Friday, October 31, 2008

2008 Class AA All-Tournament Team

2008 Class AA All-Tournament Team
Congratulations to all these young men! You've done well in State Tournament and deservedly getting this award. Congrats!

Ahmad Bah - Osseo - Defender
Lucas Hoang - Osseo - Midfielder
George Kawalawu - Osseo - Midfielder
John Nuefville - Osseo - Defender
Lekpea Kordah - St. Louis Park - Attacker
Tony Lozancic - St. Louis Park - Attacker
Harry Ullmann - St. Louis Park - Goalkeeper
Alexander Ballard - Bloomington Jefferson - Goalkeeper
Chad Gilmer - Bloomington Jefferson - Defender
Joshua Sweeney - Bloomington Jefferson - Midfielder
Emanual Carr - Coon Rapids - Attacker
Lawrence Talery - Coon Rapids - Attacker
Bijan Jabari - Apple Valley - Defender
Nicholas Nugent - St. Cloud Tech - Midfielder
Derrick Roller - Lakeville North - Goalkeeper
Jack Treacy - Stillwater Area - Midfielder

AA State Championship - Final

AA State Championship - Final
Osseo 4-1 St. Louis Park


I believe my game assessment was right on.

1. Technicals. Overall Osseo has an upperhand in skills in the middle and flanks.
Correct. Osseo three midfielders are extremely skilled and fast (except the right mid). They can take on 1-on-1 and win it most of the time. SLP has players with skills at midfield but speed was much slower.

2. Tacticals. They both play the same game plan by dominating the midfield and work into the box or shooting at the key. Whoever dominates the midfield will win the game. You'll have Hoang and Bah vs Lozancic and Johnson.
Correct. There's a big difference in how Osseo and SLP played the midfield and it's speed of game. Osseo plays through the midfield with speed and control while SLP is the same but much slower. Osseo attacks and penetrates quick and their midfielders get to attacking third very fast. They slow down there and work through the defensive zone. They take on 1-on-1 or use combination plays to get around defenders. Playing close to goal takes composure and skills. Defenders can't be too aggressive here or they'll pay the price with PK's. It doesn't matter how much possession time you have at midfield, it's how you use the possesion to create dangerous opportunities. This is where I feel many coaches have missed.

3. Physical. Size is about the same. Speed will be a big factor in favor of Osseo. Quickness favors Osseo. If Osseo can spring the attacks from midfield then SLP will be in trouble. Also Osseo plays bootball then they'll win the races.
Correct. In general Osseo is faster all around and in quickness as well. Osseo attackers play very close to last defender. This is where I believe Whitney Browne excels with his speed and goal scoring ability. One false move and it's a footrace.

4. Mental. Both are very determined. Osseo won't relax after scoring goals. They're scoring machine.
Correct. Osseo didn't even ease up after being up 2-1 3-1 4-1. What a scoring machine. SLP was able to keep up 3/4 of the game but got wore down at the end.

5. Defense. Even. Both can be erratic at times.
Correct. SLP first goal was due to miscommunication between GK and right defender and let attacker slipped through to pound in the header. Osseo goals came in SLP defense got confused in man-marking in the box.

6. Offense. Osseo is scoring machine. SLP has problem in scoring lately.
Correct. Let the score speaks for itself. SLP attackers didn't really pose much danger to Osseo defenders.

7. Coaching. Chato vs Hoang (assistant coach and not head coach Smith). Google them both and you'll see where they've been. Hoang has upperhand.
So so. I would say even now. Chato did his best but he could do so much with limited talent he has. Both teams have gone further than anyone had thought. Chato and Hoang have done a great job.

In general, I'm going with Osseo. They've been scoring 2-4 goals per game and coming back 1-goal down so you can't really suppress Osseo attacks. MG game proved that well when they put 10-man bunker defense when up by 1-0 and still got beat 2-1. Defense has to weather out the Osseo storms.
Correct. Once again, Osseo is a scoring machine. They don't know how to slow down. Most team would be in panic mode after got scored on in first 5-minutes. But they weren't even fazed. They came back and scored 4 unanswered goals. SLP couldn't pack the box 'cause they need to score hence more goals allowed.

St.Louis Park is not a scoring machine like Osseo. Their defense can be shaky under pressure. It showed in Apple Valley game. If Osseo get a jump in scoring then game is over. SLP must score first to stay in the game.
Correct. See previous points.

