Comments on: Boys Soccer: NCS Finals Preview

By: Matt Smith

Matt Smith — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:11:16 +0000

Gonna post it on the most recent thread in just a little bit. Just got it today.

By: NICEone

NICEone — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 01:01:45 +0000

DLS certainly plays hard out from the first whistle to the last,that is certainly what got them to the final.Still think the NCS final could have been much more interesting with either DLS,facing Livermore or Cal or. Cal vs Livermore.Livermore certainly had a strong team this year for how young they are and should have a great season next year.Congrats to DLS well deserved.

Matt have you posted the EBAL All league?

By: Bench Warmer

Bench Warmer — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:45:45 +0000

THEanonymous, not sure how you saw I made Cal look bad?? That was a great game that Cal should have won but went home unfortunately?? The recruiting is a mute point if it happens at all. it is what it is whether it happens or not. Clearly, you need to read what i said over again. And yes the NCS committee are lazy and thoughtless as many other bloggers have agreed. But the beauty is it is our opinion and the tragedy is that it does little to nothing to improve the situation.

Yes, the Granada game was great also! Thanks for helping my point!

By: THEanonymous

THEanonymous — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:33:47 +0000

Please don’t make Cal look so bad Bench Warmer. They, in my opinion, deserved the title as much as DLS at least, but got very unfortunate in the end. I’ve also heard rumors that time had ran off the clock at many times it was not supposed to (injuries). For all we know, that could have biased the outcome.

As far as the NCS committee is concerned, they face a lot of adversity that it doesn’t seem to me like you know enough about to make the “lazy and/or thoughtless” call. Plus you have no evidence for “the rumors about recruiting mean nothing.” Maybe you’ll learn a little from the basketball blogs.

DLS is a very well-bonded team indeed, but I personally believe the championship game deserved to be Cal vs Livermore. Then again, I believe you were right that Newark was their easiest opponent and that DLS made a great run, and what LHS Alum said about “Newark being frustrated from the get go.” However, I hope the truths will foreshadow what’s going to happen in 2012.

By: LHS Alum

LHS Alum — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:31:59 +0000

Hey Benchwarmer, don’t forget Granada High had DeLaSalle down 1-0 and 2-1 with about 10 minutes to play. DLS ties it up and wins it on a golden goal in overtime. Destiny baby. Congratulations to DLS. The highly vaunted offense of Newark looked totally ordinary against the superb defense of DLS. Newark took about 3 or 4 shots from 25 yards out that the DLS goalie gobbled up without spilling the beans for a rebound. The finals MVP should be the entire defense of DLS. They never gave Newark a chance to get any chances from closer than 20-25 yards. The 2 goals DLS scored, the first off of a picture perfect service into the box by Johnny (Spartan) Marcinkowski that paid immediate dividends, rattles around and then buried. The second, a fast counter attack with a spectacular finish into the side netting from about 15 yards out, with less than 5 minutes to play sealed the 3 peat for the Spartans. I’m sorry DLS nation I don’t know all of the boys names but each player was outstanding. The best team clearly won this game. Newark was frustrated from the get go.

By: EBRef

EBRef — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:18:23 +0000

Hats off to DLS players and coaching staff. What a year for the Spartans. Congradulations to the CHS Cougers what a game they played vs SRV.

NM keep your heads high and learn from this game, you can only get better.

Fun season all around and thanks fellow bloggers.

EBRef

By: Bench Warmer

Bench Warmer — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:08:50 +0000

Congratulations to DLS!! Coaching staff pushed all the right buttons and the players played hard every minute of every game!

Final thoughts:
The final proved what everyone was stating about the NCS committee. They are lazy and/or thoughtless. Case and point. DLS played Granada, Cal and Livermore to get to the final (are you kidding me??!!) They earned it!! (congrats again!) The Newark game was their easiest game!! (Come on!) I agree with what some have said that the Championship game was the Cal game or even the Livermore game (although Livermore never scored). DLS’s toughest game was Cal and they were on the ropes and pulled it off. Newark’s bracket and League not as challenging and it showed in the final. The EBAL’s 4th place team beats the other leagues first place team. Great run for DLS.

All the rumors about recruiting mean nothing. So what. if you want to win NCS Div 1 you have to earn it and you must go through the EBAL and DLS.

EBAL is still the dominate league and DLS is their King right now. Div 1 Final was a dissappointment this year. Nice job NCS committee!…..(not!!!!!) The other problem is I bet none of them are reading this blog because they do not give a rip. That is the biggest problem!!

Matt, great job!!! Thank you!!!

By: storm

storm — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:50:46 +0000

Spartan supporters
We often hear from you regarding our complaints of an even playing field in football. If your school could show us the quality of coaching and brotherhood under the conditions the DLS soccer team over came, we would fade into the sunset. This is what some of us have been lobbying for from the NCS office and DLS proved they can win with equal athletes in soccer unfortunately their deep talented football program is around the corner. Congratulations to all the student athletes on the DLS soccer team and all the EBAL athletes of high school soccer. We all knew NM would just be another team to face on our EBAL schedule. This years NCS soccer brackets say it loud and clear for all to see and hear.

By: donssoccer

donssoccer — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:30:41 +0000

Just wanted to say congrats to campo for a great game -you guys were the better team last night. Even tho we didn’t win, I thought our team played our hearts out – we had some plays, some mistakes and in the end we just couldn’t make it happen. It’s always fun playing the guys from campo – I’ve played with some of them since LYMA kindergarten soccer – which seems so long ago.

Parents (dad are you listening?) – just let it go … I have … club starts up again with tournaments and state cup at the end of this month … so there’s no use dwelling …

The Dons will definitely come back next year even stronger and hopefully will go all the way, especially for Coach Curtis, who’s been a great coach all season.

Peace.

By: mudhen

mudhen — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 16:13:31 +0000

The Campo, Acalanes game was great! Did anybody notice the really fabulous series in the second half, where a Campo boy was fouled right in front of the Campo stands,then played the ball while lying down only to have a virtually identical move by Acalanes occur immediatly after? The referee( Yader Reyes,a USSF national), wisely allowed play to continue and the fans were treated to very exciting soccer.
Most refs would have blown the whistle for WHATEVER in that case.