Tournament Time again for Lady Vikings

The varsity and JV squads will compete in tournaments this week; a first time appearance for both teams in each event.

The EMS X-Town Tournament hosted by the Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD begins tomorrow at 2:30pm with the Lady Vikings taking on Haltom High School at Ranger Stadium at Chisholm Trail High School.

Each team will play three matches that consist of two 30 minute periods and a 10 minute halftime.  The championship match will consist of two 40 minute periods and a 10 minute half.

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR FANS....Visitor’s stands will be closed.  All teams will set up on the visitor side of the stadium and all spectators will sit in the home side stands.

Games will be scored on a traditional 10 point system.  6 for the win, 1 point for each goal scored up to 3, 1 point for the shutout.  Ties will receive 1 point.  A tie ends in a tie except in the championship match.  A tie in the championship match will be scored as a tie on the overall record but will move to traditional Penalty Kicks in order to determine the champion.

There will be three pools of teams. Each pool will play their matches at one of the three high school campuses.  The two teams with the most points will advance to the championship match.  The next two teams with the most points will play for third place at a different site.

The Lady Vikings are in the Lady Purple Pool.  The other 2 pools consist of the following teams:

Lady Red Pool

Saginaw, Alvin, Burleson, and Carter Riverside

Lady Blue Pool

Boswell, Decatur, Lindale, and Western Hills

CLICK HERE for Tournament Website

Meanwhile, the JV gets started with their tournament on Friday as they play 2 matches, kicking off at 1:30pm against Plano West at Texan Field at Northwest High School.  They will play McKinney Boyd later on that night at 7:30pm at Texan Field as well.

All games will be played at Northwest ISD Athletic Complex.  The tournament participants will be divided into two divisions and will compete within their pools, utilizing a 10-point scoring system to determine the final rankings. 

The tournament participants and schedule have been included on separate pages.  Each pool game will consist of two 30-minute halves with a 5-minute halftime.  There will be no overtime or shoot-out procedures.

For the final games on Saturday, the two pool winners from each division will play for the tournament championships.   Final games will consist of two 35-minute halves with a 10-minute halftime.  In the event of a tie in the final games, the champions will be decided by penalty kicks.

In the event of a tie after the completion of pool play, place will be decided based upon the following tie-breakers:  1. Head-to-Head, 2. Goals Allowed (total), 3. Goals Scored (total), 4. Goal Differential (total), 5. Coin Flip.

Pool A

Colleyville Heritage HS, McKinney Boyd HS, Nolan Catholic HS, and Plano West Senior HS

Pool B

Coppell HS, Grapevine HS, Plano Senior HS, and Ursuline Academy