Thursday, October 30, 2008

AA State Final - Prediction

AA State Final - Prediction
Osseo 3-1 St. Louis Park


Here's my assessment on both teams:

1. Technicals. Overall Osseo has an upperhand in skills in the middle and flanks.

2. Tacticals. They both play the same game plan by dominating the midfield and work into the box or shooting at the key. Whoever dominates the midfield will win the game. You'll have Hoang and Bah vs Lozancic and Johnson.

3. Physical. Size is about the same. Speed will be a big factor in favor of Osseo. Quickness favors Osseo. If Osseo can spring the attacks from midfield then SLP will be in trouble. Also Osseo plays bootball then they'll win the races.

4. Mental. Both are very determined. Osseo won't relax after scoring goals. They're scoring machine.

5. Defense. Even. Both can be erratic at times.

6. Offense. Osseo is scoring machine. SLP has problem in scoring lately.

7. Coaching. Chato vs Hoang (assistant coach and not head coach Smith). Google them both and you'll see where they've been. Hoang has upperhand.

In general, I'm going with Osseo. They've been scoring 2-4 goals per game and coming back 1-goal down so you can't really suppress Osseo attacks. MG game proved that well when they put 10-man bunker defense when up by 1-0 and still got beat 2-1. Defense has to weather out the Osseo storms.

St.Louis Park is not a scoring machine like Osseo. Their defense can be shaky under pressure. It showed in Apple Valley game. If Osseo get a jump in scoring then game is over. SLP must score first to stay in the game.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

AA State Semifinals - Final

AA State Semifinals - Final
Osseo 4-1 Coon Rapids
Jefferson 1-1 St. Louis Park
St. Louis Park won in SO 3-2

Monday, October 27, 2008

AA State Semifinals - Prediction

AA State Semifinals - Prediction
Osseo 3-1 Coon Rapids
Jefferson 2-0 St. Louis Park

Sunday, October 26, 2008

AA State - Quarterfinals

Osseo 3-1 Lakeville North
Coon Rapids 2-0 St. Cloud Tech
St. Louis Park 1-0 Apple Valley
Jefferson 1-0 Stillwater

  • St.Louis Park should get some respects now since they've beaten #1 seed Apple Valley.
  • Saturday, October 18, 2008

    AA State Seedings

    AA State seedings and games
    1. Apple Valley vs St. Louis Park
    2. Osseo vs Lakeville North
    3. Coon Rapids vs St. Cloud Tech
    4. Jefferson vs Stillwater

  • Interesting that St. Louis Park has got no respect from coaches and not get rated in top 4. I hope they prove them wrong by beating up Apple Valley.
  • Jefferson will have an easy game with pushover Stillwater.
  • Osseo will advance over Lakeville North.
  • Coon Rapids shouldn't have any problems with St. Cloud Tech.
  • Thursday, October 16, 2008

    XMan AA State Seedings

    XMan AA State Seedings
    Top 4 seedings

    1. Apple Valley
    2. Osseo
    3. Coon Rapids
    4. St. Louis Park

    Blind draw into top 4 seedings
  • Stillwater
  • Bloomington Jefferson
  • Lakeville North
  • St. Cloud Tech

    A few thoughts
  • St. Louis Park surprises me in making out of Section of Death (6AA).
  • Jefferson owns EP or got lucky with shootout.
  • Wednesday, October 15, 2008

    AA Section Champions

    1AA - Lakeville North (Lake)
    2AA - Bloomington Jefferson (Lake)
    3AA - Apple Valley (Lake)
    4AA - Stillwater
    5AA - Osseo (Northwest Suburban)
    6AA - St. Louis Park (North Suburban)
    7AA - Coon Rapids (Northwest Suburban)
    8AA - Elk River or St. Cloud Tech (10/17)

    Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14 - Results

    Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14 - Results
    Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
    Rochester Century 0-2 Lakeville North

    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Bloomington Jefferson 3-2 (SO 5-4) Eden Prairie

    Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
    Apple Valley 2-1 (SO 6-5) Eastview

    Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
    Stillwater 1-0 Cretin-Derham Hall (Semifinal)
    Woodbury vs Stillwatter (Thursday 10/16)

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Osseo 2-1 Maple Grove

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    St Louis Park 3-1 Wayzata

    Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
    Coon Rapids 5-1 Anoka

    Sunday, October 12, 2008

    Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14

    Section final games to watch Tuesday 10/14
    Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
    Rochester Century vs Lakeville North

    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Bloomington Jefferson vs Eden Prairie

    Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
    Apple Valley vs Eastview

    Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
    Stillwater ???-??? Cretin-Derham Hall
    Woodbury vs Stillwatter or Cretin-Derham Hall

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Osseo vs Maple Grove

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    St Louis Park vs Wayzata

    Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
    Coon Rapids vs Anoka

    Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11 - Results

    Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11 - Results
    Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
    Rochester Century 2-1 (SO) Rochester Mayo
    Lakeville North 3-0 Owatonna

    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Bloomington Jefferson 1-0 Edina
    Eden Prairie 2-1 (OT) Chaska

    Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
    Apple Valley 2-1 (SO) Park of Cottage Grove
    Eagan 3-4 (SO) Eastview

    Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
    Stillwater ???-??? Cretin-Derham Hall
    Saint Paul Central 0-1 Woodbury

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Osseo 4-2 Park Center
    Maple Grove 1-0 Champlin Park

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    Armstrong 0-2 Wayzata
    St Louis Park 3-2 (OT) Minneapolis South

    Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
    Coon Rapids 3-2 Blaine
    Anoka 3-0 Andover

    Saturday, October 11, 2008

    Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11

    Section semifinal games to watch Saturday 10/11
    Class AA - Section 1 Boys Soccer
    Rochester Century vs. Rochester Mayo | 1:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
    Lakeville North vs. Owatonna | 1:00 PM at Owatonna

    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Bloomington Jefferson vs. Edina | 12:00 PM at Bloomington Jefferson
    Eden Prairie vs Chaska | 11:00 AM at Eden Prairie

    Class AA - Section 3 Boys Soccer
    Apple Valley vs. Park of Cottage Grove | 1:30 PM at Park of Cottage Grove
    Eagan vs Eastview | 4:00 PM at Park of Cottage Grove

    Class AA - Section 4 Boys Soccer
    Stillwater vs Cretin-Derham Hall | 7:00 PM at Stillwater
    Saint Paul Central vs Woodbury | 5:00 PM at Woodbury

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Osseo vs Park Center | 1:00 PM at Osseo
    Maple Grove vs Champlin Park | 1:00 PM at Champlin Park

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    Armstrong vs Wayzata | 1:00 PM at Armstrong
    St Louis Park vs Minneapolis South | 1:00 PM at Minneapolis South

    Class AA - Section 7 Boys Soccer
    Coon Rapids vs Blaine | 3:00 PM at Coon Rapids
    Anoka vs Andover | 3:00 PM at Anoka

    Wednesday, October 8, 2008

    Section 4AA Seedings

    Section 4AA seedings.
    1. Stillwater
    2. Woodbury
    3. St. Paul Central
    4. Tartan
    5. Cretin-Derham Hall
    6. White Bear Lake
    7. Mpls North
    9. Roseville

    Prediction
    QF: Stillwater vs Roseville --- Stillwater
    QF: Tartan vs Cretin-Derham Hall - Cretin-Derham Hall

    QF: Woodbury vs Mpls North --- Woodbury
    QF: St. Paul Central vs White Bear Lake --- St. Paul Central

    Final: Stillwater vs Woodbury --- Woodbury

    Section 8AA Seedings

    Section 8AA seedings.
    1. Elk River
    2. St. Cloud Tech
    3. Brainerd
    4. St. Cloud Apollo
    5. Moorhead
    6. Fergus Falls
    7. Alexandria
    8. Bemidji

    Prediction
    QF: Elk River vs Bemidji --- Elk River
    QF: St. Cloud Apollo vs Moorhead --- St. Cloud Apollo

    QF: St. Cloud Tech vs Alexandria --- St. Cloud Tech
    QF: Brainerd vs Fergus Falls --- Brainerd

    Final: Elk River vs St. Cloud Tech --- Elk River

    Tuesday, October 7, 2008

    Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7 - Results

    Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7 - Results
    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Minnetonka 0-2 Edina
    Chaska 2-0 Prior Lake

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Centennial 1-2 Park Center
    Maple Grove 2-1 Spring Lake Park

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    Hopkins 1-2 (SO) St. Louis Park
    Mpls Southwest 0-2 Wayzata

  • Disappointed to see Hopkins lost out on PK's.
  • Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7

    Section games to watch Tuesday 10/7
    Class AA - Section 2 Boys Soccer
    Minnetonka vs. Edina | 5:00 PM at Edina
    Chaska vs. Prior Lake | 5:00 PM at Prior Lake

    Class AA - Section 5 Boys Soccer
    Centennial vs. Park Center | 7:00 PM at Park Center
    Maple Grove vs. Spring Lake Park | 5:00 PM at Maple Grove

    Class AA - Section 6 Boys Soccer
    Hopkins vs. St. Louis Park | 5:00 PM at St. Louis Park
    Mpls Southwest vs. Wayzata | 5:00 PM at Wayzata

