly Cronister assuming they will be looking for speed, even if the footskills aren't quite there.....

In the Midfield they will be slow, but they are skilled... The key will be maintaining posession of the ball, which with the skills and coaching of this team they should be able to do... Good coaching teaches you not to chase...

The defense won't be better than the 07 team... Prebis is the best sweeper this school will see in a very long time, and Bock at stopper likewise... Zickler and Fredrick on the outsides was simply amazing with those other two......
Next years defense will be good... I'm assuming Mancini at Sweep, Jameyson at Stop, and that freshman on the outside, with maybe Cronister if he isn't up top, otherwise not sure? Again very good, probably better than this years, but no way better than last years...

[soccrfan]

sf- I think that was a typo. The Green players listed are actually from Cloverleaf. Green's players were accidently omitted. Should have been Juan(can't remember last name), and J Sprandel I think.

oh, ok, thanx

[seahawks4life]

Well if Abbregg comes back they are set...

Returning the leading scorer in Nesic is a lot of goals alone... The passing on Tien and Naumann at Center Mid will set up whoever the other forward is, possibly Cronister assuming they will be looking for speed, even if the footskills aren't quite there.....

In the Midfield they will be slow, but they are skilled... The key will be maintaining posession of the ball, which with the skills and coaching of this team they should be able to do... Good coaching teaches you not to chase...

The defense won't be better than the 07 team... Prebis is the best sweeper this school will see in a very long time, and Bock at stopper likewise... Zickler and Fredrick on the outsides was simply amazing with those other two......
Next years defense will be good... I'm assuming Mancini at Sweep, Jameyson at Stop, and that freshman on the outside, with maybe Cronister if he isn't up top, otherwise not sure? Again very good, probably better than this years, but no way better than last years...


tien will most likely play a center defensive mid, mancini sweping, snyder and prolly bp playing defense with chronister, nauman in the middle but pushing up real far, guzik and tinyo outside, nesic up top of course

sefcek and fredrick coming in at outside mids most likely

dont really know what to expect other than the obvious right now...lol

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Zufall is returning as Highland's coach...

:Party:

[seahawks4life]

Zufall is returning as Highland's coach...

:Party:

since when?

not as head coach i dont think

[OhioBobcatFan06]

since when?

not as head coach i dont think
Heard it earlier this week.

At first he was going to become the head of soccer operations or something for Highland, maybe still is? But he is definitely head coach for the boys as of now.

[seahawks4life]

Heard it earlier this week.

At first he was going to become the head of soccer operations or something for Highland, maybe still is? But he is definitely head coach for the boys as of now.

odd/bad situation IMO to say he is stepping down and letting harmon take over and now according to you is coming back

but there was a soccer meeting last week, that may have been what it was all about:shrug:

[OhioBobcatFan06]

odd/bad situation IMO to say he is stepping down and letting harmon take over and now according to you is coming back

but there was a soccer meeting last week, that may have been what it was all about:shrug:
Odd is right...

Honestly though, I'm not completely shocked he is back. Zufall loves soccer, he also loves the team. The health issues cited in him stepping down were stress related which probably had a good deal to do with the season and winning and such. With the young family, I couldn't blame him for making the choice he did. That said, he loves coaching... Staying away would be rough for him. I was curious as to what exactly his role would be in that head of soccer role discussed... Very curious how hands on or off that would be with regards to coaching. Obviously we won't know now as he will be the head coach still and as involved as ever I'm assuming...

Hopefully he can deal with the health issues so he doesn't have to worry about him or his family. Happy we kept him though! Great coach, who knows what he is doing, and really loves it too.

[seahawks4life]

Odd is right...

Honestly though, I'm not completely shocked he is back. Zufall loves soccer, he also loves the team. The health issues cited in him stepping down were stress related which probably had a good deal to do with the season and winning and such. With the young family, I couldn't blame him for making the choice he did. That said, he loves coaching... Staying away would be rough for him. I was curious as to what exactly his role would be in that head of soccer role discussed... Very curious how hands on or off that would be with regards to coaching. Obviously we won't know now as he will be the head coach still and as involved as ever I'm assuming...

Hopefully he can deal with the health issues so he doesn't have to worry about him or his family. Happy we kept him though! Great coach, who knows what he is doing, and really loves it too.


other SL teams/coaches cant be too happy about this return

[Copa]

Not really worried, we won the league last season with him coaching.

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Not really worried, we won the league last season with him coaching.
That wasn't really unexpected... With the graduation that Highland had, repeating would've only further been a testament to Zufall as well as an omen to just how good Highland has gotten in soccer all of a sudden. It was especially unexpected for a repeat considering Highland lost the league's best player in Bender to injury before the season started. :shrug:

I had called for Highland 4th before the year started, that with Bender. I didn't put enough faith into what Zufall can do though, nor the talent Highland is cranking out yearly. Zufall coming back is definitely not good for the rest of the league. Even had he left, Highland is well on it's way to becoming a state power (let alone a league power). With the talent in the pipelines, that won't change anytime soon. Luckily, we still have a great coach to hold and grow that talent.

Highland will again contend for a league title next year. They may not win it, but they can't be counted out. Same can be said for the next half a decade at the least...

[seahawks4life]

Not really worried, we won the league last season with him coaching.

hahahahaha wow, yeah copley had over 2/3 their starters graduate right and still came in second?

not too mention a cheap goal and a contriversial goal to win it

i will however give you congrats fro winnning it but i mean highland did go further in the playoffs did they not?:shrug:

and lost by only a pk?

[OhioBobcatFan06]

Aberegg is officially a Highland Hornet for next year... Nice to see him coming back after his 3 year vacation to SVSM... Definitely helps Highland out a lot since Nolan is graduating at keep. Gotta think they will be 1 or 2 in the league again.

[seahawks4life]

Aberegg is officially a Highland Hornet for next year... Nice to see him coming back after his 3 year vacation to SVSM... Definitely helps Highland out a lot since Nolan is graduating at keep. Gotta think they will be 1 or 2 in the league again.

i'm thinking 3rd at best:shrug: