STM v Barbe

[boogie3367]

Okay all of you high school soccer fans. Let this be the biggest poll to date.

[saders1fan]

Since Barbe slipped past West Monroe I have become a believer. May have to go to OT, but Barbe will find a way to win.

[shsdad]

I'm going with Barbe on this one in regulation. Good luck Bucs. Should be a good game.

[Tigertail]

I'm picking BARBE, ya' dig?

In PKs 4-3.

[blacksmith]

It is very difficult to defeat a team 3 times in a year, I saw both play in the quarters (1 half each), STM 1 to 0, again.

i don't cross over to the girls board very often but i just wanted to say congrats to both barb and stm. i have seen stm play and i think they are the best in the state. look for a close game with the cougars winning 2-0.

Having seen our team play against STM and Barbe, I have to go with STM as the best team in the state.

[justthatfast]

::)I think Barbe is just a team of destiny. Not always the best, but this is not fantasy soccer, stats don't matter, you have to put the ball in the net. Barbe was out played at times, but they never broke. Plus now they have played on artificial fields twice.
Give these girls and inch and they will take it to the goal. Go Lady Bucs.

[lcpsoccermom]

Look what happened on the boys side. Any team can be beaten at any time. I think Barbe has that extra something this year to beat the "better" team. Barbe 1-0.

[laffan]

blacksmith said:

It is very difficult to defeat a team 3 times in a year, I saw both play in the quarters (1 half each), STM 1 to 0, again.

Barbe took STM to overtime twice. I agree it is very difficult to beat a team three times in a year. If STM has the attitude that they can beat Barbe because they've beat them already then STM is in trouble and will be beat. How does each team change their game? This final will come down to coaching. Who is mentally prepared?

[Wofford Dad f/k/a SJA Dad]

I think Barbe is just a team of destiny. Not always the best, but this is not fantasy soccer, stats don't matter, you have to put the ball in the net. Barbe was out played at times, but they never broke.

The build-up to this game sounds eerily like the build up to the Super Bowl -- an undefeated, seemingly unbeatable machine going up against a bunch of dirt devils [that is meant to be a compliment] to whom the very thought of losing is anathema to their very existence.

The one difference here that I think ways in STM's favor is they will not take Barbe lightly -- not after having been taken to OT both times.

Should be a great match. Good luck to both teams!

[kickithard]

laffan said:

blacksmith said:

It is very difficult to defeat a team 3 times in a year, I saw both play in the quarters (1 half each), STM 1 to 0, again.

Barbe took STM to overtime twice. I agree it is very difficult to beat a team three times in a year. If STM has the attitude that they can beat Barbe because they've beat them already then STM is in trouble and will be beat. How does each team change their game? This final will come down to coaching. Who is mentally prepared?

I hate hearing people say "It's hard to beat a team 3 times." That's what a looser would say. If you want to be winner you worry about one game at a time and forget about the past. I do hope both teams play their very best with STM coming home the victor. Best of luck to both teams. GO Kate.

[pompey]

STM by 3

[sokerfan]

Although it may be hard to defeat a team 3 times in a season, it happened 2 years ago when Lafayette High did it to these same Barbe Lady Bucs. From the STM stand point you can say well we've beat them twice so we can so it again. From the Barbe stand point you can say we have pushed them to the limit twice so it will be ours this time. whomever Barbe plays it is not a pretty game but a very hard fought game. You can count on one thing and that is that both teams will leave it on the field and by games end the team with the most points will win, and that may not be the best team, it will be the team that got it done THAT day.

[observer]

STM by 2.

[adidas76]

I dont know about this one. Barbe has some momentum after two big playoff wins but STM has no problem coming back if they get scored on. If Barbe scores they will have to do some good defending to hold stm off.

[soccerplaya46]

Having played both Barbe and STM this season, I think that STM will take this one home. Although Barbe is a very skilled and talented team, STM has the ability to come back when down and not give up until the final whistle. But we all know how these kind of games go, its going to go to the team thats more up for the challenge that night. Hope to see a great game!Good luck to both of these teams and may the best team win!