    Monday, October 6, 2008

    Section 1AA Seedings

    Section 1AA seedings.
    1. Rochester Mayo
    2. Lakeville North
    3. Owatonna
    4. Rochester Century
    5. Winona
    6. Lakeville South
    7. Rochester John Marshall
    8. Farmington

    Prediction
    QF: Rochester Mayo vs Farmington --- Rochester Mayo
    QF: Rochester Century vs Winona --- Rochester Century

    QF: Lakeville North vs Rochester John Marshall --- Lakeville North
    QF: Owatonna vs Lakeville South --- Owatonna

    Final: Rochester Mayo vs Lakeville North --- Rochester Mayo

    MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking as of 10/6

    MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking as of 10/6
    1. Apple Valley (#8 69.4) - Lake
    2. Eden Prairie (#1 84.9) - Lake
    3. Osseo (#2 72.6) - Northwest Suburban
    4. Coon Rapids (#3 71.5) - Northwest Suburban
    5. Eagan (#9 68.4) - Lake
    6. St. Louis Park (#4 70.2) - North Suburban
    7. Woodbury (#28 52.0) - Suburban East
    8. Stillwater Area (#23 56.5) - Suburban East
    9. Robbinsdale Armstrong (#4 70.2) - Classic Lake
    10. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 54.3) - Mpls City

    QRF Top 10 - Monday 10/6
    1. Eden Prairie (13-1-4) 84.9 - Lake
    2. Osseo (13-2-2) 72.6 - Northwest Suburban
    3. Coon Rapids (13-2-3) 71.5 - Northwest Suburban
    T-4. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-5-2) 70.2 - Classic Lake
    T-4. St. Louis Park (12-2-3) 70.2 - North Suburban
    6. Wayzata (8-5-4) 69.8 - Classic Lake
    7. Rochester Mayo (12-1-1) 69.5 - Big 9
    8. Apple Valley (16-1-1) 69.4 - Lake
    9. Hopkins (9-5-1) 68.4 - Classic Lake
    10. Eagan (15-3-0) 67.9 - Lake

    QRF calculation NOT supporting these teams in Top 10
    Woodbury (#28 52.0)
    Stillwater Area (#23 56.5)
    Minneapolis Southwest (#25 54.3)
  • Are these in Top 10 for political purposes and not for strength?
  • Don't want too much Classic Lake representation in Top 10?

    QRF calculation supporting these teams in Top 10
    Wayzata (8-5-4) 69.8
    Rochester Mayo (12-1-1) 69.5
    Hopkins (9-5-1) 68.4
  • MN Coaches Top 10 - Week of 10/6

    MN Coaches Top 10 - Week of 10/6
    CLASS 2A BOYS POLL

    1. Apple Valley (16-1)
    2. Eden Prairie (13-1)
    3. Osseo (13-2)
    4. Coon Rapids (13-2)
    5. Eagan (15-3)
    6. St. Louis Park (12-2)
    7. Woodbury (9-2)
    8. Stillwater Area (11-4)
    9. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-5)
    10. Minneapolis Southwest (13-2)

    Others receiving votes: St. Paul Central, Bloomington Jefferson, Rochester Mayo
    Class 2A Ranking Provided By: Coaches Association

    A few thoughts
  • Questionable ranking for Stillwater Area, Mpls Southwest, and Woodbury.
  • Mpls Southwest is ranked behind Mpls South and Wayzata in Section 6AA seedings.
  • Hopkins and Wayzata should be in Top 10.
  • Section 7AA Seedings

    Section 7AA seedings.
    1. Coon Rapids
    2. Anoka
    3. Andover
    4. Blaine
    5. Forest Lake
    6. St. Francis
    7. Cambridge-Isanti
    8. Eveleth-Gilbert

    Prediction
    QF: Coon Rapids vs Eveleth-Gilbert --- Coon Rapids
    QF: Blaine vs Forest Lake --- Blaine

    QF: Anoka vs Cambridge-Isanti --- Anoka
    QF: Andover vs St. Francis --- Andover

    Final: Coon Rapids vs Anoka --- Coon Rapids

    Section 5AA Seedings

    Section 5AA seedings.
    1. Osseo
    2. Champlin Park
    3. Maple Grove
    4. Park Center
    5. Centennial
    6. Spring Lake Park
    7. Irondale
    8. Mounds View

    Prediction
    QF: Osseo vs Mounds View --- Osseo
    QF: Park Center vs Centennial --- Park Center

    QF: Champlin Park vs Irondale --- Champlin Park
    QF: Maple Grove vs Spring Lake Park --- Maple Grove

