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Bit surprised. Kilgore is more improved than I thought. Go Big Red.

Any update on this one. Started at 6:30.

Thank you for the info. Will be a couple of great nights of soccer. Hope the weather cooperates! Good luck to all involved.

Any word on when/where JT & Kilgore play? Possible doubleheader Friday?

Besides Whitehouse, anybody else from this district still playing?

Online I watch matches in Germany, The Netherlands, France, Italy,, etc. all the time played in the snow by some of these guys or guys just like them...professional soccer players. I don't think you can blame this on the ref. This was not a match of high school or college kids, but of professionals who do this for a living. He (the ref) deferred to their professional experience and wishes to continue. Hhs4sho is right...Costa Rica lost and the coach is crying about it. Another reason not to postpone was trying to reschedule a date where some of these guys didn't have conflicts with their club teams around the world. The W.C. qualifiers are scheduled months, if not years in advance.

Thanks again. Where is the game? I don't have kids or relatives playing anymore, and since the local newspapers don't cover anyone other than JT, Lee and Whitehouse, this is the only place I get news about soccer.

Thanks Tazman. I saw in the paper that JT will play Kilgore. Is Lindale playing Pine Tree?

Been out of town this week. Did Lindale-Marshall get played? Outcome?

That's Class Coach! Go Cujo!

Where is Lindale Playing? JT?

JT beat Lindale in shootout, but Lindale wins District. Just read Newspaper article and Coach Story's quoted as saying..."The best team didn't win tonight, and they (Lindale) know it". I always scratch my head when a coach says that. You cant blame the loss on the weather, the ball or the field because both teams played in the same weather and on the same field and with the same equipment. The refs usually stink it up for both sides so it isn't the refs fault. The fans can't be blamed either, so if the "best" team doesn't win (twice in the JT-Lindale match-up now that JT didn't win), who is to blame? If the kids are better...it's not them. So what's left? C'mon coach. Look how self-incriminating that statement is. Your a good coach. The kids love you and you have a passion for winning...but you shoot yourself in the foot when you say stuff like that! I really don't think you can make the argument that JT is the better team. Maybe slightly more talented, but not better. JT and Lindale played 4 common district foes twice each. Lindale had 22 points from those contests and JT also had 22 points. No clear cut better team. In two head to head matches, Lindale had 4 points to JT's 2 points. So why should JT be thought of as the better team? I think JT is more talented, and have stated that in the thread. I also think they are better coached, as Lindale (in my humble opinion) has several players who think they are MESSI and try to dribble the ball around and through 4-5 defenders only to turn it over consistently. If that was corrected and they could learn to PASS THE BALL...man 'o man could Lindale be awesome! They also don't go wide and cross into the box where 2 or 3 strikers are making runs enough because their mids are losing possession too often. In order to go deep in the playoffs, that really should be corrected. But Lindale has won district championships regularly lately so carry on Lawdog! Keep doing what your doing. It's working. In reality, the difference between the two teams is nada. Go Eagles and Go Cujo! Represent East Texas well and we are behind Whitehouse and Athens in their matches!

So Lindale has a 3pt edge going into Friday and a win or shootout gives them district. Doesn't matter if they win or lose a shootout... BUT...if JT wins, what are the tiebreakers for determining 1st and 2nd? Lindale won the 1st meeting 1-0 so they have a 1 goal advantage. Are away goals the 1st tiebreaker?

Updated scores and standings Anyone? Sandman? Lawdog? I know its spring break, but your faithful Smoaky followers want to know!

Lindale 1 FT JT 0 IMO...JT looked the better side but just couldn't bury it in the net. Congrats to Lindale.