[16thregioner]

I ain’t bitching about hold backs. We had a ton. But I’d like to know the average age of the 15th region juniors and seniors in programs like Pikeville, JC, LC, Belfry, etc. Reason I ask is there were several games this year that the team we played was seemingly as prepared as they could be in terms of how to defend our offense or attack our defense. This was the first year I have seen us just look “older/more mature”. They just simply didn’t have the man power. That’s been the case for the Rams late in the playoffs and in title games a lot of the times.

I agree.  The same principal applies in high school as it does in your first little league draft.  It’s always best to have the oldest team, particularly in boys sports.  I see no fault in making sure every boy in a school exhausts his eligibility with regards to age. 15th region and Ohio teams have been doing it for a long time.  The first time I’ve heard of it en masse in the 16th is with Raceland football and Boyd basketball.  It works and there is nothing wrong with doing it.  It creates some good fodder for meaningless jabs on here, on social media, and gives kids something to write on their signs at football games, but it’s not a bad idea to let kids extend their high school days as long as possible.  The real world isn’t as fun as it promises to be.