    Final: Osseo vs Champlin Park --- Osseo

    Section 3AA Seedings

    Section 3AA seedings.
    1. Apple Valley
    2. Eagan
    3. Eastview
    4. Park Cottage Grove
    5. Burnsville
    6. Henry Sibley
    7. Hastings
    8. Rosemount

    Prediction
    QF: Apple Valley vs Rosemount --- Apple valley
    QF: Park Cottage Grove vs Burnsville --- Burnsville

    QF: Eagan vs Hastings --- Eagan
    QF: Eastview vs Henry Sibley --- Eastview

    Final: Apple Valley vs Eagan --- Apple Valley

    Section 2AA Seedings

    Section 2AA seedings.
    1. Eden Prairie
    2. Bloomington Jefferson
    3. Edina
    4. Prior Lake
    5. Chaska
    6. Minnetonka
    7. Bloomington Kennedy
    8. Shakopee

    Prediction
    QF: EP vs Shakopee --- EP
    QF: Prior Lake vs Chaska --- Prior Lake

    QF: Jefferson vs Kennedy --- Jefferson
    QF: Edina vs Minnetonka --- Edina

    Final: EP vs Jefferson --- Eden Prairie

    Sunday, October 5, 2008

    Section 6AA Seedings

    Section 6AA is Section of Death.
    This is one tough section and I can't believe they've put Hopkins as #6 and last of all the tough teams.
    1. Armstrong
    2. South
    3. St. Louis Park
    4. Wayzata
    5. Mpls Southwest
    6. Hopkins
    7. Buffalo
    8. Cooper

    Prediction
    QF: Armstrong vs Cooper --- Armstrong
    QF: Wayzata vs Mpls Southwest --- Wayzata

    QF: Mpls South vs Buffalo --- Mpls South
    QF: St. Louis Park vs Hopkins --- Hopkins

    Final: Armstrong vs Hopkins --- Hopkins

    * Only Wayzata has figured out how to beat Hopkins twice.

    XMan Top 10 - Week of 10/6

    XMan Top 10 - Week of 10/6
    1. Apple Valley
    2. Eden Prairie
    3. Osseo
    4. Coon Rapids
    5. Hopkins
    6. Armstrong
    7. Eagan
    8. St. Louis Park
    9. Wayzata
    10. Rochester Mayo

    Dropped from Top 10
    Bloomington Jefferson, Minneapolis Southwest, Edina, Woodbury

    Added to Top 10
    Hopkins, Armstrong, Wayzata, Rochester Mayo

    Hopkins Record
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Wayzata L 2-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Breck W 4-3
    Tue 16 5:00 PM Edina W 3-2
    Thu 18 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong W 3-0
    Sat 20 11:00 AM Monticello W 4-0
    Sat 27 11:00 AM Shakopee W 4-2
    Mon 29 5:00 PM Minnetonka W 3-1
    Thu 2 7:00 PM Wayzata L 3-0

    Armstrong Record
    Mon 8 5:00 PM Minnetonka L 2-1
    Sat 13 1:00 PM Totino-Grace L 2-1
    Tue 16 7:00 PM Wayzata W 1-0
    Thu 18 5:00 PM Hopkins L 3-0
    Thu 25 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 4-0
    Sat 27 8:00 PM Holy Angels W 4-1
    Mon 29 5:00 PM Bloomington Jefferson W 1-0
    Wed 1 5:00 PM Edina W 2-1
    Sat 4 1:00 PM Minneapolis South L 4-0

    Wayzata Record
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Edina L 1-0
    Thu 11 5:00 PM Hopkins W 2-1
    Tue 16 7:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 1-0
    Thu 18 7:00 PM Minnetonka W 2-1
    Mon 22 7:00 PM Minneapolis South W 2-0
    Thu 25 5:00 PM Edina W 2-1
    Sat 27 1:00 PM White Bear Lake L 2-1
    Thu 2 7:00 PM Hopkins W 3-0

    Rochester Mayo
    Sat 6 1:00 PM Lakeville North W 3-1
    Mon 8 7:00 PM Albert Lea W 3-0
    Thu 11 7:00 PM Rochester Century W 3-0
    Tue 16 7:00 PM Rochester John Marshall W 6-0
    Thu 18 5:00 PM Mankato West W 2-1
    Thu 25 5:00 PM Mankato East T 1-1
    Sat 27 1:00 PM Rochester Lourdes W 2-1
    Tue 30 7:00 PM Austin W 3-0
    Thu 2 7:00 PM Owatonna W 5-0
    Sat 4 12:00 PM Lakeville South W 3-0

