No one is saying that Scott County hasn't benefitted from Toyota's presence, but I've never seen any indication that Toyota had something to do with the Hundleys relocating to the Georgetown area.

 

Again, do you know something we don't?

 

 

I am happy that Toyota is in the area. If Scott County High School basketball benefits so be it. (And we are in their region.) I hope some large employers move to some of the other counties. The risk to Scott County is if the high school becomes so large that it has to be split up. That will change a lot of things...just not soon enough to benefit the current players in region 11.

Lets see, first it was the privates, then we heard from those who would prefer to separate from the independents, and of course there are those nasty Jefferson County open enrollments (look out Kenton Co. you're next) and now we have to tarnish Scott County's crown because there happens to be a great employment opportunity within their boundaries. Man, does it EVER stop?

Sounds like Ashland Blazer with Armco many moons ago! Nothing illegal, just the way it is. When that resource is gone, so is the school's chances to win titles. (e.g. Ashland again!)

 

 

Ashland Oil, now long gone to Covington, was another major "contributor" to the cause.

Scott County's basketball success is due to having strong community support, lots of kids interested in basketball, a great facility, and an outstanding coach in Billy Hicks.

 

Who in the right mind wouldn't want to play for Scott County if they are good enough?

Scott County's basketball success is due to having strong community support, lots of kids interested in basketball, a great facility, and an outstanding coach in Billy Hicks.

 

Who in the right mind wouldn't want to play for Scott County if they are good enough?

Not to mention having one high school.:lol:

Scott County's basketball success is due to having strong community support, lots of kids interested in basketball, a great facility, and an outstanding coach in Billy Hicks.

 

Who in the right mind wouldn't want to play for Scott County if they are good enough?

Replace Scott County, basketball and Billy Hicks with Trinity, football and Bob Beatty and see how many arguments you get over this logic.

Lynch enjoyed the same type of success through the coal mines in the 1960s and early 1970s.

 

Some, not all, but some college towns enjoy the same type of success with faculty coming in.

 

And of course, we can't forget about Fort Campbell and Fort Knox -- the only two army posts in the nation with public schools.

Replace Scott County, basketball and Billy Hicks with Trinity, football and Bob Beatty and see how many arguments you get over this logic.

 

Excellent point. If Scott County were a private school, it would have long ago been condemned.

Replace Scott County, basketball and Billy Hicks with Trinity, football and Bob Beatty and see how many arguments you get over this logic.

 

But that would kill their slant.

Excellent point. If Scott County were a private school, it would have long ago been condemned.

 

The difference is that you can actually MOVE into a new district when discussing a public school. This is the case with Jones and Hundley. Their families actually picked up and moved into the district. There can be no condemnation if an actual move takes place.

Jones was the star of Scott's 1998 state champions ... hit the 3-pointer at the buzzer that beat nationally-ranked Lexington Catholic in the semifinals.

 

Jones' father got a job at the Toyota plant, prompting their move from Corbin ... that coming after Jones lit up Trigg County for 30 points in the Sweet 16 as a sophomore at Corbin.

 

Mr. Jones got a job at Toyota after three years of going through their "provisionary/temproary" service. It wasn't like they moved to Scott Co. and he was automatically given a job there - he went through the process like everyone else who works there. The basketball connection probably had more influence on the job Mrs. Jones got at a local bank than anything that happened with Mr. Jones and Toyota.

 

Hundley's family didn't move to Scott until the next season ... I don't think that Toyota had anything to do with that one.

Mr. Hundley works for Shell - Mrs. Hundley works at Central Baptist - Toyota had nothing to do with their move. They chose to move to Scott Co. to give Scott (and Cameron) a chance to play for a great coach and on a couple of great teams. Nothing wrong with that family decision at all. The move has served them well.

Heard a lot of grumblings at the Sweet 16 this weekend regarding Scott County's roster. Any answers to the following would be appreciated:

 

1. Is Mackey from Cincy?

2. How many kids transferred in and when?

3. How many kids were born and raised in Scott County?

 

 

1. Yes - Mackey grew up in Cincy and moved to Scott Co. in 7th grade.

2. Every other player on the team has been in Scott County prior to 6th grade.

3. All of them - even Rodney Haddix (ruled ineligible this year) have been in Scott Co since before middle school.

 

Coach Hicks moved in from Harlan Co and Corbin but that didn't have anything to do with Toyota either... Asst. Coach Tim Glenn - born and raised in Scott Co.; Asst. Coach Chris Willhite - born and raised in Scott Co.; Asst. Coach Dudley Mattingly - been in Scott Co. longer than dirt; Everyone knows when asst. coach Scott Hundley came to town; Asst. Coach Keith Griesser came to Scott Co. in 1990 - nothing to do with Toyota; Asst. Coach Nick Napier is a Bell Co. transplant - no Toyota ties.

Toyota has helped this community in soooo many ways. The growth in the county is largely because of the plant. They pay a huge tax to the county which has allowed the school system to flourish. The Toyota Classic is the main way they help the athletic programs. They are great partners with the city of Georgetown.

It should be known that NEVER - not one time - has Toyota hired any person because their kid could play basketball. Toyota is the company that they are because they have great policies in place. The two-year minimum training as a temporary employee has never been bent to give preference to any player's parent.

Yes the plant has been a tremendous help - but not in the ways some people think it has.

Mr. Jones got a job at Toyota after three years of going through their "provisionary/temproary" service. It wasn't like they moved to Scott Co. and he was automatically given a job there - he went through the process like everyone else who works there.

I've had it described differently to me by someone who is connected to the Toyota plant, but it's water under the bridge at this point.

 

Still, didn't Jones' father work at Toyota upon moving to Scott County?

I've had it described differently to me by someone who is connected to the Toyota plant, but it's water under the bridge at this point.

 

Still, didn't Jones' father work at Toyota upon moving to Scott County?

 

Yes - he did. It took him three years to get on as a "full time" employee, he worked at the plant, but through a temporary service during that time.

 

The thing I think folks need to know is that coach Hicks nor anyone in the school system "got him on" at Toyota. That he worked there is not the issue, rather how he came to work there....

 

I don't think that water will ever fully go under the bridge for some folks.:lol: