[EKUAlum05]

If Belfry wasn't any good at football how many kids would transfer there not many.

Just ruined your argument.

I can't even begin to estimate the number of kids who have moved into the Belfry school district from Mingo County, WV over the years that were either girls or did not even play a sport. I know of at least 10-15 kids that I personally went to elementary and middle school with who moved from WV to KY and sports wasn't even remotely in the forefront of why they moved.

A perfect example:

Before David Hatfield became Belfry's basketball coach in the early 2000's, he was the longtime HC and teacher at Williamson, WV and had a legendary tenure there. David's wife worked at Williamson Memorial Hospital and they had two daughters. Guess where they lived and what school districts their daughters attended even while Coach Hatfield was the HC at Williamson?

There are NUMEROUS educational, socio-economical, and logistical reasons why parents move to the Kentucky side that have absolutely no bearing on athletics.