[Mr.Kimball]

Sounds like Pikeville is in a tailspin and for them to compete at a higher level they need kids from out of district. The problem is Shelby Valley and Pike Central are on equal ground(if not higher) with them now and Belfry ran off and left them a long time ago.

Not so sure that there is all that much of a gap between PC, SV and Belfry anymore. What I see brewing in the near future is that they are the ones who will be rapidly closing the gap. Reckon the success of the two new Pike Co. contenders has anything to do with Pikeville's decline. Just asking, because I dont know , but does the recent improvement of PC and SV have anything to do with kids maybe staying put in the county systems and not entering the city system? Are they just not getting some of the kids they may have gotten in the past? You better believe it's been a huge factor in Paintsville's decline since the Matney era began at JC. It's been far from coincidental.