RIDGELAND, MS TOURNAMENT

[soccerkicksgrass]

With school starting again (yippee), thought I would appeal once more. I've copied the general info, contact, and teams that have said they were coming. Coaches, I would love to have all teams confirmed by the end of August. Hope to see you, good luck with your seasons,

josh avenmarg
Ridgeland Women's Soccer / Ridgeland, MS
[e-mail]

RIDGELAND HIGH SCHOOL SOCCER SHOWCASE
“brooke welch memorial tournament”
DECEMBER 8TH, 9TH, 2006

General Information

Men’s and women’s tournaments
$100.00 entry fee per team - Coaches, if this money will be a significant problem, please contact me and we can work something out; I don’t want your kids to miss this tournament.
Each team is guaranteed 3 games
30 minute halves for each match
All ties go directly to PK’s
All games are played at Freedom Ridge Park – W. School St. – Ridgeland, MS
1st, 2nd, 3rd – place trophies will be awarded
All games will be played under NFHS rules

Point System for Determining Winners

3 points for a win
1 point for each goal scored (3 goal maximum per game)
1 point for a shutout
21 – max possible points that may be earned for the tournament
MHSAA tie-breaking system will be used if needed to determine 1st-3rd places

Contact Information

Josh Avenmarg
586 Sunnybrook Rd.
Ridgeland, MS 39157

Office – 601-898-5023
Cell – 601-278-9449
Fax – 601-853-7822
Email – [e-mail]

** Checks should be made payable to “Ridgeland Girls Soccer” **

TOURNAMENT TEAM LIST – 2006

LOUISIANA

Central Lafourche – boys
Sacred Heart Academy – girls (2006 state champ finalist)
Isidore-Newman – girls (2006 state champs)
St. Thomas More – boys
Neville High School – boys
Neville High School - girls


MISSISSIPPI

Ridgeland – boys
Ridgeland – girls (4A state champs: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)
Tupelo – boys (5A state champs: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004)
Tupelo – girls (5A state champs: 2003, 2004)
Long Beach – girls (2005 5A state champ finalist / 2006 4A state champ finalist)
Northwest Rankin – girls
Northwest Rankin – boys (5A state champs: 2000, 2003)
St. Joe Madison – girls (1-3A state champs: 2006)
St. Joe Madison – boys (1-3A state champs: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Madison Central – girls (5A state champs: 2000, 2005)
Madison Central – boys
Warren Central – girls
Warren Central – boys
Vicksburg – girls (5A state champs: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002)
Vicksburg – boys (2005 5A state champ finalist)
Gulfport – girls (2004 5A state champ finalist)
Pearl – girls (4A state champs: 2002)
Pearl-boys (4A state champs: 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006)
Laurel – girls
West Jones – boys
West Jones - girls

FLORIDA

Leon High School, Tallahassee – boys
Epiphany Catholic, Miami – girls
Gulf Breeze High School, Pensacola – boys?

[lakeview]

Coach, how many girls on the Parade All American team do you expect to play in this tournament?

[soccerkicksgrass]

This is the current list of Parade AA's: so currently, only one will be in this tournament.

FORWARDS City Year
Lauren Cheney Indianapolis, Ind. Senior
Kelley O'Hara Fayetteville, Ga. Senior
Alexa Orand Orange, Calif. Senior
Jessica McDonald Phoenix, Ariz. Senior
Kiki Bosio Mission Viejo, Calif. Senior
Rachel Givan Ridgeland, Miss. Junior
Ashley Moore Clifton Park, N.Y. Senior
Melissa Henderson Garland, Tex. Sophomore

MIDFIELDERS City Year
Tobin Heath Basking Ridge, N.J. Senior
Ali Hawkins Encinitas, Calif. Senior
Elisabeth Redmond Morristown, N.J. Senior
Whitney Engen Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. Senior
Melissa Hayes Cave Creek, Ariz. Senior
Nikki Washington Mesquite, Tex. Senior
Casey Nogueira Raleigh, N.C. Senior
Christine Nairn Bowie, Md. Sophomore

DEFENDERS City Year
Lauren Switzer St. Charles, Ill. Senior
Lauren Barnes Upland, Calif. Junior
Lauren Wilmoth Garland, Tex. Senior
Jane Alukonis Cocoa Beach, Fla. Senior
Hannah Cerrone Wappingers Falls, N.Y. Junior
Sara Murphy Mendham, N.J. Senior
Ashley Rape Dallas, Tex. Sophomore
Carolyn Blank Toms River, N.J. Senior

GOALKEEPER City Year
Alyssa Naeher Seymour, Conn. Senior

[lakeview]

The seniors on the list have graduated. What about getting Garland Tx to play, and then you will 2 AA's in the game.