    Saturday, October 4, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Week of 9/29 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Week of 9/29 Results
    1. Apple Valley - WW
    Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Park of Cottage Grove W 1-0
    Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Burnsville W 3-1

    2. Osseo - WLW
    Tue 9/30 7:00 PM Champlin Park W 2-1
    Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Elk River L 4-1
    Sat 10/4 11:00 AM Rogers W 3-2

    3. Eden Prairie - WWW
    Mon 9/29 4:30 PM Burnsville W 1-0
    Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Lakeville North W 2-0
    Sat 10/4 12:00 PM Elk River W 3-1

    4. St. Louis Park - WT
    Thu 10/2 5:00 PM Irondale W 3-0
    Sat 10/4 11:00 AM Maple Grove T 0-0

    5. Coon Rapids - WW
    Tue 9/30 7:00 PM Maple Grove W 1-0
    Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Andover W 3-0

    6. Eagan - W
    Thu 10/2 7:00 PM Eastview W 3-0

    7. Bloomington Jefferson - LT
    Mon 9/29 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 1-0
    Wed 10/1 7:00 PM Chaska T 0-0

    8. Minneapolis Southwest - TWWW
    Mon 9/29 4:15 PM Benilde-St. Margaret's T 0-0
    Wed 10/1 4:30 PM Minneapolis Henry W 8-0
    Thu 10/2 4:30 PM Minneapolis Edison W 5-0
    Fri 10/3 4:30 PM Minneapolis Roosevelt W 1-0

    9. Edina - LLWT
    Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Rosemount L 1-0
    Wed 10/1 5:00 PM Robbinsdale Armstrong L 2-1
    Thu 10/2 5:00 PM Minnetonka W 1-0
    Sat 10/4 2:00 PM Prior Lake T 0-0

    10. Woodbury - W
    Tue 9/30 5:00 PM Hastings W 3-0

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4 Results
    1. Apple Valley (Done)
    2. Osseo (Osseo 3, Rogers 2) Won
    3. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 3, Elk River 1) Won
    4. St. Louis Park (Maple Grove 0, St. Louis Park 0) Tied
    5. Coon Rapids (Done)
    6. Eagan (Done)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Done)
    9. Edina (Prior Lake 0, Edina 0) Tied
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Games to watch - Results
    Elk River 1-3 Eden Prairie
    Rochester Century 2-0 Owatonna
    Minneapolis South 4-0 Robbinsdale Armstrong

    Friday, October 3, 2008

    Section 6AA is Section of Death

    Section 6AA is Section of Death with 4 teams in QRF Top 10 ranking.

    No. 03 Hopkins (68.3)
    No. 05 Robbinsdale Armstrong (68.0)
    No. 07 Wayzata (66.6)
    No. 08 St. Louis Park (66.2)
    No. 25 Minneapolis Southwest (51.0)
    No. 31 Minneapolis South (47.1)
    No. 54 Buffalo (33.2)
    No. 63 Robbinsdale Cooper (23.9)

    Hopkins vs Armstrong should be a must game to see.

    MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking and Points - Friday 10/3

    MN Coaches Top 10 vs QRF Ranking and Points - Friday 10/3
    1. Apple Valley (#5 68.0)
    2. Osseo (#2 69.6)
    3. Eden Prairie (#1 78.5)
    4. St. Louis Park (#8 66.2)
    5. Coon Rapids (#4 68.1)
    6. Eagan (#9 64.6)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (#16 56.8)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 51.0)
    9. Edina (#12 62.1)
    10. Woodbury (#25 51.0)

    QRF Top 10 - Friday 10/3
    1. Eden Prairie (11-1-4) 78.5
    2. Osseo (12-2-2) 69.6
    3. Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
    4. Coon Rapids (12-2-3) 68.1
    T-5. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
    T-5. Apple Valley (15-1-1) 68.0
    7. Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
    8. St. Louis Park (11-2-2) 66.2
    9. Eagan (14-3-0) 64.6
    10. Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2

    QRF calculation is NOT supporting these teams in Top 10
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (#16 56.8)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (#25 51.0)
    9. Edina (#12 62.1)
    10. Woodbury (#25 51.0)

    QRF calculation supporting these teams in Top 10
    3. Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
    5. Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
    7. Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
    10. Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2

  • I believe QRF calculation is much more accurate than coaches assessments.
  • I totally support Hopkins and Armstrong to be in Top 10.
  • Wayzata and Owatonna are the two I wasn't expecting but looking over the results one can make a case for them.
  • Mpls Southwest, Bloomington Jefferson, and Woodbury are overrated.
  • Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4

