[Stardust]

I would expect some tougher schedules by the 6a NKY teams over the next few years. Say what you want about Ryle but we've played the toughest schedule the past 4 years out of any of the NKY teams outside of Highlands & NCC if you compare size. Those Colerains, Scott County's, Columbus Desales, Sycamore, Highlands, those teams prepare you for Louisville teams. Not Holy Cross, or any of the schools under 4a. No offense to those programs, there just not what it takes to learn and win in 6a.

The negative side of those schedules is a 3-8, and a 2-9 record. But when your trying to build a big time program you have to take it and continue to learn, how to play and defeat them. IMO Ryle was better off losing to Highlands every year than playing and losing or even beating Shelby County.

I guess the only argument that I can make, and I don't mean this as a flippant comment - but losing to "Those Colerains, Scott County's, Columbus Desales, Sycamore, Highlands" only prepared Ryle to get throttled by those teams that played weaker schedules. So, I'm not sure I completely buy in to your theory, unless you mean that instead of getting beat this year by a total of 109 points to SK, Dixie, and CCHS, that the tougher scheduled prevented them from getting beat by 209 points...... It might be more disappointing knowing that you lost by more to Campbell County, and by what Holy Cross lost to Campbell County by.... Just my opinion...