[Wildcat18]

I'm not understanding the whole thing about people being "haters" because of saying something about a middle school team putting up 80 points. It does have a psychological toll on the youth. I think that's why you don't see it a lot. Sportsmanship says a lot. Other coaches, parents, kids, schools see those things.

Single Wing 77 just mentioned distain toward Northern, Southern, & Meece even prior to this game. There are haters out there. His comment had nothing to do about the psychological toll on the youth as much as just spouting off because he doesn't like Pulaski County or Somerset schools.

In my opinion, that's why some teams are softer than others. Folks cater to them by crying that it's classless/unsportsmanlike and let them know it's okay to lose by 50. It's not okay. Other coaches, parents, kids, schools see the W's and championships as well. To many of those people, no one cares about the score and very few will remember a few years down the road. They care about getting the win now and preparing for a high school career later. A championship attitude is a lot of what makes a successful high school team. It's going to take that kind of attitude to beat a Bowling Green-type team in 5A in high school.