[AtlPirateFan]

Trust me, if Highlands and Covington Catholic had been in their class, Belfry wouldn't have gotten any further than JC did. Judging by what happened on the field between the two teams in the late season the last few years, if JC had been in Belfry's region, Belfry wouldn't have made quite so many trips to Bowling Green either. You can say "playoffs are everything" all you want, but when you get to play teams like Pike Central and Lawrence County in the second and third rounds instead of (often nationally-ranked) Highlands and Covington Catholic, you're not playing in the same kind of playoff. Nobody's being a "blow hard"; these are simply facts. Belfry took advantage of the opportunities the KHSAA gave them in the last alignment round, so all the credit for that and they did very well with it, but you can't deny that Highlands would've been the end of the road for any team in the state in 4A or 3A (and probably 5A too).

If Belfry was in the same class as Highlands then both schools would have comparatable enrollment numbers. You give me Highlands with 3A numbers or Belfry with 4A numbers the past few years and I will give Belfry a chance. BHS is 2-1 against Highlands since 1979 and on that fateful night in 1989 when Highlands won against Belfry the Pirates were the better team. Before you start spouting about the last 7 years of Highlands dominance remember in your scenario Highlands either has fewer players or Belfry has more regardless you have to adjust for enrollment numbers if you are going to make a statement like that.