    Top 10 in Action - Saturday 10/4
    1. Apple Valley (Done)
    2. Osseo (Away 11am at Rogers)
    3. Eden Prairie (Home 12pm vs Elk River)
    4. St. Louis Park (Home 11am vs Maple Grove)
    5. Coon Rapids (Done)
    6. Eagan (Done)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Done)
    9. Edina (Home 2pm vs Prior Lake)
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Games to watch
    Elk River vs. Eden Prairie | 12:00 PM at Eden Prairie
    Rochester Century vs. Owatonna | 7:00 PM at Owatonna
    Minneapolis South vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 1:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong

    Interesting new site with calculated ranking formula QRF
    http://www.minnesota-scores.net/classqrf.php?yid=0809&sport=112&class=3
    Rankings: October 3, 2008
    1 Eden Prairie (11-1-4) 78.5
    2 Osseo (12-2-2) 69.6
    3 Hopkins (9-4-1) 68.3
    4 Coon Rapids (12-2-3) 68.1
    T-5 Robbinsdale Armstrong (11-4-2) 68.0
    T-5 Apple Valley (15-1-1) 68.0
    7 Wayzata (7-5-4) 66.6
    8 St. Louis Park (11-2-2) 66.2
    9 Eagan (14-3-0) 64.6
    10 Owatonna (11-2-0) 63.2
    11 Elk River (10-5-2) 62.7
    12 Edina (10-6-1) 62.1
    13 Rochester Mayo (10-1-1) 60.8
    14 Champlin Park (5-5-2) 60.1
    15 St. Paul Central (12-3-2) 57.3
    16 Bloomington Jefferson (9-4-4) 56.8
    17 Park Center (8-7-1) 56.1
    18 Maple Grove (8-5-3) 56.0
    T-19 St. Cloud Tech (11-2-2) 55.1
    T-19 Minnetonka (6-8-2) 55.1
    21 Winona (9-2-1) 54.8
    22 Stillwater Area (11-4-3) 53.6
    23 Chaska (7-6-3) 53.5
    24 Anoka (8-5-4) 52.8
    T-25 Woodbury (9-2-3) 51.0
    T-25 Minneapolis Southwest (12-2-3) 51.0
    27 Lakeville South (5-6-3) 50.8
    28 Eastview (6-8-2) 50.0
    29 Andover (9-6-1) 48.8
    30 Lakeville North (9-5-2) 47.8
    T-31 Minneapolis South (11-5-1) 47.1
    T-31 Prior Lake (9-4-3) 47.1
    33 Centennial (6-5-4) 47.0
    34 Cretin-Derham Hall (12-6-0) 44.8
    35 Brainerd (10-2-2) 44.6
    36 Tartan (11-3-2) 43.4
    37 Blaine (6-11-1) 42.8
    38 Spring Lake Park (7-6-2) 41.8
    39 North St. Paul (8-6-2) 41.5
    40 Burnsville (5-6-3) 40.4
    41 Bloomington Kennedy (5-8-2) 40.1
    42 White Bear Lake (9-5-3) 39.0
    43 Rosemount (1-9-4) 38.8
    44 SC Apollo/Sauk Rapids-Rice (6-5-3) 38.3
    45 Rochester Century (7-6-2) 38.1
    46 Irondale (5-8-3) 37.7
    47 Fergus Falls (6-9-2) 37.5
    T-48 Moorhead (6-8-2) 37.4
    T-48 Forest Lake (5-6-6) 37.4
    50 Shakopee (5-8-3) 37.0
    51 Park of Cottage Grove (4-8-4) 36.6
    52 Henry Sibley (4-9-3) 36.4
    53 Roseville (1-8-7) 33.9
    T-54 Hill-Murray (4-8-4) 33.2
    T-54 Buffalo (7-6-2) 33.2
    56 Bemidji (3-11-2) 32.5
    57 Alexandria (2-10-2) 31.9
    58 Rochester John Marshall (2-9-3) 31.6
    59 St. Francis (5-11-1) 30.3
    60 Cambridge-Isanti (3-9-1) 27.8
    61 Mounds View (0-11-3) 27.6
    62 Hastings (3-11-3) 24.2
    63 Robbinsdale Cooper (2-12-1) 23.9
    64 Farmington (3-10-1) 22.6
    65 Eveleth-Gilbert (1-9-0) 15.1

    Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3 Result

    Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3 Result
    1. Apple Valley (Done)
    2. Osseo (off)
    3. Eden Prairie (off)
    4. St. Louis Park (off)
    5. Coon Rapids (Done)
    6. Eagan (Done)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis Southwest 1, Minneapolis Roosevelt 0) Won
    9. Edina (off)
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3

