[Journeyman]

I just hate to see KHSAA allow this to happen once again. The 11 on 11 deal is a bunch of nonsense. If you take the best players from three schools and put them on one team it is and unfair advantage to play in 3-A. Put them in the division that they belong in!! Granted Russell should have been able to handle Mercer. They did not. See what happened to Mercer when they put them in 5-A 5-wins. The east may be far superior in 3-A but I'm concerned about Central.

Mercer did just win 5, but they lost 3 1000+ rushers and several other good players from that team. That also equals a big drop off. Anyway you put it, they can only be 11 at any one time. The other may have more back ups or replacements, that is why I agree with others on here who believe you have to have your players in the best possible physical and mental condition. Some players can't be replaced if they are that much better than any on the team.