[easyM]

Roark has not been the problem, the talent level has been down over the past few years. I think that some kids who would have been in Middlesboro's system 15-20 years ago are now playing at Bell Co., which has contributed to this. I don't foresee much improvement in the near future, especially since the current administration at Middlesboro is not very sports friendly.

I agree the talent level has been down for several years now but I also have to disagree with some of what you had to say. I don't know a lot about the athletic support from their administration but I do know that several of those kids chose Bell because of the coaching situation. I'm not bashing anyone, just stating the obvious to many. But, mboro does not have a large number of those boys in the Bell program. The ones that were or are now, ended up to be good players though. The number however isn't very many.