    Top 10 in Action - Friday 10/3
    1. Apple Valley (off)
    2. Osseo (off)
    3. Eden Prairie (off)
    4. St. Louis Park (off)
    5. Coon Rapids (off)
    6. Eagan (off)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Home 4:30pm vs Minneapolis Roosevelt)
    9. Edina (off)
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2 Results
    1. Apple Valley (Apple Valley 3, Burnsville 1) Won
    2. Osseo (Elk River 4, Osseo 1) Lost
    3. Eden Prairie (Eden Prairie 2, Lakeville North 0) Won
    4. St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park 3, Irondale 0) Won
    5. Coon Rapids (Coon Rapids 3, Andover 0) Won
    6. Eagan (Eagan 3, Eastview 0) Won
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Southwest 5, Edison 0) Won
    9. Edina (Edina 1, Minnetonka 0) Won
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Games to watch
    Anoka 1-0 Champlin Park
    Lakeville North 0-2 Eden Prairie
    Edina 1-0 Minnetonka
    Owatonna vs. Rochester Mayo | 7:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
    Monticello 2-1 Rogers
    Hopkins 0-3 Wayzata

    Thursday, October 2, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2

    Top 10 in Action - Thursday 10/2
    1. Apple Valley (Home 7pm vs Burnsville)
    2. Osseo (Away 7pm at Elk River)
    3. Eden Prairie (Home 7pm vs Lakeville North)
    4. St. Louis Park (Home 5pm vs Irondale)
    5. Coon Rapids (Away 7pm at Andover)
    6. Eagan (Home 7pm vs Eastview)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Done)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Away 4:30pm at Minneapolis Edison)
    9. Edina (Away 5pm at Minnetonka)
    10. Woodbury (Done)

    Games to watch
    Anoka vs. Champlin Park | 7:00 PM at Champlin Park
    Lakeville North vs. Eden Prairie | 7:00 PM at Eden Prairie
    Edina vs. Minnetonka | 5:00 PM at Minnetonka
    Owatonna vs. Rochester Mayo | 7:00 PM at Rochester Mayo
    Monticello vs. Rogers | 5:00 PM at Rogers
    Hopkins vs. Wayzata | 7:00 PM at Wayzata

    A few thoughts
  • Hopkins is HOT! They're on a tear since lost to Wayzata 2-1 on 9/11. They've out scored opponents 21-8 in past six games. Beating Edina, Armstrong, Minnetonka.
  • Anoka got beat by lowly Blaine 5-1. Not 1-0 but FIVE-ONE. Ouch! How could it be? Can they recover from the thrashing.
  • Owatonna and Rochester Mayo are playing for conference title.
  • Edina and Bloomington Jefferson should be out Top 10.
  • Hopkins and Armstrong should be in Top 10.
  • Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1 Results

    Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1 Results
    1. Apple Valley (off)
    2. Osseo (off)
    3. Eden Prairie (off)
    4. St. Louis Park (off)
    5. Coon Rapids (off)
    6. Eagan (off)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Bloomington Jefferson 0, Chaska 0) Tied
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (Minneapolis Southwest 8, Minneapolis Henry 0) Won
    9. Edina (Robbinsdale Armstrong 2, Edina 1) Lost
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch
    Edina 1-2 Robbinsdale Armstrong
    Bloomington Jefferson 0-0 Chaska

    Class AA Section Champions Prediction

    Class AA Section Champions Prediction
    1AA: Rochester Mayo (Big 9)
    2AA: Eden Prairie (Lake)
    3AA: Apple Valley (Lake)
    4AA: Woodbury (Suburban East)
    5AA: Osseo (Northwest Suburban)
    6AA: Hopkins (Classic Lake)
    7AA: Coon Rapids (Northwest Suburban)
    8AA: Elk River (Northwest Suburban)

    Wednesday, October 1, 2008

    Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1

    Top 10 in Action - Wednesday 10/1
    1. Apple Valley (off)
    2. Osseo (off)
    3. Eden Prairie (off)
    4. St. Louis Park (off)
    5. Coon Rapids (off)
    6. Eagan (off)
    7. Bloomington Jefferson (Away 7pm at Chaska)
    8. Minneapolis Southwest (home 4:30pm vs Minneapolis Henry)
    9. Edina (Away 5pm at Robbinsdale Armstrong)
    10. Woodbury (off)

    Games to watch
    Edina vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong | 5:00 PM at Robbinsdale Armstrong
    Bloomington Jefferson vs. Chaska | 7:00 PM at Chaska