This is a thread that gets bookmarked if crow is served. I'd never say that anything is a definite when you travel to Johnson County.

Recent Series of JC and CC:

 

2008 JC 49-14

2009 JC 51-32

2010 JC 41-28

2011 DNP

2012 CC 45-15

2013 CC 42-14

 

Highlands would own either of these 2 teams, although CC has owned the last 2 meetings, it has been competitive lately. My guess is JC is overrated and hasn't played anyone. CC isn't really good, so it's hard to tell who would win. Based on last year - I would assume CCath would win.

With all the talk about JC only wanting a home and home series with an opponents, but can't seem to get an agreement with anyone. Real quick question for all the JC followers here. Did you all get a home and home series with Fairlands, Ohio, Philadelphia Martery Charter PA and Lutheran East of Cleveland Ohio??? If so then JC is willing to travel 68 miles, 570 miles and 360 miles. Or is it just a one way trip for those teams to Paintsville? It's kinda hard to believe that those teams only agreed to travel to Paintsville without a return game to their home school. Makes us wonder.

 

Yes to Fairland. On teams that do not agree to a 2 year deal, we offer an amount for strictly a one year deal to come to us and play. If they accept then we play, if not we move on. Mastery come to JC this year to earn money to help offset the deficits left after the Philadelphia Public School system pulled all funding for extra curricular activities this season. This is the primary reason Imhotep played Trinity. After hearing about Imhotep's game, a team in their same city conference, in KY, Mastery reached out to us regarding an open date that we had listed on the OHSAA website. They were paid, fed by the local churches and lodging donated. Lutheran East was paid to come play JC by the team that originally agreed to come down instead of paying the buyout clause of their contract.

Maybe JC could schedule a Christopher Columbus type team from Florida to get ready for the playoffs every year instead of the smaller out of state teams from Pennsylvania or teams from Canada.

 

A lot of what you said is based off of geographic and economic issues. JC's football budget is not what one would expect a team that desires to advance the status of their program. In most schools, the increasing amount of non revenue sports programs depend on the state of one or two revenue teams to help them offset their bills. Since football is by far the largest revenue sport at JC it is about plucked dry to pay for other sports instead of going back into the program.

 

This year the school system lost about a quarter of a million dollars in state funding to coincide with the mandatory increase in teacher salaries. That makes an already tight budget even tighter. A couple of weeks ago the county school system proposed an increase in the school tax from $0.37 per $1,000 of property value to $0.54 per $1,000 of property value to help offset those losses. This was quickly shot down by the community and the county school tax rate, already probably the lowest in the state, remains unchanged.

 

A year or two ago an article was published about how the Highlands Booster program raised over $200,000 in one year. Businesses and individuals in the community have money to give for these wonderful causes which fails in comparison in trying to pull in additive revenue from one of the most impoverished economic areas in the state. Our budget must pay for every item, regardless of how minute it may be, including transportation, equipment, attire, etc. The amount that Highlands was able to raise in one year equals the JC budget for at least 10 years. Highlands also has "swagger" that probably no other team in the state can compare to. Teams from across the Southeast US know who they are and are willing to ante up any amount to come to play them.

 

The two year contracts that we desire are used to help offset any budget constraints and prevent constantly traveling year in and year out. Our kids and community deserve home games just as much as anyone else instead of keeping the Mountain Parkway warm. Teams come to us for "X" amount and we go to them for "X" amount, basically offsetting the costs for the series. If any other minor costs come up that exceeds the initial anticipations associated for the trip, it is much easier to handle than starting at a baseline of $0.

Serious question, JC seems to have the hardest time filling their schedule in the state, as far as traditionally good schools go. If the problem isnt how they go about it, then what is it? I just don't understand why they supposedly can't find teams to play them, yet every other traditionally good school in the state seems to be able to fill their schedule with ease.

 

A lot of what you said is based off of geographic and economic issues. JC's football budget is not what one would expect a team that desires to advance the status of their program. In most schools, the increasing amount of non revenue sports programs depend on the state of one or two revenue teams to help them offset their bills. Since football is by far the largest revenue sport at JC it is about plucked dry to pay for other sports instead of going back into the program.

 

This year the school system lost about a quarter of a million dollars in state funding to coincide with the mandatory increase in teacher salaries. That makes an already tight budget even tighter. A couple of weeks ago the county school system proposed an increase in the school tax from $0.37 per $1,000 of property value to $0.54 per $1,000 of property value to help offset those losses. This was quickly shot down by the community and the county school tax rate, already probably the lowest in the state, remains unchanged.

 

A year or two ago an article was published about how the Highlands Booster program raised over $200,000 in one year. Businesses and individuals in the community have money to give for these wonderful causes which fails in comparison in trying to pull in additive revenue from one of the most impoverished economic areas in the state. Our budget must pay for every item, regardless of how minute it may be, including transportation, equipment, attire, etc. The amount that Highlands was able to raise in one year equals the JC budget for at least 10 years. Highlands also has "swagger" that probably no other team in the state can compare to. Teams from across the Southeast US know who they are and are willing to ante up any amount to come to play them.

 

The two year contracts that we desire are used to help offset any budget constraints and prevent constantly traveling year in and year out. Our kids and community deserve home games just as much as anyone else instead of keeping the Mountain Parkway warm. Teams come to us for "X" amount and we go to them for "X" amount, basically offsetting the costs for the series. If any other minor costs come up that exceeds the initial anticipations associated for the trip, it is much easier to handle than starting at a baseline of $0.

 

As passionate as JC fans are, you would think if the district is having financial problems, some alumni would step up and help out. I understand the economy isn't great, but its not great in a lot of areas on this side of the state, that doesn't keep alumni from donating money to help the program out.

 

As far as football funding other sports, that's the norm in high school and college. As huge as Kentucky basketball is, UK football brings in much more money than basketball.

Serious question, JC seems to have the hardest time filling their schedule in the state, as far as traditionally good schools go. If the problem isnt how they go about it, then what is it? I just don't understand why they supposedly can't find teams to play them, yet every other traditionally good school in the state seems to be able to fill their schedule with ease.

 

 

That was asked in #67 and answered in #71. Teams fill out their schedules much earlier than what I ever anticipated. We've been searching for weeks 2 and 3, for a home and home since September. Also, a lot of the better teams have other solid teams more centralized to their school. The two aforementioned sentences nails it I think, 2 year deals and location. In the past we have played in Bowl Games but many of those bowls had a round robin format where each team was guaranteed 3-4 games. I've filled one member in, who I'll keep anonymous, about our current scheduling attempts, schools that have been contacted and their correspondences when something was sent back.

As passionate as JC fans are, you would think if the district is having financial problems, some alumni would step up and help out. I understand the economy isn't great, but its not great in a lot of areas on this side of the state, that doesn't keep alumni from donating money to help the program out.

 

As far as football funding other sports, that's the norm in high school and college. As huge as Kentucky basketball is, UK football brings in much more money than basketball.

 

College and high school is apples and oranges. As far as donations are concerned, you think individuals that refuse to pay an extra $0.17 per $1,000 of property value would be willing to open the check book to donate an amount much greater than what they would spend agreeing to that tax? This past winter myself and a high school weight coach sent out a pledge drive to raise money to purchase new weight room equipment. We sent out over $400 in mailings and got back enough to purchase one GHR. We actually lost money trying to raise money and about every business within a 60 mile radius was sent some type pledge packet.