[Wise one]

The following is State Finals attendance the past six years (two in Louisville and four in BG). Got this from another site.

CLASS 1A


2012 (BG) Mayfield vs. Fairview -- 6,038 (up 12.1%)
2011 (BG) Mayfield vs. Hazard -- 5,386
2010 (BG) Mayfield vs. Hazard -- 5,761
2009 (BG) Mayfield vs. Lexington Christian -- 3,582
2008 (PJCS) Beechwood vs. Hazard -- 3,316
2007 (PJCS) Beechwood vs. Lexington Christian -- 3,792


Class 2A

2012 (BG) Caldwell County vs. Newport Central Catholic -- 8,756 (up 23.7%)
2011 (BG) Glasgow vs. Holy Cross -- 7,077
2010 (BG) OCath vs. NewCath -- 7,964
2009 (BG) Fort Campbell vs. DeSales -- 4,157
2008 (PJCS) Fort Campbell vs. NewCath -- 4,635
2007 (PJCS) Fort Campbell vs. NewCath -- 5,679


Class 3A

2012 (BG) Central vs. Belfry -- 7,116 (up 32.7%)
2011 (BG) Central vs. Belfry -- 5,360
2010 (BG) Central vs. Belfry -- 5,792
2009 (BG) Paducah Tilghman vs. Somerset -- 6,106
2008 (PJCS) Central vs. Breathitt County -- 3,917
2007 (PJCS) Central vs. Belfry -- 7,619


Class 4A

2012 (BG) Highlands vs. Collins -- 8,312 (up 18.3%)
2011 (BG) Franklin-Simpson vs. Highlands -- 7,023
2010 (BG) Allen County-Scottsville vs. Boyle County -- 13,167
2009 (BG) Lone Oak vs. Boyle County -- 6.837
2008 (PJCS) Bullitt East vs. Bell County -- 6,103
2007 (PJCS) Lone Oak vs. Lexington Catholic -- 7,603


Class 5A

2012 (BG) Bowling Green vs. Cooper -- 9,104 (up 5.5%)
2011 (BG) Bowling Green vs. Anderson County -- 8,623
2010 (BG) Christian County vs. Highlands -- 5,959
2009 (BG) John Hardin vs. Highlands -- 6,695
2008 (PJCS) Christian County vs. Highlands -- 5,206
2007 (PJCS) Bowling Green vs. Highlands -- 6,231


Class 6A

2012 (BG) Trinity vs. PRP -- 7,412 (up 10.7%)
2011 (BG) Trinity vs. Scott County -- 6,691
2010 (BG) Trinity vs. Male -- 9,116
2009 (BG) Trinity vs. St. Xavier-- 9,962
2008 (PJCS) Trinity vs. Simon Kenton -- 11,556
2007 (PJCS) Trinity vs. St. Xavier -- 15,696


TOTALS

2012 (BG) - 46,738 (up 16.3%)
2011 (BG) - 40,160
2010 (BG) - 47,759
2009 (BG) - 37,339
2008 (PJCS) - 34,733
2007 (PJCS) - 42,828

I find it interesting to note that in the first four years in BG, each year has been higher than the last year in Louisville. Further, when you look at 2007, 36.6% of the total was the "holy war" Class 6A final. The games are overall drawing much better in BG than they were in Louisville.

It appears to me, Bowling Green is a hit with the fans. If I were the KHSAA, I wouldn't look elsewhere for quite some time.





Elsewhere I made a comment about the Louisville fans not traveling well. My point is confirmed by looking at the 2007 and 2009 Class 6A attendance figures.