Gateway City Soccer Classic

qhssoccer · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 137

The gateway City soccer Classic comes to the St. Louis area next weekend. 29 teams from 13 different states will compete in 3 brackets and showcase games. The event starts Thursday night at CBC with Whitfield taking on Grandview, CO at 4:30. Followed by CBC vs Cherry Creek, CO. at 6:15 and closing with defending state Champion Rockhurst playing against St. John the Baptist of West Islip, NY at 8:00. On Friday and Saturday night at SIU-E, there will be 2 showcase games held each night. Teams that will be participating are Grandview of Aurora, CO. Chaminade of St. Louis, Davis High of Davis, CA and Providence Day School of Charlotte, NC.

The majority of the games will take place at the metro united soccer complex in Collinsville. Admission is $5.00 per session for adults or $3.00 for student. Weekend passes are available for $12.00 for adults and $6.00 for students and will get you into all veneues for all games. Got to www.quincysoccerclassic.com for more information.

Participants
1. Quincy High - Quincy, IL. - Finished in the final 32 in Illinois.
2. Morton High - Morton, IL - Lost to nationally ranked Peoria ND. Off to a 4-0-1 start
3. Granite City - Granite City, IL. - Traditional downstate Illinois power and owner of 10 state championships.
4. Neuqua Valley - Naperville, IL. - 2003 Illinois AA state champion and 2007 state runner-up.
5. O'Fallon TWP - O'Fallon, IL - One of the up and coming teams from the southern Illinois area.
6. Dunlap High - Dunlap, IL. - Coming off of a 2007 record of 22-3-1
7. St. Thomas Aquinas - Overland Park, KS - Won their 5th straight state championship in 2007 and 11th overall. Currently ranked in the nation
8. Chaminade College Prep - St. Louis, MO. - 2001, 2002, 2006 state champions and 2001 national champions.
9. CBC - St. Louis, MO. - Have won 5 state titles and have the winningest coach in nation in Terry Michler. Currently the Cadets are ranked # 2 in the nation
10. Reitz Memorial - Evansville, IN. – Finished 2007 ranked #2 in the Nation in the Adidas/NSCAA national poll after capturing their 11th state title. Currently ranked top 20 in the nation
11. Rockhurst Jesuit - Kansas City, MO. - Have been to 11 straight final fours in Missouri, winning titles in 1998, 1999, and most recently defeating SLUH for the 2007 state title. Finished 2007 in the top 20 in the nation. Were the #1 ranked team in the Nation.
12. Glenbrook North - Northbrook, IL. - Annually one of the top suburban Chicago area teams.
13. Cherry Creek High - Greenwood Village, CO. - Lost in the round of 16 in the 5A state tournament. 5 state titles.
14. Hudson High - Hudson, WI - Lost to national power Marquette Jesuit in state quarter-finals.
15. Cathedral Prep - Erie, PA - Annually appear in the national rankings and won a state title in 2001.
16. Middleton High - Middleton, WI. - Finished in the top 4 of Wisconsin in 2007 and won a state title in 2004.
17. Cape Central - Cape Girardeau, MO. - annually one of the top 20 programs in Missouri.
18. Hickman High - Columbia, MO. - annually one of the top 20 programs in Missouri.
19. Bishop Gorman - Las Vegas, NV - Won the 2006 and 2007 state titles.
20. St. John the Baptist - West Islip, NY - Catholic League runner-up. St. John the Baptist finished second to traditional national power Chaminade.
21. St. Vincent – St. Mary’s – Akron, OH. – One of the top private schools in Ohio. Nationally ranked most of 2007.
22. Grandview High – Aurora, CO. – State runner-up in 2007 after being #1 in state all year.
23. Marquette Jesuit - Milwaukee, WI. - Annually appear in the national rankings. Were state runner-up in 2007 and have 5 state championships. Currently ranked in the nation.
24. Providence Day School - Charlotte, NC. - 3-A North Carolina Independent Athletic Association State Champions: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002. Runner-up in 2000 & 2001, final 4 in 1993, 1996, 2006, 2007.
25. Dunbar High - Lexington, KY. - Nationally ranked most of 2007 and won state title in 2005.
26. Glendale High - Springfield, MO. - Always one of the top public school teams in Missouri.
27. Davis High - Davis, CA. – Finished 2007 as one of the top 5 teams in the nation. Won California section title. Currently ranked # 10 in the nation.
28. Brother Rice – Chicago, IL. – One of the top inner city Chicago schools.
29. Whitfield High - St. Louis, MO. - Traditional small school St. Louis Power. Have won 5 of the last 6 class 1 state titles and have played in the championship game 7 of the last 9 years.

WayWestKicker · Joined: 15 Aug 2007 Posts: 94

great pre-look to State tournament on how Rockhurst compares to the STL teams.

sgfan35 · Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 35

Anyone know why CCP is in the showcase and CBC is not?

qhssoccer · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 137

Showcase games are for teams that do not have an opening on their schedule for another tournament but want to come and be a part and play games. CBC is in the tournament and Chaminade is not.

