Spartans....The Encore??

Post-Dispatch rankings
09/11/2007
Large SchoolsRank, team Record LW Quick hit

1. East St. Louis 2-1 3 No. 1 is up for grabs. We'll give it to the Flyers.

2. DeSmet 1-0 2 Big game this week against CBC. (Does anyone besides me find it funny that the CBC/DeSmet match-up is classified as a big game even if CBC does not meet the "standard" for inclusion in the rankings?)

3. Kirkwood 2-0 5 As good as last year? We'll see.

4. Pattonville 2-0 10 Where did this team come from?

5. Eureka 2-0 7 Nice tuneup against University City.

6. Hazelwood East 1-1 6 CBC beats Spartans, then loses to Mehlville? (The implication here is that Mehlville is a "nothing team", but their win over CBC [who was dropped from the rankings with a 1-1 record] places them back in the rankings again with the same 1-1 record as CBC who beat then ranked #1 Hazelwood East who remained in the rankings with the same 1-1 record....hmmmm.)

7. Edwardsville 2-1 1 We're not sure about this team.

8. Cahokia 3-0 8 Can't punish team for not playing.

9. Zumwalt W. 2-0 9 Holding steady at nine.

10. Mehlville 1-1- Wow. CBC win shows heart and talent. (Funny how anyone facing CBC gets credit for a facing a tough opponent but CBC does not merit inclusion in the ranking....I'm only a Mom, but it does seem odd....)

Dropped out: CBC

On the bubble: Timberland (2-0), McCluer North (1-1), CBC (1-1), Hazelwood Central (2-0), Parkway Central (2-0); Webster Groves (1-1), Howell Central (1-1), Washington (1-1)

Not much to say that hasn't already been said except that we can show'em better than we can tell'em. Come on Cadets! Don't let this rankings head game get to you....read between the lines and see the same message I see, "The CBC Cadets are a force to be reckoned with and facing them is no easy feat!" You are considered a threat and an obstacle to be overcome. Even if the ranking does not reflect it, reading between the lines demonstrates that YOU ARE FEARED AND REVERED WHEN YOU ARE ON YOUR GAME!!!! So Come on Cadets! Get On Your Game! Get Mad! Get Tough! Show them all what we are made of and that they are absolutely correct in what they think about you but refuse to actually say. Let them all eat their words and let their thoughts come to light when you use another group of Spartans to show them all who we really are!!!!

The DeSmet Spartans Are The Path To Respect!!!

LET'S GO CADETS!!!!!