Peninsula District boys season

[Jennifer Williams]

Does anybody want to start commenting on Friday's PD openers?
Here's the schedule:
Bethel at Heritage
Denbigh at Woodside
Hampton at Gloucester
Kecoughtan at Phoebus
Menchville at Warwick

[Number 11]

Games that should be evenly contested: Woodside v. Denbigh (two recurrent middle-of-the-pack teams), Menchville v. Warwick (two of the districts top teams). The rest are, based on precedent, pretty lopsided odds.

[KHSOldSchool]

The top three teams in the PD are Warwick, Menchville and Kecoughtan. A sleeper team to watch out for is Bethel. Denbigh may be struggling but Mr. Ditmar is an exceptional coach and will always put a workhorse of a team on the field. Don't know much about Woodside and Heritage. Phoebus will hustle, but not sure about their coach. Hampton's had some trouble with getting players out, so not much to report on them either. Gloucester is very young and rebuilding team. In the next couple of years they will be an up and comer.

Good luck to all the teams in the district.

[mhswizard]

Menchville and Warwick are going to see each other again for 1st place in the districk ill tell you that. Sense the first districked game ended in a tie on friday. Why do they make us play each other first time every season?

[j.green4]

Woodside may have had a loss friday against Denbigh, but they are certainly the much better team. Once the district gets going, Woodside has the potential to pull through and make it into the top 4.

[KHSOldSchool]

mhswizard,
I've already addressed this on another thread, but I'm still befuddled as to how you can say that both Menchville and Warwick are going to meet each other again for the district title? Have you even seen other district opponents? If so, what is your take on KHS? I'd love to hear this.

[DKJ Dad]

To leave Kecoughtan out of the top is crazy, they are stought. Coming off a season were they should have one the first game at regionals last year and still have alot of the kids back from that team is crazy not the mention them. Zach Finn wasn't all that for them last year, Slezack ( sorry if it is misspelled ) was and still is the heart beat of the team. Warwick will be good, don't get me wrong and I am not a Kecoughtan fan at all but I have to call it like I see it. Woodside will not compete for the district this year. They have a good squad of Juniors on the team this year and maybe can compete next year, the only question about them is heart. Are they a team to compete or are they happy to be there?They have had talent in the past but can not seem to live up to it. Heritage will suprise you this year. They were a descent squad last year and have a good coach with alot of patience to teach the younger players how to play the game. Menchville will be competive as usual, but can they finish the season out. Coach Ditmer is an awesome guy, he can get more out of guys than any coach in the district. He understands how the game should be played.

[KHSOldSchool]

Good call on Bill D., he's a long time friend and I've always enjoyed his coaching style and he's a very good player too. Another coach to give recognition to is Jake Carol...he's done a fabulous job at Bethel High School. They might surprise some people as well. So what's your take on Heritage? I haven't heard much about them this season...what gives? No press?

[pdwinsagain]

DkJ dad.... I was wondering why you don't think WOodside will compete for the district this year? They played incredible against Denbigh but lost even tho they outshot Denbigh by 20 shots and in the second half... they let denbigh get past midfield once....They have played great OOC opponents and should compete with everyone in the district. I know they are mostly juniors... but.. they do have heart and when people doubt them... they could surprise you...
As for bethel... I don't see how they will surprise anyone. They are an average team.
Warwick..... all they ever do is talk... them and MHS talk about how they are gonna meet for the district title... now that's humorous.
Like I said before.... KHS is the team to beat... Im not a KHS fan neither.... They have a solid team returning...
As for your comments about the other teams... I do agree with you... that Woodside will be very strong next year with 15 returning players...but don't count them out yet... They seem to be getting better ever game they play.
I also don't think that GHS is a team to put your money on... They have been playing some ugly soccer.

[mhswizard]

KHSOldSchool

Ok Ok Sorry, You know just got cought up with warwick sense we played them first. I know the game we play yall and the game yall play warwick will determin who goes were in the standings for 1st. No doubt about. I would love to see you guys beat warwick. I think when we play each other it should be a battle for it. I just dont want it to end in a tie. Sorry if i offended you by not adressing KHS in my other post. Just got cought up with MHS and warwick. When you guys play warwick, bring like a sound barier. Their fans are the worst. ask me about them and ill tell you more. We play Bethel on Teusday at Bethel, who does KHS and WHS Play?

[KHSOldSchool]

mhswizard,
No offense taken. Just wanted to hear your point of view. Good luck on the season....it should be a good one.

