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They also have much greater competition for the talent you are talking about. Does Bowling green have 2 private and and a dozen or more public schools within a 30 minute drive of campus? This does not include the dozens of Ohio schools. People outside of Fort Thomas think that the best and brightest football players are lined up at the border begging to get into Highlands. Sorry, but when I left town this morning on my way to work, I didn't see one. The majority of the kids on any given Highlands team have played together since 3rd grade, as had their fathers before them.

No doubt there is competition from the other schools in the area. I'll put it this way. If I had the choice to go to any of those schools, I would chose Highlands, simply on the tradition and the 16 titles doesn't hurt either. Highlands has great community support and great facilities. Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to downgrade Highlands in any way. I have great respect for the program and school. I was just simply stating my opinion why Highlands is not just some little old school that doesn't have a chance. They are a top tier program and play at a top tier level. Most of my reasoning is the population of the surrounding area. The surrounding area at Highlands has a much great population.