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This is a legitimate question and not an attack at all because I don't know if Sperry did the covid year or not.

But does the covid year count towards record totals and all-time records?

Fair question and I suppose it’s determined locally. Sperry did repeat his freshman year because of covid rule and since he hadn’t held back previously his age allowed him to do so. According to KHSAA records he became Breathitt’s leading receiver a season or two ago but there was some local documentation on a former player with higher numbers that Austin passed this year. He played 4 seasons worth of football. Three full seasons and 6 games this year and 4 last I think.
There weren’t any formal records for basketball and numbers were compiled by the local sports newspaper man through documents and interviews.
But none of these records mean a thing statewide, only locally.

I promise you he was already a hold back prior to the Covid year.  Do the math or better yet asked his elementary classmates that graduated in 2023.

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I hope that Breathitt record book has an asterisk showing 5 seasons instead of 4 like the rest in the book. 

Who held the all time points in Breathitt co?

Lonnie Morris

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And No on the asterisk beside it. There is many kids that has played 5 or 6 years. You can play varsity basketball in 7th if you are good enough. That argument is irrelevant.

There is big difference between playing as7th grader, and playing your senior year twice. So yes there should be a BIG asterisk, I would think in most people mind he shouldn’t be even on the list. JMO

Senior year three times.  He turned 19 in Sept, not days ago

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I hope that Breathitt record book has an asterisk showing 5 seasons instead of 4 like the rest in the book. 

Who held the all time points in Breathitt co?

Lonnie Morris

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And No on the asterisk beside it. There is many kids that has played 5 or 6 years. You can play varsity basketball in 7th if you are good enough. That argument is irrelevant.

There is big difference between playing as7th grader, and playing your senior year twice. So yes there should be a BIG asterisk, I would think in most people mind he shouldn’t be even on the list. JMO

lmao I know y'all are never going to allow yourself to understand it, but you can't say he did his senior year twice because...

A.) He technically repeated his 9th grade year
and
B.) If he would have held back earlier he would the 8th grade year (where he scored 16 points) would have been his 7th grade year and he would have still been eligible to play and score those points.


I think the COVID year was a terrible idea and it was the legislature and KHSAA creating problems instead of solutions.
The baseball kids who didn't get to play their senior year it was a problem for them and for the boys and girls teams who didn't get to play basketball at Rupp.
Also for the esports kids who they shut down the season for even though they could have continued to play it remotely (still salty about that).

But the bottom line is it didn't create some magical year where 20 year olds can play with high school kids.

It did for the kids that had already held back as Sperry did. In 9 months he will be 20 years old.  Do the math?