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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I spend most of my time on the 6A thread but the Indy hype train made me watch last night.  The recap is pretty straight forward.  The sun was a factor for goalies in the first half with 1 for Indy scoring on a broken play and 7 and 88 scoring on shots the goalie couldn't see, Riverside answered after each goal and went a head by 1 after a man up goal for 25.  Riverside returned the favor in the second quarter with what turned into a 16 or 17 to 1 run. Indy scored 2 garbage time goals while Riversides depth kept their foot on the gas.

A couple takeaways.

Indy plays hard and has a few very good young players but at the end of the day they are just too young to compete with the big dogs.  88 is a very good player who would contribute on any team in the area.  I was most impressed with 43 the LSM taking faceoffs for Indy (Freshman/Sophmore?).  He dominated Riverside's D1 FOGO for most of the 1st half.  This does seem to be a trend though anytime he plays against a non-fogo. 11 and 22 are both solid players that would likely find playing time on most top end teams.  They rest of this team would be great JV players or average depth guys on top end teams.
 
The result isn't a huge surprise. I watched this team scrimmage Langley at the beginning of the year and it was the same story, they played hard and were well coached but could not compete physically.  I would imagine if they played any above average 6A offensive teams (Robo Madison Langley Yorktown) right now it would be the same story, 10+ goal spread.  I think they would be competitive with the 6A defensive minded teams like McLean and Battlefield losing by 3-4.  Indy seems like 5A's version of Woodson.

Riverside on the other hand looks like a well oiled machine since the Freedom loss.  2 was very impressive last night, continuing the legacy of dominate attackmen there.  25 is a very dangerous secondary threat. 24 was impressive through the midfield doing a majority of the clearing and creating transition.  The heart and soul of this team however is their defense and goalie.  With their fogo struggling early it was clear to see that their defense unit is elite.[/quote]

Adding to my pp... Watching this game more closely, it looks like Riverside plays guys everywhere. They don't seem to have "attackmen" or "midfielders"... its strange. #2, #33, #1, #24, #19, #23 all play Midfield and Attack. [/quote]

Thats what teams with good coaches do interchanging mid at attack.  They sub attack through the midline and draw favorable matchups with shortys.  Getting those attackmen dodging downhill is a tough matchup for ssdm's[/quote]

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