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If you are unsure of what position you are going to play by the time you are in the 7th grade you are really in trouble. I do agree that some split needs to be down, but people on here is acting like consolidation is what hurt the high school. I beg to differ.

How good a kid is in the seventh grade is in no way a factor in how good they will be in three or four years. Having coached at the 7th and 8th grade level for years I can give you several examples. I have had kids who were a STAR in the seventh grade who had trouble making the starting lineup as an 8th grader, playing against the SAME players. I have had kids who dominated in the 8th grade who could not start on the freshmen team one year later. The more kids you have playing at the 8th grade level is VERY important.

Here in the mountains we can compete with other teams that have one or two feeder schools and even come up with a team that can compete at the state level ever now and then, but as a rule once we leave the mountains we are in trouble.