[Harry Rex Vonner]

I know that Brown was looking to get back into the area. From what I hear, his family liked getting him out of huntington and liked the way the school shstems were around here. I doubgt that Ashland "recruited very heavily". A fairview kid ist going to go to Raceland. Former Raceland coach TJ Maynard is at Russell. I have a feeling Ashland was the families choice. It is what it is. Best of luck to Brown. He is a great athelete, hopefully he can turn his life around.

You could be right. I doubt that Ashland football recruited with the same fervor as it did in basketball. On the other hand, the KDMC bankroll isn't around anymore so, unless replacements have been found, the new arrivals will need to foot most of their own bills. That can damper your appeal. Nonetheless, as long as these families aren't being "enticed" by major subsidies (as in the recent past) , it shouldn't be a problem.

Recruiting is a regular practice for most every school and has been for many years. Some get punished and some get "overlooked". That is how it works.