Plano West (Plano, Texas). The Wolves return to the spot it held in early January with a overall record of 26-0-2 — No. 1 in the nation. Now, the team is two wins shy of adding another national title to the collection. It’s this simple — a second straight state title this weekend will give top-ranked Plano West an ESR Winter national crown, as well. A Plano West loss will turn the top ranking over to San Ramon Valley (Calif.).
Southlake Carroll (29-2-0), returns to the Top 5, and looks to win it's second state title, the last being in 2008 when they defeated Plano East. The Lady Dragons will face San Antonio Johnson on Friday at 1pm at Georgetown High School.
NEPS wishes both teams luck and hope to have a All-NEPS UIL 5A Championship Match.
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Thursday, January 31, 2013
2013 NEPS VIDEO PREMIER
The 2013 National Elite Prep Showcase Highlight Video is available for viewing.
Thanks to everyone for making this event a success and competing to the best of your ability. Our goal was to present a dramatic highlight video of the 2013 National Elite Prep Showcase. Our crew tried to include as many teams as possible. Some teams made the cut and some teams hit the cutting room floor. We wanted to make sure the video was able to show the intensity of women's soccer at the high school level, the dynamic nature of the game, and the high level of competition at the event.
The 2013 NEPS Highlight Video is presented by JATO Media.
Enjoy the video!! Look forward to seeing everyone next year and best of luck the rest of the season. SAVE THE DATE for January 9-11, 2014.
CLICK HERE to VIEW the 2013 NEPS Premier
Thanks to everyone for making this event a success and competing to the best of your ability. Our goal was to present a dramatic highlight video of the 2013 National Elite Prep Showcase. Our crew tried to include as many teams as possible. Some teams made the cut and some teams hit the cutting room floor. We wanted to make sure the video was able to show the intensity of women's soccer at the high school level, the dynamic nature of the game, and the high level of competition at the event.
The 2013 NEPS Highlight Video is presented by JATO Media.
Enjoy the video!! Look forward to seeing everyone next year and best of luck the rest of the season. SAVE THE DATE for January 9-11, 2014.
CLICK HERE to VIEW the 2013 NEPS Premier
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
2013 Showcase Video COMING SOON
We have been working over the past couple weeks to bring you a dramatic highlight video of the 2013 National Elite Prep Showcase. The 2013 NEPS Highlight Video is presented by JATO Media. Our crew tried to include as many teams as possible. Some teams made the cut and some teams hit the cutting room floor. We wanted to make sure the video was able to show the intensity of women's soccer at the high school level, the dynamic nature of the game, and the high level of competition at the event. We hope to be able to present the video by the end of the week.
Thursday, January 24, 2013
NEPS Co-Host heading south
NEPS co-host, Southlake Carroll in Round Rock to play in the Governors Cup. Always a Lady Dragon Soccer tradition to stop at Jason's Deli in Round Rock.
LDS found a great place to get a post-game recovery in after a 3-0 shutout over Cibolo Steele in their first match of the Cup. Who needs ice when the water tempurature is 55 degrees.
Carroll meets up with another NEPS participant, Round Rock, in their second match at 12:00pm tomorrow.
St. Thomas Aquinas, Douglas set for Showdown
Elite Soccer Report
Sheldon Shealer
ESR No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and No. 10 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) comfortably won regional quarterfinal matches Wednesday to set up a girls’ soccer regional semifinal clash between the teams ranked 1-2 in the state.
Douglas (22-0) powered past Western 5-0 with Brianna Raff and Alexis Wilson each scored two goals. Meanwhile, Aquinas (21-1-1) handled Taravella 4-0.
Aquinas has not lost to a Florida team since the 2010 playoffs.
The Douglas-Aquinas match will take place Saturday at Aquinas. The winner advances to the regional final, which serves as the state quarterfinals. The loser will be finished for the 2012-13 season.
Sheldon Shealer
ESR No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) and No. 10 Douglas (Parkland, Fla.) comfortably won regional quarterfinal matches Wednesday to set up a girls’ soccer regional semifinal clash between the teams ranked 1-2 in the state.
Douglas (22-0) powered past Western 5-0 with Brianna Raff and Alexis Wilson each scored two goals. Meanwhile, Aquinas (21-1-1) handled Taravella 4-0.
Aquinas has not lost to a Florida team since the 2010 playoffs.
The Douglas-Aquinas match will take place Saturday at Aquinas. The winner advances to the regional final, which serves as the state quarterfinals. The loser will be finished for the 2012-13 season.
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Top 5 Teams make noise; NEPS a Success
Plano West are looking defend their 5A State Championship with very high expectations. They are the #1 team in the country and proved that is were they belong, at least for now... impressive wins over Nolan Catholic, Flower Mound, St. Thomas Aquinas, and San Angelo Central move them to 4-0-0 to start the season. They outlasted Florida's St. Thomas Aquinas (#2) in game 3 by a score of 2-1 less than 5 hours after beating #9 Flower Mound.
