[Fear the Nation]

Alright pump the breaks a bit man. Ryle has come a long and is looking good. In a vacuum a school Ryle's size should beat a team Highlands size 9 times out of 10. So now that the math has caught up don't beat your chest because it's really kind of like finally beating your little brother in arm-wrestling after 10tries.

To your point though it really isn't fair to compare state championships because Ryle is a young school and like you say it really isn't fair with monsters like T and X out there. And I'm not a big fan of saying things aren't fair but it isn't at all. It's almost impossible.

You are also correct in that kids don't gravitate to Highlands anymore. Highlands hasn't ever recruited at all, kids/parents showed up to win. Now all the other programs are running at the same intensity as Highlands so that has balanced things out as well. Especially Ryle, for instance Tanner Morgan was an import, who was a big reason for some resent success.

Chisolm was a magical running back. The game last year would have been considerably closer without that young man. Ryle's QB was really good at managing the game and taking what was given due to Chisolm's skill.

I think this year's game between Ryle and Highlands will be a close one.

I forgot to add Tanner was not an import. Tanner was always going to be a Ryle student and was before his grandfather became ill and the family relocated to Hazard to take care of him. Tanner was our 8th gr QB and 9th Gr qb in the same year. ( his 8th gr year) I was told they were the only ones who could at that time. Once that situation resolved itself They moved back to Ryle where the family had always wanted to be. So the word import is not 100% accurate more like he was on loan to Hazard! We actually lost him for 2 seasons. You also don't get to say, well without your star athlete " Chisolm" we could have won or the game would be closer. That's like me saying well without your defense we could have scored more. That is an invalid statement... just sayin'