[Scotty_Bronson]

I've asked this question before and have yet to receive a good answer:

These kids were from Huntington High (one of the best teams in WV this year) and then expelled, thus ineligible in WV. So out of all the schools between here and there that these boys could have enrolled in and attempted to become eligible to play at, why little ole Fairview? Fairview had nothing to do with that?

I think that is the question that has caused most of the issues at hand, that and the kids that came in took Fairview from a district CONTENDER along with Raceland, to the district favorite and a legitimate state title CONTENDER. It is hard for me to believe that Fairview didn't have their hand in it in some way shape or form. I don't believe that the kids would have went to Fairview, 1. Had they not been expelled and 2. Had some of the other bigger schools between here and Huntington High offered a hand out of acceptance. Reason being, Fairview is not a STATE perinial power, nor historically even a District powerhouse. I would feel the same way about it, had they went to Raceland. I could understand going to a Russell, Ashland, or Ironton, they are bigger schools with state championships, meaning more colleges are going to look their way. Even at it's most innocent, I would venture to say, that McPeak's ties to the Huntingon area and the fact that he played 4 years at Marshall had a major influence on their choice to come to Fairview.

Now with all that said, right or wrong, the kids are playing. They are tallented. But from watching them against Raceland, what I saw were two recievers in Rutherford and King. King didn't impress me as a running back. He is very fast, but once he took the hand off, he looked more determined to scat his way around defenders, rather than lower his shoulders and get between the tackles. Against a faster defense like Raceland, he couldn't get outside to the edges. TURNER on the other hand, impressed me AGAIN. As he has each and every time I've watched him play. He has great vision and isn't afraid to run from the 0-5 wholes and kept his legs moving after contact. And from what I have seen out of him, he is a class act. I can't wait for Raceland vs Fairview round 2.