St. Thomas Aquinas is a regular at the NEPS. They came in with a 16-0-0 record and will start playoffs when they return to Florida. They clashed with California's Liberty High School in game 1 defeating them 1-0 and then shutout #13 Kingwood before falling for the first time, 2-1 to #1 Plano West. On Day 3 they battled to a scoreless draw to #3 Marcus. Aquinas has outscored opponents 89-2 in their first 16 games giving up their first couple goals in the Timberwolf Classic in Tallahassee before heading West to Texas.
Marcus, Carroll, and Coppell were relentless on the weekend outscoring opponents 33-1, with over half those goals coming from Marcus. All 3 teams will remain in the Top 5.
Hebron and The Colony were both 4-0 on the weekend and posses dynamic attacking styles of play that with help them move forward during the first half of the season as they prepare for district play.
Allen came on strong after losing to Hebron in the opening match of the showcase getting a pair of 2-0 wins vs #26 Ursuline and Amarillo, and taking down St. Stephen's 3-0.
Keller, with 16 seniors, will be a team to look out for, as they just had one blemish this weekend to #40 McKinney Boyd, going 3-1-1.
Last years pre-season #1 team, Boyd, started #50 this year. They have something to prove and they showed signs of why they deserve to be talked about as one of the top teams in the country starting 3-1-0 with their only defeat coming to #13 Flower Mound.
Teams with high expectations in #9 Kingwood, #13 Flower Mound, and #41 Grapevine were a bit inconsistent on the weekend in terms of results but they are strong teams with tons of talent that will make waves during the year, through the district season, and into the post-season.
Strong private schools such as host Nolan Catholic (TAPPS), Ursuline (TAPPS), Bishop Lynch (TAPPS), and Hockaday (SPC), all underachieved a bit on the weekend going 4-10-2.
Texas UIL 4A Finalist from last year, Byron Nelson, only played 3 matches in the event but were 2-0-1 with wins over SA Central and Round Rock.
New to the NEPS this year was Liberty High School from Brentwood, CA. They came into the showcase at 5-4-2 and finished the weekend at 6-6-3 with a 1-0 win against Nolan Catholic, a pair of 1-0 setbacks to St. Thomas Aquinas and Carroll, while going scoreless against Coppell. Not a bad showing against the powerhouses of Texas and Florida.
Tons of quality this weekend from all the teams, coaches, and players. There will be a highlight video that will premier within the next couple weeks. Please check back as it will document the competition of one of the top high school girls showcases in the country. "Where the Best come to Play.".
Next year's event is tentatively slated for January 9-11, 2014. The NEPS always falls on the first weekend that Texas UIL competition can begin playing games.
St. Thomas Aquinas is a regular at the NEPS. They came in with a 16-0-0 record and will start playoffs when they return to Florida. They clashed with California's Liberty High School in game 1 defeating them 1-0 and then shutout #13 Kingwood before falling for the first time, 2-1 to #1 Plano West. On Day 3 they battled to a scoreless draw to #3 Marcus. Aquinas has outscored opponents 89-2 in their first 16 games giving up their first couple goals in the Timberwolf Classic in Tallahassee before heading West to Texas.
Marcus, Carroll, and Coppell were relentless on the weekend outscoring opponents 33-1, with over half those goals coming from Marcus. All 3 teams will remain in the Top 5.
Hebron and The Colony were both 4-0 on the weekend and posses dynamic attacking styles of play that with help them move forward during the first half of the season as they prepare for district play.
Allen came on strong after losing to Hebron in the opening match of the showcase getting a pair of 2-0 wins vs #26 Ursuline and Amarillo, and taking down St. Stephen's 3-0.
Keller, with 16 seniors, will be a team to look out for, as they just had one blemish this weekend to #40 McKinney Boyd, going 3-1-1.
Last years pre-season #1 team, Boyd, started #50 this year. They have something to prove and they showed signs of why they deserve to be talked about as one of the top teams in the country starting 3-1-0 with their only defeat coming to #13 Flower Mound.
Teams with high expectations in #9 Kingwood, #13 Flower Mound, and #41 Grapevine were a bit inconsistent on the weekend in terms of results but they are strong teams with tons of talent that will make waves during the year, through the district season, and into the post-season.
Strong private schools such as host Nolan Catholic (TAPPS), Ursuline (TAPPS), Bishop Lynch (TAPPS), and Hockaday (SPC), all underachieved a bit on the weekend going 4-10-2.
Texas UIL 4A Finalist from last year, Byron Nelson, only played 3 matches in the event but were 2-0-1 with wins over SA Central and Round Rock.
New to the NEPS this year was Liberty High School from Brentwood, CA. They came into the showcase at 5-4-2 and finished the weekend at 6-6-3 with a 1-0 win against Nolan Catholic, a pair of 1-0 setbacks to St. Thomas Aquinas and Carroll, while going scoreless against Coppell. Not a bad showing against the powerhouses of Texas and Florida.
Tons of quality this weekend from all the teams, coaches, and players. There will be a highlight video that will premier within the next couple weeks. Please check back as it will document the competition of one of the top high school girls showcases in the country. "Where the Best come to Play.".
Next year's event is tentatively slated for January 9-11, 2014. The NEPS always falls on the first weekend that Texas UIL competition can begin playing games.
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