[Iam4thecats]

Well, first of all, I didn't mean to get ya so worked up, just said, "I wasn't buying it".

2nd of all. You just look at Corbin, and even in that, those proximity advantages are offset by other things. The reason I used larger schools is because those are the schools in the surrounding area!! But that same question can be asked right back to you. Do I think Williamsburg has advantages over a County school? NOPE! And guess what, it shows.

I used the word typically a lot, because corbin is kind of an anomaly in this. Pineville isn't competing for titles, or Bville. So if you're gonna just use one part of the equation- Corbin- then you don't get a true understanding of it.

Last, like I said above, the proximity advantage is offset by a lot of other factors. I would gladly give this "advantage" up for some of the others. Independent school districts have less of a pool to pluck talent from. They get less money than other COUNTY schools. All the money received for sports is less than county schools, this doesn't include fund raising by boosters and other people. There are several more disadvantages of being and independent school district. To say they have an advantage- no offense to you- is ignorant! But I'm willing to listen to your side of it. But you cant expect to say that CORBIN has advantages of county schools, and expect people to buy that independent districts have advantages. That's one school in a big pond. If independent districts have and advantage overall on County schools, then what are they? Because as a product of one, we had to fight for everything we got.

Youre really having trouble with the size thing. Compare apples to apples. Bracken county is the only 1a county school I can find with a winning record. Yes, Williamsburg has advantages over Bracken county.
You're also having trouble with the word advantage. Advantage is not the same as guarantee. Pineville isn't guaranteed to be better than Bracken at football. They just might have an easier time getting kids to play and practice. Its not a promise that they will be good. I don't know why Barbourville is in your post they dont have a team.