KHS plays Heritage on Tuesday...then MHS on Friday. I'm not sure who Warwick plays.

[mhswizard]

Yes I agree. Good luck to KHS and their team. KHSOldSchool, will you be attending the game on Friday?

[KHSOldSchool]

Most definitely. I wouldn't miss it....should be a good one to watch.

[DKJ Dad]

PDwinsagain,

I hope Woodside will compete this year, they seem to start strong but by the end of the year they loose concentration and focus. I would like them to do well because their new coach is a great guy. I know he is doing all he can to get them boys to play. I agree with you on the comment about the Bethel squad and the Menchville and Warwick thing. It will be a fun year in the PD and hopefully we will get a representative like Denbigh in the state tourney this year.

[pdwinsagain]

DKG dad....
Do you know Mr. T (Woodside's Coach)? I think they will play very hard under him... unlike last year when Coach Chris quit on this team and they played so poorly and still almost made the district tourney,... I will agree with you tho.. They will be awesome next year... but i think they will play very well through this year for Mr. T.

[DKJ Dad]

PDwinsagain,

I met him last year and think he is a good coach, he stresses the fundamentals of the game.

[pdwinsagain]

I agree with you.. fundamentals are important.... and heart can carry a team so far.. I think his team plays hard for him.. Last year when he was coaching JV... Woodside went out and spanked KHS before they subbed in the Varsity team and barely won 3-2. I think Woodside will be a team to reckon with next year.

[KHSOldSchool]

pdwinsagain,
I think your information is incorrect from last year's JV game against KHS. No varsity kid played for the JV program....not a single one. They had nine 8th graders, nine 9th graders and six sophomores. Only two of those sophomores were good enough to be a bench player for varsity.

I was at that game and the coach is a friend of mine and the current varsity coach. Kecoughtan has never, and never will drop down any varsity player to play a JV game. It won't happen. That's not in the nature of the program. Lastly, the score ended up being 3-1, not 3-2. KHS JV played a good overall game.

[pdwinsagain]

KHSoldschool....
Im not doubting the nature of the program... but I went to both JV and varsity games and saw 5 of the same kids ply in both games...Some of the KHS parents even mentioned that there were older kids who dropped down. The two halves were completely different... and one of woodsides fastest forwards got a concussion.. Oh and the final score was 3-2... Woodside was leading at half 2-1. I know the KHS coach and he is a good guy...All I am saying...is there will be some good mid tiered teams in the PD this year.....DOn't assume that any game is easy

[KHSOldSchool]

Let's just say that the only games KHS JV were down....were against MHS, and Denbigh High. Other than that, they lead most every single game except against Warwick b/c they tied. And trust me when I say the game finished 3-1. I've seen the scorer's book.

[Number 11]

The score was in fact 3-1 Kecoughtan. Quick Woodside goal off the crossbar by the player who was injured soon after, then two KHS goals before half and one more late in the 2nd. One was a blistering freekick and two were keeper errors. It was definately a game of two halves.

[mhswizard]

I dont think it should be allowed to have Varsity players play on a JV sqaud. If they were able to play jv (8th,9th,10th) and there on varsity. Then just go back down to JV. Its like putting a catalyst in a team. Stick some good people on a JV squad that can still play for jv and let them win. I remember last year a certian school dropped down one player for 3 games i believe, and that varsity player had the most goals on the JV team.

[SoccerMan09]

Yeah your right. The rule is you can go up from JV to Varsity but not down from Varsity to JV.

[KHSOldSchool]

Actually, the rule is...that only underclassmen (9th & 10th graders) can go up or down. Teams have done it in the past and will continue to do so. But the player is restricted on the number of games they can play in.

The players in the KHS/Woodside JV game last season, that played for KHS were moved up at the end of the season b/c they earned it. That's why they were seen in the varsity game b/c by that time they had been moved up.

[mhswizard]

Yea but still if the players wanted to play JV they would of told the coach that they wanted to play JV. But they made varsity so they should stay on varsity. The kids that move up to Varsity, im happy for them, they must deserve it and must be good players.

[KHSOldSchool]

Yes, good point, but some varsity head coaches and jv coaches relish winning more than developing players....so they send down grade appropriate varsity players to play jv games against a strong opponent. I played at KHS many moons ago and saw it happen.

In most cases the player doesn't have any say-so.

[mhswizard]

Yea I guess so. What happends...Happends.