It's interesting conversation fodder, to be sure. One thing I've noticed in the last two-three years: There has been a trend away from naming the coach of the first-place team Coach of the Year. In the past - and still, to some extent - the coach from the No. 1 team was almost always the COY. Has that had an influence recently? I'm not sure, but it's certainly a good question. I see what you're saying re: Thuba. If he only has one first-team player, doesn't that mean he's done more with less in winning region? I'm not inside the coaches' heads on this, but there's something else to consider - between the three All-Region teams, this is how many players were given honors from each school: St. James - 8 players Socastee - 8 players Myrtle Beach - 6 players Georgetown - 5 players North Myrtle Beach - 5 players Wilson - 4 players Just something else to think about.

Post amended, per your correction. Thank you. On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Ian Guerin ian@ianguerin.com wrote: You are absolutely correct, Jill. Juggling multiple sports sometimes gets ahead of me. Mea culpa.

Just to be clear, All-Region teams are voted on purely by the head coaches.

You are absolutely correct, Jill. Juggling multiple sports sometimes gets ahead of me. Mea culpa.

Im assuming you meant now postponed. Thanks for the heads up. Just got off the phone w/ Andrews. This means Loris-Andrews winner will now play at Waccamaw on Thursday for the district championship.

Loris baseball is listed once - the aforementioned baseball home game for Wednesday - and Loris softball is listed for that sport. Sent from my iPhone

Georgetown lost 6-3, per coach Al Hutchinson. Sent from my iPhone

Thanks for the heads up - well get it updated.

Think youre taking that as a negative comment. As teams around the Grand Strand and state have discovered today, few - if any - have the resources available to play after heavy rains. Heavy rains can prevent games on even the best-kept fields. Outside of a dome, my guess is that everything was done to play that game as originally scheduled.

John, Thats on me. The link I originally used was broken. You can now click directly on the link above or go directly to http://scfoa11.com/ IG

Alan, technically, three teams have, but I get your point. This is a very good Goose Creek team, and they tend not to give up half that many. I may be way, way off.

I can't keep up with the kids these days. Is that a compliment?

Jeff, nice pick-up. Here's the story from my buddy, Adam Regan, over in Anderson: http://www.independentmail.com/news/2012/oct/09/daniel-forced-to-forfeit-palmetto-game-for-use/ From what I understand, the player was dressed back in September for the game but did not actually get on the field. The biggest impact is that this gives Daniel a loss in the eight-team Region I-AAA. Still, it's hard to ignore the Lions - then ranked No. 3 - destroyed the No. 4 ranked team in Class AAA last Friday night. That loss was not affected, meaning the Lions are still in prime position to win that region and get a great playoff seed. I'm not sure how much I will drop them after this weekend; maybe a spot or two tops.

A Myrtle Beach fan sticking up for Socastee? I'm so confused. Woodruff is actually pretty darn good. After moving up from Class AA, it's only two losses are to Abbeville (No. 1 in Class AA poll) and Byrnes (No. 1 in Class AAAA), and both of those were very close scores. Hanahan is 5-1. But yes, I have a hard time believing what Socastee has done doesn't warrant top-10 status. Personally, I've been voting the Braves in the top 10 since Aug. 20, and here is how I voted Class AAA this week: Class AAA 1. Myrtle Beach 2. Hartsville 3. Daniel 4. Belton-Honea Path 5. Swansea 6. Socastee 7. Hanahan 8. A.C. Flora 9. Woodruff 10. Manning Polls are fun, aren't they?

Hence the word "some" in there. And as I said on the Web chat, I still believe - given everything Socastee has done so far - that Myrtle Beach goes undefeated in region play. That's not to take anything away from the Braves. They are a very, very good team, and I think they finish second in the region.

Coaches are worried about player safety, true. But in this case, there's also something else every coach and AD must consider in the play or not-to-play argument. Many of the high school football fields in this area are built directly on top of pour ground surfaces (Read: Swamp-quality). That leads to pour drainage during times of heavy rains. With that in mind, one high-school football game can do significant damage to a field that many schools can't afford to pay to fix on a regular basis. Also consider that these fields must also be used for JV and B-Team games starting in the next few weeks. Delaying a game in August in order to preserve a field for October makes sense financially.

Rocky, you make a valid point. And in nearly every poll - from high school to college to whatever - the teams in a given pollsters area are going to get more votes. In an ideal world, there would be at least two members voting for each of the core areas of the state. However, it's tough to do. Biggest thing to remember: This poll means absolutely nothing on the field. It's fun to talk about. But in the end, teams like Byrnes, Myrtle Beach, Dillon and Hemingway are not good every year because of what a few reporters think.

Thank you. I'll do my best to keep up that pace. But don't count on it.

Not sure I see what you're talking about? Where is it showing up a second time?