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Sort of behind on this thread but surprised to see Knox taking shots in this discussion. At this point it should be pretty clear that a couple of things are true. First - we are closing the gap on Bell. Second, the gap is still there; see our 2 losses to them in 2010.

But EasyM - to say that a strong Junior league and Middle School program does not have signifgant impact on your Varsity success is simply wrong. Bell's feeder program was the model for ours. Up until 9 years ago our kids (Tyler Bailey comes to mind) came to Bell to play football in grade school. As our youth programs have excelled so has our varsity. Highlands, Bell, Boyle - all great programs - have established and strong feeder programs. And Middle School is where weight training begins for most of the kids. We have several kids on our team that started lifting in 7th grade - 3 Dlineman that started this year that have been starting since they were Freshem only by the grace of their training in Jr and Middle School. Yes - getting your hat handed to you by 8th graders is a solid indication of what you can expect when those 8th graders play on up. Bell's current Senior class killed everyone in Middle school. Imagine that...

And if the new coach at Bell is smart he will continue to support that feeder program.