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I think your missing my point. I have coached for over 20yrs. and have voiced this issue on several occassions with KHSAA. I have had the distinct pleasure of coaching against some very fine teams such as Highlands and Cov. Cath. along with Newport Cath. and have seen teams get totally destroyed in the State finals by teams such as Highlands. I think the final score last year for Highlands was something like 50-0. The issue isn't a kid going to school an hour away. The issue is the highly TALENTED student athletes are being pulled from one school district to another just by paying some tuition. If it was truly for education so be it, but we coaches know better. When it is a collaberative effort on behalf of some power house football teams to do this with immunity....that my friend is the problem I have within the confines of AMATURE athletics. So be it independent or private, these schools have the distinct opportunity to pull quality student athletes away from other districts easier than say a county that only has one high school in it. I don't have the solution, but would like to see some changes made. Just look at the 5A and 6A state final scores from the past 10 years. The closest was between Trinity and St. X. Two very fine PRIVATE schools which win every other year. Highlands is public, however for the right amount of money, you can send your future Division I kid their as well. Who is going to send their kid to a school in the hills of eastern ky where I am from. Just saying look at it close and objectively and I think you will agree it isn't and will never be equal the way it is set up now. Thank you