The 17th Annual Palmetto Cup

[chooker18]

*** 2009 Palmetto Cup Release ***

The 17th Annual Palmetto Cup, hosted by Brookland-Cayce High School, will take place April 8-11, 2009 in Cayce/West Columbia, South Carolina.

Tabbed as "The Southeast's Premier Boys High School Soccer Tournament" by StudentSports.com, the Palmetto Cup annually attracts the top teams from South Carolina as well as regional and national reknowned programs. Joining the host Bearcats will be 11 Palmetto State teams, 10 ranked in their respective classification, and four out of state teams (see below).

Admission is $15 for a Tournament Pass or $5 per match.

The tournament sites will be The Cage on the campus of BCHS and soccer practice fields for Bearcat Soccer at Granby Education Center and Northside Middle School. Spectators are encouraged to bring lawn chairs to the fields at Granby and Northside. Stadium seating is available at The Cage. Concession stands and restroom facilities will be available at all venues.

Parking at The Cage should be along State Street in front of the school where the marquee board is located and behind the stadium's press box in the lot adjacent to the softball field. For Granby, parking should be in front of the school along Dunbar Road. At Northside, parking should be in the school lot prior to reaching the soccer field or in the lot between the soccer field and Howard Park baseball facility.

For more information concerning the Palmetto Cup, please visit:

Brookland-Cayce Bearcat Soccer - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/ (http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/)
2009 Palmetto Cup - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pc_info.htm (http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pc_info.htm)
Palmetto Cup History - http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pchistory.htm (http://scsoccer.com/bcsoccer/pchistory.htm)

Brackets
Group A - Christ Church, Eastside, Norman North-OK, Wando
Group B - Bob Jones-AL, Brookland-Cayce, Farragut-TN, Walhalla
Group C - Chapin, North Myrtle Beach, Southside Christian, Spring Valley
Group D - Knox West-TN, Lexington, Riverside, Sumter

Class 4A
#3 Wando (6-2-1)
#9 Spring Valley (7-2-1)
#10 Lexington (7-4-0)
Sumter (3-3-0)

Class 3A
#4 North Myrtle Beach (9-1-0)
#5 Eastside (7-1-0), #19 NSCAA National Rankings, #5 NSCAA Region 1 Poll
#6 Riverside (5-3-0)
#8 Chapin (4-4-0)
#9 Brookland-Cayce (7-2-2)

Class 2A
#5 Walhalla (5-2-0)

Class 1A
#1 Christ Church (5-3-0)
#3 Southside Christian (8-4-0)

Out of State
6A #7 Bob Jones (Madison, AL), 12-2-1
3A Farragut (Knoxville, TN), 5-0-2, #7 NSCAA Region 1 Poll
3A Knox West (Knoxville, TN), 0-1-2
5A Norman North (Norman, OK), 2-0-0, #15 NSCAA National Rankings, #3 NSCAA Region 4 Poll

Thanks and we look forward to seeing you at a nearby pitch this week!

Kyle Heise, Director
2009 Palmetto Cup

[Gamecock Rob]

Awesome, my little brother is playin in that...GO WARRIORS

[chooker18]

Here are the group standings as of day three:

Group A

Norman North (2-0-0), GF-5, GA-1, GD-(+4), Tech. Red -1, 17 Points;
Eastside (1-1-0), GF-4, GA-3, GD-(+1), 10 Points;
Wando (1-1-0), GF-5, GA-5, GD-(0), 10 Points;
Christ Church (0-2-0), GF-3, GA-7, GD-(-4), 3 Points;

Group B

Farragut (2-0-0), GF-2, GA-0, GD-(+2), 16 Points;
Bob Jones (1-1-0), GF-3, GA-2, GD-(+1), 9 Points;
Brookland-Cayce (1-1-0), GF-6, GA-7, GD-(-1), Tech. Red -1, 9 Points;
Walhalla (0-2-0), GF-4, GA-6, GD-(-2), 3 Points;

Group C

Chapin (2-0-0), GF-4, GA-1, GD-(+3), 17 Points;
Southside Christian (1-1-0), GF-3, GA-3, GD-(0), 10 Points;
N. Myrtle Beach (0-1-1), GF-1, GA-2, GD-(-1), 4 Points;
Spring Valley (0-1-1), GF-1, GA-3, GD(-2), 4 Points;

Group D

Knox West (2-0-0), GF-4, GA-0, GD-(+4), 18 Points;
Lexington (1-1-0), GF-1, GA-1, GD-(0), 8 Points;
Riverside (1-1-0), GF-3, GA-4, GD-(-1), Straight Red -2, 7 Points;
Sumter (0-2-0), GF-1, GA-4,GD-(-3), 1 Point;

In the event of a tie for placement in group play, the tie-breaking procedure is as follows:

(1) Head-to-head competition
(2) Goal differential
(3) Goals against
(4) Goals for
(5) Spot kick shootout

[LiveandDieGC]

BC 5 Walhalla 4

Taylor Lewis for BC- 5 goals. That is beast.

[chooker18]

High School Soccer Media -

CAYCE, SC - Eastside of Taylors, S.C., defeated a pair of teams from
Knoxville, Tenn., in the Semifinals and Finals on Saturday to claim
the championship of the 17th Annual Palmetto Cup hosted by
Brookland-Cayce High School in Cayce, S.C.

The Eagles, coached by Scott Halkett, edged Farragut, 2-1, in the
Semifinals and downed Knox West, 4-1, in the title match which
crowned a Palmetto State team for the fourth consecutive year. EHS,
11-2-0 on the season, posted a 4-1-0 mark in the four-day event. The
Eagles were led by Tournament Most Valuable Player Miguel Teos, who
scored both goals in the win vs. Farragut and tallied another score
in the championship match vs. West.

Knox West blanked Chapin, 3-0, to advance to the championship match
in its inaugural appearance at the Palmetto Cup.

FINAL DAY RESULTS
Championship - Eastside 4-1 Knox West
Semifinals - Eastside 2-1 Farragut
Semifinals - Knox West 3-0 Chapin
#13-16 - Christ Church 2-0 Walhalla
#13-16 - North Myrtle Beach 7-0 Sumter
#9-12 - Norman North 3-0 Brookland-Cayce
#9-12 - Riverside 3-0 Spring Valley
#5-8 - Bob Jones 1-0 Wando
#5-8 - Lexington 2-0 Southside Christian

A tournament recap with the All-Tournament Team and final standings
will be e-mailed on Sunday.

[Gamecock Rob]

All Tournament Team named...my baby brother made the team

Ben Bosco, SR, Chapin
Joey Demare, JR, Chapin
Connor Dillon, JR, Wando
Ryan Freiburger, Lexington
Trevor Grieco, Farragut (TN)
Hunter Harrison, Southside Christian
Taylor Lewis, JR, Brookland-Cayce
Patrick Maloney, SR, Knox West (TN)
Jack McCoy, SO, Knox West (TN)
Nicholas Muth, Farragut (TN)
Kevin Smeaton, Riverside
Drew Smith, SO, North Myrtle Beach
Miguel Teos (MVP), SR, Eastside
Tanner Thompson, JR, Knox West (TN)
Taylor Wells, SR, Spring Valley
Hunter Weyer, Southside Christian