Many of these teams have been committed since 2006 so it is kind of hard to dictate who is where. We are very glad that CBC and Chaminade both are part of this great event

worldwidesoccer · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1503

If memory serves me right, per MSHSAA you can only do two tournaments per high school season. Plus you can do something called a shootout and then you can do so many showcase games. Basically, its splitting hairs to accomodate teams who aren't eligible to play an additional tournament (which is good; no criticism here, just an explanation).

Iman · Joined: 01 Oct 2008 Posts: 3

CBC is going into this tournament on 2 loses thanks to Edwardsville last night and SLUH on Sat so I think this poll should be redone. Unless they can reboud. I was not impressed with them. My money is on Rockhurst. It will be interesting to see how STL stacks up vs the country. This tournament is great for High School Soccer. You think College coaches will be out there?

qhssoccer · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 137

Yes there will be some college coaches in attendance, but who really knows how many. It is in the heart of their season as well so many are unable to make it. In my opinion if there is just 1 coach there and he sees a player and that kid get's financial assistance to go to college or the opportunity to extend their soccer career, it is worth every second I have invested in this event. The purpose of the event is to expose kids to a high level of high school soccer. A lot of kids play at a high level of club soccer, but for those who don't, this may be a soccer experience of a lifetime.

Smilin · Joined: 26 Jul 2005 Posts: 218

davidgmc7 · Joined: 15 Apr 2008 Posts: 17

Anyone know the location of today's rockhurst/st. john baptist game?

The bracket says cbc at 8, but i've heard it's at metro united complex.

LeoMessi · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 56

CBC dominated in a 5-1 win over Cherry Creek (CO) and Rockhurst couldn't complete their 2nd have comeback falling 3-2 to St. John Baptist (NY).

futboljunkie · Joined: 23 Sep 2008 Posts: 7

CBC 3 St.John Baptist 1. Hard fought battle. CBC the better squad. IMO CBC, SLUH or Vianney all beat Rockhurst this year. November will be very interesting.

bobbie dean · Joined: 04 Nov 2005 Posts: 85

Glendale over Morton. goal by Devon Newport(SLU signee) decided in pks. pk save by Jordan Pitts seals it.
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LLMG · Joined: 07 Sep 2008 Posts: 64

fields at Metro United are surprisingly good. I can't go today so please post scores here. thanks.

STL_Soccer_Fan · Joined: 16 Jan 2006 Posts: 403

tadog · Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 181

tadog · Joined: 13 Apr 2006 Posts: 181

CBC 3-0 Marquette

Goals by: Kyle Schraier, Derek Cornell, and an own goal...

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worldwidesoccer · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1503

Any scores yet today?

qhssoccer · Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 137

Saturday Results

Showcase Games

Grandview (Colo.) 2, Providence Day (N.C.) 1

Chaminade (Mo.) 1, Davis (Calif.) 1 (Chaminade wins on PK's)

Victor Arbelaez Memorial Bracket
Marquette (Wis.) 1, Neuqua Valley (Ill.) 0

Cathedral Prep (Pa.) 5, Bishop Gorman (Nev.) 1

Cherry Creek (Colo.) 4, Bishop Gorman (Nev.) 1

Rockhurst Jesuit (Mo.) 3, Cathedral Prep (Pa.) 0

Neuqua Valley (Ill.) 3, St. John the Baptist (N.Y.) 2 (3rd Place)

Christian Brothers (Mo.) 3, Marquette (Wis.) 0 (Championship)

Taigen Rose Finley Memorial Bracket

Quincy (Ill.) 2, O'Fallon (IL.) 1 (PK)
Glenbrook North (Ill.) 2, Morton (Ill.) 0

St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.) 4, Hudson (Wis.) 0

Glendale (Mo.) 2, Dunbar (Ky.) 1 (PK)
Glenbrook North (Ill.) 2, Quincy (Ill.) 1 (PK)

Morton (Ill.) 3, O'Fallon (IL.) 0

Dunbar (Ky.) 2, Hudson (Wis.) 1 (3rd Place)

St. Thomas Aquinas (Kan.) 2, Glendale (Mo.) 1 (Championship)

John Strodtman Memorial Bracket

St. Vincent/St. Mary (Ohio) 2, Brother Rice (Ill.) 1

Reitz Memorial (Ind.) def. Cape Central (Mo.)

Granite City (Ill.) 2, Middleton (Wis.) 1
Dunlap (IL.) 5, Hickman (Mo.) 0

Middleton (Wis.) 3, Hickman (Mo.) 1

Dunlap (IL.) 2, Granite City (Ill.) 1

Cape Central (Mo.) 2, Brother Rice (Ill.) 1 (3rd Place)

Reitz Memorial (Ind.) 2, St. Vincent/St. Mary (Ohio) 0 (Championship)

TheLink · Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Posts: 220

ok so who won? I don't get it.

worldwidesoccer · Joined: 07 Jun 2006 Posts: 1503

Anyone with recaps of Rockhurst, CBC, and CCP from today and how you'd rank their oppponents?