| On one hand, the U19 boys final has a decorated NPL Champions League side that is coming off a Dallas Cup championship and are the defending U17 State Cup finalists in Santa Clara Sporting 00. On the other side, there’s a State Premier Championship team in the Folsom Lake Earthquakes. But this Earthquakes side is perhaps better than their league play would show, especially given that they, too, are defending State Cup finalists. One of these two sides will come home with that elusive State Cup championship, and it’s hard to say who given the unpredictable nature of cup play, especially at the U19 level. |
