[toussaints]

So a kid gets a scholarship to go to a private school. Doesn't that put the private school and public school on the same level as far as how much it cost the family to send their kid to that school?

As far as recruiting, it happens at most, if not all schools, including public. How does the New York H.S. basketball player of the year end up at Perry Co. Central? How does a star middle school athlete from a low income family Frankfort end up playing football and basketball at LexCath or Trinity? How do kids from lower class families in Covington and Newport end up at schools like Beechwood, CovCath, Highlands, Holy Cross, or at a public school outside of Kenton or Campbell county?

Look recruiting happens at all levels, and there is nothing wrong with convincing a kid to come to your school when its within the rules. It only becomes outrageous when the kid and his/her families recieve more than enough help from that school to have them there.

By the way, of the 12 teams that played in a state championship game last season, 3 were private schools