Kennedale Tournament Jan. 22-24

[Parisian]

Scores from Thursday's first round:

• Kennedale 4, Mexia 1
• Abilene Wylie 2, Argyle 0
• Ferris 3, China Spring 0
• WF Hirschi 4, LaVega 2
• Paris 3, Alvarado 0

According to TASCO preseason ratings, Argyle is No. 1 in state Class 4A, Alvarado No. 4 and Wylie No. 7. BTW, Argyle beat Alvarado, 2-1, last week.

 

This tournament features the top 3 rated teams in Region 1 (Argyle-Alvarado-Wylie) and Nos. 4-5 from Region 2 (Ferris-Paris). Ferris and Paris both got max points Thursday.

 

Kinda says to me that even TASCO doesn't have a real handle on the relative strengths of teams in new Class 4A.

[Parisian]

Results from early Friday games:

• #7 Abilene Wylie 2, #4 Alvarado 0
• Paris 4, LaVega 0
• #1 Argyle 2, China Spring 1

Remaining matches Friday:

• Mexia vs. WF Hirschi
• Kennedale vs. Ferris

Paris has clinched a spot in Saturday's championship match. The opponent will be either Wylie, Hirschi, Kennedale, or Ferris. Today's win by Paris marked the 100th coaching win by Jeremy Beshirs (100-23-10 overall in 6 seasons at PHS).

[Parisian]

Hirschi beat Mexia, 4-0. Ferris and Kennedale tied 2-2. Ferris (#4 in Region 2) plays Paris (#5) for championship Saturday.

[Parisian]

Saturday's results:

• Championship: Ferris 1, Paris 0 (scored in final 12 minutes on free kick)
• 3rd Place: Kennedale beat WF Hirschi in a shootout
• 5th Place: #7 Abilene Wylie 5, #10 China Spring 0
• 7th Place: #1 Argyle 2, Mexia 0
• 9th Place: LaVega 3, #4 Alvarado 2

Paris got max points in both their prelim matches to earn a championship berth, according to the tournament's point system. Don't ask me to explain the remaining matchups for Saturday. The tournament had 4 of the state's preseason top 10 teams, yet a couple of unranked teams from Region 8 were paired in the final. I think it shows that this year's 4A state title is there for the taking, and that several Region 2 teams could be in the hunt.

[DBQ1]

This just shows that these rankings don't mean much especially with a brand new classification. Hopefully it will get better in the future with more to go by. Congratulations to both Ferris and Paris. Good showing for the region.