[16thregioner]

Cry me a river. I lived in Russell school district but I’m damn sure glad I went to Raceland instead. 5 minutes away from each other you all are acting like we are flying them in to play. Parents should be able to send their child where they see fit.

I agree.  Just as those parents from Coal Grove, Ironton, Huntington, Spring Valley, Boyd County, Ashland, and Charleston saw fit to send their kids to Fairview a decade ago.  Even with all that, they fell short in the title game.

Honestly, I’m all for what Raceland has done.  They haven’t gotten that many transfers and they somehow got a few classes to hold back a good number of football players.  It put them above the local schools like Russell and Ashland who either didn’t allow holdbacks or couldn’t convince the collective to do it.  To me, though, when you go all in like that, there’s only one definition of success, a state championship.  Pikeville, who gets transfers and usually has old players as well, is all that stands in the way.  I hope the Rams get it and get even more players next year. They deserve it with the facilities they’ve built.

As for whoever would have been playing for Raceland in the 5 spots where there are players who didn’t at least play middle school ball at Raceland, I agree with the others.  Tough luck.  Find some other sport or club you’re good at.  Success in football does not equate to success in life.