I don't know, I'm a "what have you done lately" kinda guy. How many state title has beechwood won in the last 10 years? How many does ncc have? To compare HHS and cov Cath is not really fair either, considering they are in the same district. I know it's an if, but how many title does cov Cath have if HHS was in 5A, or cov Cath was 3A or 5A? I'm talking last 10 years. I don't care what your schools did in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's. hell, Lloyd was good then. Newport was good then. Schools and areas change, the dynamics change. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems the cool thing to do is play for a school you have no business attending. Just seems that pre 2000's, kids stayed in their areas and play for the high school in the town they grew up in....

 

Sorry, went on a rant there...

 

I agree. My point was NewCath "reloads" only b/c they are private, aka, they recruit. NewCath reloads b/c families run about 35 kids deep on the Hill. So, the same family will have athletes on the team repeatedly. They don't all have the same last name, but they come from the same tree. Look at the Donnely clan. That includes the Smith, Kues, Maushart, and Gruenschlager families as well. People don't pay attention to that type of tradition and family support. They only think "they have to recruit."

I don't know, I'm a "what have you done lately" kinda guy. How many state title has beechwood won in the last 10 years? How many does ncc have? To compare HHS and cov Cath is not really fair either, considering they are in the same district. I know it's an if, but how many title does cov Cath have if HHS was in 5A, or cov Cath was 3A or 5A? I'm talking last 10 years. I don't care what your schools did in the 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's or 90's. hell, Lloyd was good then. Newport was good then. Schools and areas change, the dynamics change. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems the cool thing to do is play for a school you have no business attending. Just seems that pre 2000's, kids stayed in their areas and play for the high school in the town they grew up in....

 

Sorry, went on a rant there...

 

Beechwood has 2 titles in the last 6 years and 3 in the last 10.