[birdman44]

I must have struck a nerve with a Highland fan....as you well know Highland is an INDEPENDENT school in a county with a population of over 80,000. According to your calculation of Ft. Thomas population...1% of them play high school football at Highlands. Really???? Simpson Co. doesn't even get close to 1/4 of a percent. Must be a very young population. Bowling Green (another powerhouse) is also an INDEPENDENT school. Some of Centrals best athletes end up at Bowling Green High...as I am sure some of Campbell counties best players go to Highland because of their success in football. Hence...recruiting...not that the school itself actually does this. I live in Simpson Co. and if I wanted my child to go to Bowling Green High...there is not a rule that can stop me. Therefore, the comparison is a little lop-sided so to speak. FS only gets the boys from their county. So, here is to Franklin-Simpson (David) who will meet Goliath this weekend. Go Cats!

Some one finally gets it. Although you have to pay to go to the school if you dont live in fort thomas. It is the public school of the city. Ive known of some families actually moving to fort thomas for the public school system (not just for football in most cases) its a safe town just outside Cincy. It is a small percentage of the football squad though, usually there are 2 to 3 players that are "recruited" on the team.

Area parents feel if their kid has the talent to go to the next level Highlands is the best way to showcase them. If they move to the town and enroll they dont turn them away. If you build it they will come.

The Collinsworths(mother's side) and Towles families are ft thomas natives for generations.