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Uh, as sstack mentioned, I'm a Highlands fan; not Ashland. There are reasons why Trinity and Highlands would schedule Ashland: to fill out the schedule. Talk to Dale sometime about the difficulty he has filling a schedule.Trinity has the same problem. Heck no one from Kentucky other than district opponents would play Trinity. I can't say for sure, but my guess is that Beatty would welcome a game against Ashland.

If Ashland wanted to play, Highlands would probably play them if for no other reason than to help fill out the schedule. It's not like Western and Mason County were teams greatly superior to Ashland this year (Ashland was better than both), yet Dale had them on the schedule this year.

I stand corrected. However, with all the fine schools in Cincinnati. central Kentucky, and northern Kentucky, I see no reason for FTH or CovCath to ever play Ashland during the regular season. Success makes filling a schedule difficult. However, we all can see what Trinity did and it worked well for them. There are plenty of Ohio schools who would offer much better competition than would Ashland.

Finally, there is absolutely nothing to be gained by Trinity in playing Ashland. Why on earth would Beatty ever "welcome" a game with Ashland? You don't compete for national championships playing schools like Ashland. That statement is not meant to offend Ashland. It is merely reality.