[Orange Blaze]

I’m just curious about specific actions taken to build.  I know what SHOULD be happening in HS football.  HOW?

Okay- I’ll give you guys a REAL-hypothetical situation(pardon the oxymoron)!!

In 1967, Coalfield High won a third state title and had 20 or so boys who would knock your D straight!  Fast forward to 2023, same school is struggling to dress 20 guys, population has dwindled, tax base is dropping every year, and facilities have changed very little since that last nine win team in 1981.

OKAY- what must happen here to re-build football?

You answered your own question.  The population decline and lack of resources make it very difficult to rebuild simply because there really aren’t any people or money available to rebuild it. In the scenario you described I can’t see a rebuild being possible because of the poor economic conditions which in turn led to the talent drying up.

Coalfield and Raceland are probably similar?

Raceland is closer to areas with more job opportunities than Coalfield.  The majority of people in this area work in Ashland, Huntington, or in Ohio.  If Raceland wasn’t close to areas like that then they wouldn’t be successful and wouldn’t be able to pull kids from other districts.

Majority of people in Coalfield probably work in Oak Ridge and Knoxville. I don't see the disadvantage.

Raceland also recruits heavily so that helps too.