[KingGotNext]

Guys,
this isn't just happening at one school. Does it make it right for one school/team to do these things because another school is doing it? No. But, this is their method of justification. Considering the average tenure of a Pike Central HC over the past ten years, I'd say the current coach would most likely have the WIN NOW mentality and if he does, he has to do these type of things because the other top tier programs are doing it. Don't believe me? Here are your examples.

57th
Johnson Central- Do they really need to? No they're the largest school in the 15th. However, the 7'0'' exchange student came in and played a full season last year.

58th
Most of the players being recruited to the 59th teams are leaving the 58th. This is, in my opinion why the 58th district has been so bad over the past four-five years.

59th
Pikeville, East Ridge, Shelby Valley- All three of these teams have at some point in the last ten years recruited their ways to the top of the regional totem-pole. SV had numerous transfers on the state championship team and also attempted to bring a player in from Mississippi a few years ago that was ruled too old by the KHSAA to participate in high school sports. East Ridge was the debut school for Kasongo and company. Pikeville also had an experiement with Kasongo and presently they have a number of transfers from all around the region.

60th
Pike Central has joined the party recently with the international players. Before the current coach, the former coach was essentially ran out of town for openly going after players from other schools in the district.