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I'm not declaring them anything. They played ranked teams, and teams that were in their division. I don't care about the Raceland - Russell rivalry, and just remembered that grid because I was there, and I didn't attend either school... Raceland has been very competitive as a A school, as Russell has been in 3A. Russell's won titles and that's a great accomplishment.

This fight isn't mine, although I'm drawn to this thread like a soap opera. Who cares who transfers where and when. The most important game isn't the ones that have occurred for the last 81 years: It's the next one.

Of course there are going to be transfers. McKell and Wurtland combine and 2 staffs become one, so kids are going to relocate. Russell is going to play only against Russell, so there are kids who are going to want to play against other schools.

It happens. It's going to make the NEKC very interesting this year, and I believe Russell could have won the conference and moved into the state MS playoffs, but now Verity will have to fend off Raceland, Lawrence, East, Greenup Co., Boyd, & West.

It wasn't my intention to ruffle feathers, but I was just supplying info to Mr. Parker, who questioned what teams Raceland played in the 80's. It was always a tough schedule for a team with 35-45 players.

No feathers ruffled. I was really just giving Ram-A-Devil some more to crow about.

You are right about the transfers as well. Russell has had a few kids from area schools as well as other parts of the state transfer in this year as well just nobody is making a big deal over it.

As for the NEKC, it should be pretty competitive. Russell going back to intraleague play was not an indictment of the league. It was simply to provide an opportunity for more kids to play and learn the game.

You are also right about this thread being like soap opera. I'm just ready for the kids to start playing, which is what all of this is about.