[Thunder 44]

Guys i am a fan of HHS as stated before if we lived north thats where my son would play, but I think you need to be realistic about some of this saying that its all from 4th grade up everywhere has feeder program and im sure highlands runs it fine just like lot other places I guess the prestige and state titles recruits players for ya but i was born at night but not lastnight guys and for the guy thinking i was devalue his kids hard work and effort that not what i was stating

Rusty,

It is humorous that since you don't "get" what makes HHS so successful that you simply want to chalk it up to recruiting. Since you can't see the 1000's of things that have made the program successful, it has to be the fact that every one of the players on the field each Friday night lives someplace other than in Ft. Thomas.

As stated above, even by non-HHS fans, the FT JFL is one of the foundational elements of our successful program. You're right, others run good youth programs (wish more did), but I would be surprised to find any that equal the amount of preparation and playing time for every player on every team (not just the starters) that is mandated in this league.

Beyond the junior league, there really are at least 999 other things that have made the program what it is today. Great coaching, community support, devoted fans, school administration support, volunteers, parental support (can't forget the moms who decorate the locker room and player's home doors the night before games!), player offseason work ethic, and on and on and on. I'm sure the team you support has some/many/most or even all of these 1000 things, but to what degree?

To simply chock it up to "recruiting" just because you can't see it, feel it or touch it lumps you in with every other narrow-minded poster on this board (and every other board) who wants to look for the easy answer.