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The way I look at things, Johnson Central's football program is probably much stronger now than it would be had it not been for the competition Covington Catholic and Highlands gave them over the past few years. I hated to see both schools leave 4A before the Golden Eagles won their first state title. I really think JC would have won the region this season with no class realignment.

I hope that JC finalizes the two-year agreement with Covington Catholic. Along with Lexington Catholic and Belfry that would give the Golden Eagles a very strong non-district schedule. Hopefully, Harlan County will bounce back with a stronger team next season as well.

My understanding is that Indiana no longer applies a multiplier to private schools enrollment numbers for classification purposes. Instead, they require schools to play up a class if, for example, they appear in back-to-back state title games in a sport. IMO, that would be a more fair system than isolating Kentucky's handful of private school teams in one or two separate classes.

Indiana's system also does not discriminate against private schools. If the rule had been in effect in Kentucky the past couple of years, then Highlands would have been moved up a class after winning back to back 4A titles and Belfry would be competing in 4A in 2015 and 2016.

I kind of like the idea that if you win 2 championships in a row that you have to move up a class. How long do the stay up a class?