[Hatz]

In 85' Belfry faced Paducah Tilghman...who had played at 4A for years and requested a slide to 3A..and received it. Shortly after, they returned to 4A status. In 1986, Belfry faced Owensboro....who had played at 4A for years...requested a slide to 3A...yada, yada, yada.

While those teams played at the 3A level...I would never support the idea that they were "legitimate" 3A schools during those seasons.

Schools were not allowed to "slide" down a class. The only time they could move down was if enrollment changes allowed them to do so. Don't use that as some sort of excuse for those state title losses it demeans the Belfry team and the two you mentioned.

FYI: Tilghman has not been in 4A since the time before that. They have played 3A ever since the move down where their enrollment placed them. They played in 3A State Title games in '85, '87,'88, '89, '92.

Owensboro likewise continued to play in 3A and didn't move back.

You should really research before making false claims like that. :lame: