[Fly Like a Duck]

Soccer is the least of the worries.

Has a lot more to do with it than some of you want to accept.

Bigger school can get by with it (or if you are a small school like Paintsville, you better have a good number of African American Student-Athletes to help counter soccer).

You show me a Class A school that has soccer, yet also does well in football, and I'll show you a Class A school that has some diversity amongst its population as well.

Beechwood- all white, but no soccer.
Fairview- diversity, no soccer.
Mayfield- diversity, has soccer.
Hazard- Diversity, has soccer.
Frankfort- Diversity, has soccer.
Williamsburg- all white, but NO soccer.
Russellville- Diversity, has soccer.

Granted, there are some exceptions to both sides of the rules, but.....

Fact is, Paintsville has one of the lowest Boys enrollments of all football playing 1A schools, as a matter of fact, they are the 4th lowest in that department behind:

Fulton City- 50 (is what it is, why they dont merge with Fulton Co. is another story)
Eminence- 74 (no soccer, relatively diverse)
Dayton- 81 (no soccer, no diversity)
Pineville- 91 (no soccer, no diversity)
Paintsville- 98 (soccer, no diversity)