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I am going to get blasted for this again, but I don't care: The problem is community involvement and coaching. I think it is getting better but when both have been that bad for years, it takes a long time to change.

RIUTG got it. I was saying if ALL the athletes were at the 1A school they could COMPETE. Competitive does not mean they win the title. Nobody expects Lex Cath, Boyle, or Cov Cath to win the 4A title, but they can compete for it.

I guarantee if every male in the Laurel County school system stood side by side and we looked through each one of them, we could find the athletes to field a good football team. However, they are not playing and they do not really know how. Coach Welch and coach Larkey need time, I do not care if it is them or Frank and Dean coaching, whoever is there needs time to create a good feeder system, get kids to come out, etc...

I agree that right now, they could not compete but if we went on just athletes, they have them.

Have you ever been to NL or SL and seen a game they have played?
Have you ever been in either school?

the biggest problem i have is posters commenting on what every team should have when they dont know what every team has or what kind of kids are in the school systems or talent the kids have.

Rockcastle has plenty of big kids walking around, but dont want to play either because mommy wont let them, didnt let them, or too lazy to play. i am sure it is the same at other schools. i am sure every coach wants the best athletes in teh school to play adn tries to get them, but if they dont want to play, what are you going to do, put a gun to their head and force them.