[lakeview]

seems I've heard of Casey Nogueira

[lakeview]

seems I've heard of Casey Nogueira

[soccerkicksgrass]

LA teams - thanks so much. Great players, coaches, fans. Look forward to seeing you all next year.

As far as deciding a winner: 3 points for a win, 1 point for every goal (3 goal max per game), 1 point for a shutout. Ties were decided by: 1)goal differential (goals scored minus goals allowed) 2) total goals scored.

The scores are reported in order as the games occurred. In case of a tie, the winner was determined in sudden death PKs. The winner is noted with an asterisk in the event of a tie.

BOYS
1ST PLACE - VICKSBURG
2ND - MADISON ST. JOE
3RD - TUPELO

* Ridgeland 0 - St. Thomas 0
Tupelo 4 - Warren Central 0
Madison SJ 2 - Rummel 0
Vicksburg 3 - Vandebilt 1
NWR 1 - East Ascension 0
* Pearl 1 - Central Lafourche 1
Madison Central 0 - Pace (FL) 4
Vandebilt 0 - Tupelo 1
* Pearl 1 - Rummel 1
Laurel 2 - Warren Central 0
* Pace (FL) 0 - Oak Grove 0
Madison SJ 4 - East Ascension 2
Ridgeland 5 - Laurel 0
Madison Central 2 - Vandebilt 0
Greenville SJ 1 - Central Lafourche 2
Newton County 0 - Vicksburg 9
Rummel 0 - NWR 2
Warren Central 1 - St. Thomas 6
East Ascension 2 - Ridgeland 1
Tupelo 1 - Pearl 0
* St. Thomas 0 - Madison Central 0
Oak Grove 0 - Vicksburg 2
NWR 1 - * Pace (FL) 1
Central Lafourche 0 - Madison SJ 5
Greenville SJ 4 - Newton County 0

GIRLS
1ST PLACE - TUPELO
2ND - NORTHWEST RANKIN
3RD - CLINTON

Madison SJ 4 - Lourdes (FL) 0
NWR 2 - Long Beach 0
Warren Central 1 - Sacred Heart 3
Tupelo 2 - Vandebilt 0
St. Joe Academy JV 0 - Vicksburg 6
Parkway 0 - Clinton 7
St. Joe Academy 0 - Madison Central 6
Sacred Heart 0 - Ridgeland 3
St. Joe Academy JV 0 - Madison SJ 5
Pearl 1 - Long Beach 3
Vandebilt 0 - Madison Central 2
Laurel 0 - * St. Joe Academy JV 0
St. Joe Academy 1 - Clinton 3
NWR 5 - Newton County 0
Warren Central 0 - * Laurel 0
Long Beach 2 - Parkway 1
Ridgeland 2 - Lourdes (FL) 1
St. Joe Academy 0 - Tupelo 4
Pearl 1 - Greenville SJ 2
* Madison SJ 0 - Sacred Heart 0
Madison Central 1 - * Oak Grove 0
Clinton 2 - Vandebilt 1
Newton County 0 - Vicksburg 3
Parkway 0 - NWR 3
Tupelo 5 - Vicksburg 0
Lourdes (FL) 2 - Greenville SJ 0

[tsumi77]

As a Louisiana boys coach who was in Ridgeland this past weekend, I had the opportunity to watch a lot of girls games... and was VERY impressed by the level displayed by Mississippi teams (boys and especially girls teams).

[PumasFC]

Understand from a St Joes parent that Girls teams they faced in the tournament were very sound in fundamentals.

[rivers2]

I agree with tsumi 77's statement regarding the play of the Mississippi high school girls. This also carries over to their premier teams. All the Ms. premier teams are well coached and provide stiff competition to the Louisiana teams playing them especially the U-17 and U-18 girls

[lakeview]

A team from Miami was at the tournament. They had played 11 games in their city and had not given up a goal. Good photographs (15 or so) of the tourney (i believe a Vandy player is pictured) in the Rankin County Herald and Madison County Herald newspapers.

The Miami school is where Gloria Estafan went to school. She has a concert every year to raise money. It is in the Top 50 high schools in America. I thought the girls looked Cuban.