Originally posted by HeathVandy:
I believe it is based on enrollment and first round blowouts(also people feared injuries). Example, was this year Harrells losing big as the eights seed to Country Day.
Heath
I don't think we were the only team to get blown out of the water, and we certainly didn't fear injuries.
The fact of the matter is this - There is no way we could compete with Charlotte Country Day. They were too fast. When linemen on the other team are just as fast in the open field as your secondary and backfield, it's difficult to "matriculate the ball down the field." We actually played with them the first six minutes of the game, and I truly believe if we had not given up a fumble recovery for a touchdown early in that game we may have played with them longer. Our kids were overwhelmed, and you could see on their faces.
CCDS played and beat Charlotte Catholic and lost two close games with a powerhouse school from South Carolina and Shelby. That is almost comparing us to playing against Richmond or Scotland County.
I think moving up when we did is the best step forward for our program. It opened some eyes and made our players realize that we HAVE to hit the weightroom and get in shape before August 1.
Before going into the playoffs, I felt that winning your conference should at least have gotten us a higher seed than 8. Being in a new conference with all new teams is difficult to judge, but some schools that made the playoffs deserved higher seeds. Namely, Forsyth Country Day. Southlake Christian should have made the playoffs as well. Again, only my humble opinion. I realized after the playoffs, that we probably would have had the same result against any of the four top-seeded teams.
The Charlotte area is stacked with talent and great coaching, and I don't feel like anyone in the state, other than maybe the schools in Raleigh or Fayetteville would ever have a chance in that league. We just don't have the guaranteed base that these cities do, and it's always going to be tough for us when kids come from so many different communities.
I look forward to us competing in 11-man and hope that we can continue to do so.