[DOUGHDADDY]

Where are you seeing 12 year olds in 8th grade? The difference is 13/14...to 14/15. You act like there is a bunch of 15 year olds playing against 12 year olds in an 8th grade game. If that's the case, that's the opposing teams problem for playing underage kids against LEGAL 8th graders. If you watched the Northern "stars" last year, you didn't see them fail much. The only 2 legitimate losses for the Northern 8th grade team last year was Southern Pulaski & Bell County. Both of which were made up primarily of hold backs. Last years 8th grade was mostly younger than the majority of the teams on our schedule. You're right, everything will level out in high school. Let us know how that works out for you in the next couple years. Guarantee it doesn't work out the way you'd like.

if schools that allow hold backs were not allowed to compete in the state tournament no one would allow there child to be held back anymore so much for doing for academics it is all about getting an unfair advantage