[BoondockSaint]

This will be the only time I mention recruiting in a post, because I think rumors spread much more rampant than the actual truths.

If, and a big if, there is any recruiting going on by Belfry and Pikeville it is not done by their respective coaches. Recruiting is mostly done by the kids, and it is by all means legal. These kids start playing together and against each other at a very early age. The cream always rises to the top, and sometimes they start thinking what it would be like to play on a team together as opposed to playing against each other. And recently these kids have acted on their thoughts with the consent of their parents, who ultimately decide where each and every child in Pike Co. attends high school.

Now, Belfry and Pikeville benefit the most from this in football because historically they are the premier football schools in the county, just like Shelby Valley in basketball. Honestly, I think that sums up recruiting in a nutshell.