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You must work for the school system OR your naivete is amazing! First of all, you HAVE to count the freshman...FS does. In fact, some of them are starters. So lets round up for 1% for Highlands a little less than 1/3% for FS. But let's move on to the bigger picture...(the one that you are really tore up over). Im sure the other schools do take issue with their players moving but lets not be silly and think that those kids don't move. Im sure that your county is no different than any other in the state that offers several schools to CHOOSE. Like someone else said "If you build it they will come". It is natural for parents that want their superstar children to have a shot at something bigger. Some of the other schools (as is the case in Bowling Green) tout tremendous success in other sports which allow the movement to their own prospective schools. Such as: run cross country go to Warren East...play girls softball go to Greenwood High, play boys basketball go to Warren Central...football and girls basketball...BOWLING GREEN HIGH. EVERYONE KNOWS THIS!!!!!!
NOBODY doubts that Highlands has a great team...and nobody doubts the success that they have in their program. MY POINT is this...They are not shipped in from the FS KIDS are the products of multigenerational families that have lived in Simpson Co their entire lives with very FEW exceptions. nearest city to play a sport. FS has over the years sent MANY kids on to futures with their respective sports. In fact, it is quite amazing that this small county has generated as many successful athletes as it has.
With that said...DONT BELIEVE for ONE SECOND that FS will roll over. They will leave it ALL on the field and whether they win or lose --THEY have accomplished something that makes Simpson Countians VERY PROUD!!!

If my daughter lived in your area, she would go to BG for best cross country team, not Warren East. BG is much better.

Obviously you do not know much about Highlands with the statements you are making. Highlands too is a product of multigenerational families that have lived in Ft Thomas their entire lives with a few out of district kids (probably 2-3 kids a year). Ft Thomas is known as the bubble, because people do not move out of the town and houses are just handed down to the next generation. In fact I would venture to say their are relatives on this years team of players that played in 79 and 82 games agianst FS. IT is amazing the number of 2nd, 3rd, and 4th generation kids at Highlands.