[Hoot Gibson]

Hoot you have got to be joking hell yes get Trinity and X out of there THEY HAVE AN UNFAIR ADVANTAGE they recruit from a city with a pop of over 1 million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They get the best players in the biggest city in the state. And why don't you do a little research and find out where JC state title wrestler and TB from a few years ago is from. Go ask any 6A coach in the state and they will tell you it is horse#$% that X and Trinity are allowed to compete with public schools.

Trinity and Saint X have an advantage because they are very well coached and they have large enrollments. If they did not provide a good education and good sports programs, then there enrollments would be declining. Kentucky is not a football state, which is one of the reasons UK struggles so much in the SEC.

There are some outstanding coaches in the state but they are badly outnumbered by the mediocre ones. The mediocre coaches are the ones that cry the loudest about the "unfair advantage" private schools have over their teams.

It would be easy for Trinity to beat up on teams with smaller enrollments in Kentucky but they routinely play some of the top teams in the country to improve their team. If Trinity did not go out of state to find better competition, it would not be nearly as dominant at playoff time. Maybe KHSAA should ban private schools from crossing state lines or play with one hand tied behind their backs.

Contrast Trinity seeking out the strongest available competition to the people who want to spare their teams from facing Trinity by not allowing private schools to face public schools in the playoffs. The best teams in Kentucky play the best teams that they can schedule. The good private school teams such as Trinity, Saint X, and Covington Catholic play tough schedules and in some years they struggle, but strong competition is what every player should want to face. It is the fastest way to hone your skills and improve. It is also a great recruiting tool.