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No dog in this fight and I hate it for the middlesboro kids, but this stems from the fact that the organization has to deal with teams coming in and out. If khsaa does anything I hope they force teams to play in.

I agree. Williamsburg didn't play last year and I don't blame them as team was very young and had no chance to compete. They only had 2-3 eighth graders. As bad as I know they would have gotten beat, I think that lack of playoff experience will hurt them this year. If middle school is going to be organized and grow, it should be like high school and schools should pay at beginning of year whether they think their team can compete or not.