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I agree with your post and appreciate how you feel about Coach Mills staying at KC. He's done a fantastic job there and has the ball rolling.
I do disagree with one part. Bell will not blend in. They will stand out. If they don't, that coach will not be there long. And to the point about Lou. Central, no doubt they're a very solid program. But, I'll take my chances playing them over Ft. Thomas or Boyle year in and year out. It's not a bad deal for Bell at all with this new alignment. It doesn't guarantee a state title by any means but the road definitely didn't become more difficult for Bell. For Knox Central it did just that.

As usual, you make solid points. Still, I have to wonder if any 4A team or 5A team could play the schedule that Louisville Central played and hold up near as well against those 6A powerhouses. Which, I have to say as we discuss great coaching - what a fantastic job that coach did of preparing his team to win the games that matter. Central lost 4 or 5 games in the regular season to teams far better than they and then sailed through the playoffs to a 3A title whereas Bell and Knox and RC and LC had great regular season records but could not win the big games. Maybe a tougher schedule really does pay big dividends when it counts?