[Fly Like a Duck]

What county schools did well BEFORE consolidation and struggled after?

What I mean is that you have a lot of these schools that are now "so and so county school". They didn't really gain anything from a football standpoint by consolidating with the other non football playing schools out in the county.

Take Lawrence County for example, I'd bet anything that they get very few, if any football players from outside of Louisa (or let's say past 7-8 miles from the school). Lawrence County Schools as we know it could fall apart tomorrow, going back to Louisa High School (1A I'd guess) and the level of play wouldnt be much different at all than what it is now as a "3A" (and, very good) program.

Take Rowan County. How much more competitive and overall better would they be over the years if it was just Morehead High School (guessing they'd be 1A or 2A)? I'd say they are in the same boat as Lawrence (could be completely wrong). How many boys out in the county bring anything to the table football wise except for making them a 4A school in size only?

Kentucky has so many "county high school"(s). Whereas if you look to states to our north and even south (Tennessee), many of these towns have kept their independence. Every small town in Indiana and Ohio it seems like has kept their school/program.