capt shreve 4a next year?

[lvsoccer03]

i just read on lhsaa that capt shreve was movin down to 4a for class...meaning div II for soccer...that seems like a rough blow for north la soccer...shrevedad what do you think?

[shrevejvgoalie]

It was my understanding that at our school that the only 2 sorts (soccer and volleyball) could move up a class but not down. I am not sure if that is corect or not but that was what i was told. what did you here shrevedad

[ShreveDad]

I have mixed feelings about it. It will be nice to play schools our own size. Shreve has been one of the smallest 5A schools the last two years. We had 30 boys try out for soccer this year. We have a no cut policy (not that it matters with only 30 boys) for all of our sports teams. We have 19 players on Varsity and 6 of the 8 non-starters also play JV. We aren't as fortunate as some of our South LA powerhouse schools to have the kids to have seperate freshman, jv, and varsity squads. We have been very fortunate to have 3 classes 2003, 2005, and 2006 where Shreve got the lions share of the Shreveport Futbol Club players. All 11 of our starters this year either play or have played club ball here or in S. LA. This year we will lose a great senior class. 5 starters will need to be replaced. We have some kids on JV who are ready to step in and play. Hopefully, we will get a few players from the state champion U14 USC squad next year. One player (Randel) is coming for sure and I have heard their keeper is trying to decide between Shreve and Byrd. He is very good and could be the starting keeper as a freshman for us next year. One or two more from that group would keep Shreve as a top team for years to come.

Shreve is an immediate contender for a state title as a D2 school. The downside is scheduling. If there is a 8 or 9 team D1 district up here next year it will be very difficult to find good nondistrict matches. I would hope that Magnet, Airline and Byrd would all still want to play Shreve once or twice to get good matches in. We would trade those three schools for Parkway, Neville, and Loyola (?) as tough district foes. If we have a big district we would only need a couple of matches to fill out the schedule, if we have a small district it would be more difficult.

[AirlineCoachNoMo]

I'll be honest, I would still love to play Shreve once a year, but I don't see it happening mainly for the same reason we don't get a chance to play too many non district games now, the district is too big. Even though we lose Evangel and Shreve next year, we now have to make pilgrimages to Ruston and West Monroe. The field in West Monroe is beautiful, but that doesn't make me want to travel there anymore and have to go to Natchitoches each year. Hopefully we can set the district schedule early this year and maybe get a game or two during the holidays, or play a scrimmage with one another each year.

[lasoccerplay12]

A high school soccer season without a Magnet-Shreve game? Can't in my wildest dreams think of such a thing. I'm sure that next year some friendlies will be made-for pride if nothing else.

[el Jefe]

Will the proposed changes in classification for the LHSAA affect soccer as well? For instance Loyola which is a Class 2A school is currently playing HS soccer in Div. II (supposedly for Class4A schools). First, how are they currently playing up 2 classes, and secondly, will they have to play back in Div. III next year?

[byrdcoach1]

Byrd vs Shreve in 05-06.......if Shreve is interested, we'll make it fit. I do not want to give up a game against a high quality opponent.

[GrobbenK]

I heard bolton are going down to 3a, maybe shreve can come be in our district. hehe ;D