Mission vs Shore SCAR was the game of the day. SD Shores vs 680 was a good back and forth game. The two best teams, in my opinion, are LJ United and Mission. They play tomorrow afternoon. The loser has a good chance to make the semis on Sunday. I can see these two teams meeting again in the finals.
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There are no HS freshmen at the tournament. It’s restricted to 7-8 grades
But there are several 8th graders in this tournament that aren’t eligible for 14u going into the winter and beyond. They will age up after this weekend.
Brevin Kass is a certified stud, and his not making NTSC was a crime. He has a Q4 birthday. Last year in the Dev age group, there were twenty-two kids with Q4 birthdays on zone teams, and zero of them received an invite to NTSC. Even a kid who had been previously named to a national team and who has enough talent to score as much as an entire “super team“ by himself could not overcome the bias against Q4 birthdays last year.
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So, How many kids from Mission will move to the 16’s (is Brevin one of them)?
I don’t know Mission’s whole roster, but I do know that Brevin will be playing 14u in JOs this summer.
I do believe that all of the Mission team members are 14U for JO’s.
What teams have kids moving up?
For sure SD Shores and the Shore SCAR super team have JO 16u kids.
Great game this morning between La Jolla and the Shore SCAR team ended in a shootout win for Shore. Lots of teams still in the hunt.
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Very entertaining game between SCAR and La Jolla. The top 3 teams I’ve seen (Mission, SCAR, La Jolla) are all in one bracket. Unfortunately, only 2 will make the semis. The loser of Mission/La Jolla will drop into the 5-8 bracket. In the other bracket, CIU appears to be in the driver’s seat. NorCal, 680 and SD Shores still have a chance to advance. Should be a fun finish!
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Mission with a 6-5 win over La Jolla. Excellent defense by both teams.
Tomorrow’s semis:
Shore SCAR v CIU
Mission v San Diego Shores
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It’ll be a rematch between Mission and Shore SCAR for the championship.
SD Shores and Channel Islands will rematch in the bronze medal game.
Champions Cup is over. Shore SCAR took it to Mission after losing to them on Friday.
I’d sure like to see it done like Futures; two divisions. Just using the eye test, it could be a much more competitive tournament. Great teams and lower level zone teams…nobody wants to be part of a blowout game. Maybe (2) 8 teams divisions. Just a thought.
It’s only the end of fall, but after watching A LOT of 14u games the last couple of months, here’s my takeaway going into winter.
These 4 teams standout as the teams to beat: Newport, La Jolla, Mission, CIU
There are about a dozen solid teams in the next group, but a pretty sizeable gap between the top 4.
I’m excluding Vanguard, SD Shores, Shore SCAR. Their top athletes are moving to 16s. I’m not sure about the other teams and I’m not accounting for clubs getting their 14u high school boys back.
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I believe that SCAR worked very hard for there great win against Mission. I also know that only 2 of the SCAR boys are ineligible for JO’s. Rumor is that scar will be staying together. Knowing this SCAR is most definitely in the top three in the nation for 14u.
SCAR played a great game against Mission today. If a team loses 2 of their top players or important position players (ie goalie or center), it could be a dramatic shift. The top teams I’ve listed aren’t losing anyone (that I’m aware of). We’ll soon see how these teams shake up in winter.
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NorCal 14u team will have the biggest upgrade when HS season ends.
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Welcome to the board.
With regards to SCAR, I knew about PV, Trojan, LAWPC, and Shore Aquatics, but did SCAR add American River to the alliance at the last moment?
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They played very well and will definitely miss their center, who scored 4 in the final, drew a drop for his attackers, and I’m fairly certain will age up next week.
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We were all hoping he was one of the two. Thanks for the good news! 
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