[PurplePride92]

It is actually not a bogus reason and was a deciding factor in the decision.

That still will never change the perception of many many high school football fans who look at Boyle County requesting to move up to 5A as a way of escaping having to play Highlands to win a state title. It doesn't matter how you spin it, the perception was there and LexCath's reputation took a hit also. Not to mention....since when do we decide what to do based off of what LexCath does? They should be copying off of us. Either way it isn't a good look for Boyle County I don't care how you try to spin it. We look way better creating and establishing a rivalry with Highlands than we do running to 5A to keep a rivalry with LexCath. Very disappointing, IMO. As I said earlier, this game saves face. Saves a lot of face considering we could end up playing Highlands twice a year and I prefer that much better than us winning a tainted title in 5A to preserve our "district" rivalry with LexCath.