[RunItUpTheGut]

They have always played up if it was ALLOWED. The last realignment did not ALLOW them to stay in 5A. It had nothing to do with trying to avoid BG. BG had 5A numbers and Highlands did not. Based on history, they would have stayed in 5A if it was ALLOWED. BG may or may not have still won 3 in a row, but that had nothing to do with the Birds going to 4A, they weren't ALLOWED to stay in 5A. Next year, nine teams will be playing up with an equal number playing down because it is ALLOWED. Why do you choose to single out just one for your wrath. BTW, I agree with you, EVERYONE should play where your numbers put you.
As for your assertion that the wins total would greatly suffer if Highlands played 6A, history begs to differ. The championships may come less often, but they would probably hold their own.

Highlands vs:
Boone County: 34-3-0
Bowling Green: 3-1-0 (I know, not 6A)
Bryan Station: 4-1-0
Campbell County: 51-9-0
Dixie Heights: 62-8-0
Dunbar: 2-0-0
Henry Clay: 2-2-0
Lafayette: 9-5-2
Madison Central: 4-0-0
Male: 2-2-0
Manual: 2-1-0
Pleasure Ridge Park: 2-0-0
Saint Xavier: 2-4-0
Scott County: 1-1-0
Simon Kenton: 25-1-0
Trinity: 1-1-0

This is all im looking for. It doesn't have anything to do with one team. I could care less what Highlands does. The other teams shouldn't be allowed to do it either. It goes against any kind of consistency.

As for the 6A comments, while Highlands may have a good win loss record over the past 100 years against most of these schools, I highly doubt Highlands would of had a single state championship in the past five years had they been playing 6A ball. If I were a Highlands fan that just enjoyed watching them id much rather see them in 6A than lowly 5A where a run to the state title game will be just as easy as it was in 4A. At least in 6A they would be stuck in a district with Campbell, Ryle, and Simon Kenton or some combination like that and it makes sense. We know Highlands is going to be pretty good every year, but that district would be much more challenging than being in a district with teams like Cov Cath, Conner, Cooper, etc. especially with how those NKY 6A teams are starting to look much better over the past couple of years. It wouldn't get any easier in the playoffs as they wuld be forced to play teams like Scott County and even play Lville teams on off years do to the screwed up alignment and too many classes.

My biggest pet peeve when it comes to this is not teams playing up per say, but everytime a team like Highlands does, another teams is allowed to play DOWN in order to fill out the alignment which isn't right.