[Fly Like a Duck]

1A and 6A are the places to be. Why?

In 1A, so what if you only have 25-35 kids that play.....so does 90% of everybody you play (Mayfield, Beechwood, Fairview might be the exceptions every year).

In 6A...no you aren't probably going to win it all unless you are one of the big green monsters, but guess what? 90% of the programs across the state, in all classes haven't won a title and they never will. If you are a 6A school, you at least have the BODIES, money and resources to compete. You and everybody else has 75+ kids in your program in grades 9-12.

There is such a huge gap in 2A-5A for the most part, and the vast majority of it IMO is due to demographics. P.C or not, it's fact. White/Black, City/Rural, large population/small population, farming rural community/non farming rural community (the mountains).

Another factor that I believe is hindering some of these rural area schools (2A/3A) is soccer. There aren't enough kids (athletic kids to support both). I was at a practice the other day of a struggling HS team (that had a very good year last year I might add), and the soccer team was practicing next to the football team....I look out and the soccer team has 20-25 DB/WR type kids. Now, if there wasn't soccer, would all 20-25 of them be playing football? No. However, I bet 5-10 of them would be and that makes a HUGE impact on schools this size.

To add to that, if you are a 1A-3A school, especially a rural school ("county" in your schools name), you better have a decent African American population. Why? Because they aren't playing soccer (you might have one or two here and there). Yes...I said it.