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You said it all right there. SV chose not to participate then comes on here saying that they should have won had they not gone home. That is a load of Bull. I could see it if you got beat out when you shouldn't have but when you go home you have no right to say anything about we should have won but______________(fill in with your favorite excuse).

I don't think any of SV's players or coaches came on here and said they would have won if they played. I know I never said anything like that, either. I think maybe a couple of posters may have said something to that effect, but they are being 'homers' just like some of the pro-Pikeville people on here. It's useless to speculate on what would've happened had Valley played and met up with Pikeville at some point in the tournament; we will simply never know.

What I objected to is calling Valley's team quitters. Like I said, I'm sure they had a good reason for not participating in the tournament, and I seriously doubt it was because they were afraid they would lose. Remember, it's a summer camp tournament, it's not all that important. If the players had obligations to the football team, if they were worn out, or if they had family vacations to get to, it doesn't matter. Not playing in the tournament still does not mean they quit.