It's a poorly written article and I don't like how Duece was named in it, as it alludes to some sort of improper handling of his situation. If the author feels the need to include his name and his father, then he should have attempted to get a quote from them about why he chose to go where he did.

 

All in all, it's nothing more than a contorversial article based upon zero hard facts, designed to sell a paper. The story is the second most read article on the online edition, so it's serving its purpose.

 

That said, if any allegations are true and this is in fact a coach, Donhoff will rightfully let them go.

 

I agree 100% with you and many others in this thread. The CJ has stooped to a new low in this article.

 

As most of you know I don't live in the greater Louisville area but if I did there is no way I would send my kids to any Greater Clark County Schools with leaders like Bennett and Valentine going to the media with unsubstantiated rumors. What is even worse, they accuse St. X of wrong doing but they throw Trinity under the bus for good measure. What a joke, no wonder the good ones leave.

LBBC, the problem lies in the fact that there are no facts to back this up. I could just as easily say to the Courier-Journal that my son was approached by the head coach at PRP, and was told that he was the best running back in the city and wanted my son to play for him. There is no evidence of this occuring, but it's just as possible as the scenario in the newspaper.

 

If the leader of a school makes a claim it should be given some credibility. If proven completely false, than you lower his/her credibility on the next story and you rip him for the falsehood in this story.

If the leader of a school makes a claim it should be given some credibility. If proven completely false, than you lower his/her credibility on the next story and you rip him for the falsehood in this story.

 

But we both know that another article/retraction won't be printed. There was a piece a while back (from the same source) about another IN middle school student being on the sidelines for the state championship game, which was later proven to be false, but there was never anything in the paper about that. How many times can you cry wolf?

But we both know that another article/retraction won't be printed. There was a piece a while back (from the same source) about another IN middle school student being on the sidelines for the state championship game, which was later proven to be false, but there was never anything in the paper about that. How many times can you cry wolf?

 

I agree that when you cry wolfe, your credibility is damaged more and more. I guess that explains all the negativity to Clark County as they have done this before?

LBBC, the problem lies in the fact that there are no facts to back this up. I could just as easily say to the Courier-Journal that my son was approached by the head coach at PRP, and was told that he was the best running back in the city and wanted my son to play for him. There is no evidence of this occuring, but it's just as possible as the scenario in the newspaper.

 

I would be surprised if the football team has kids from 12 counties, the student body wouldn't surprise me. Besides Jefferson, I'm sure we have kids on the team from Oldham, Duece is from Clark Co. Indiana, I'm sure there are few Mt. Washington kids from Bullitt. Anyone know whether the football team has kids from counties outside of Jefferson besides these three counties I've mentioned? If you have a varsity media program handy that should tell you where they attended grade school.

I would be surprised if the football team has kids from 12 counties, the student body wouldn't surprise me. Besides Jefferson, I'm sure we have kids on the team from Oldham, Duece is from Clark Co. Indiana, I'm sure there are few Mt. Washington kids from Bullitt. Anyone know whether the football team has kids from counties outside of Jefferson besides these three counties I've mentioned? If you have a varsity media program handy that should tell you where they attended grade school.

 

I think it has been posted on here a bunch that the St. X and T football teams DO NOT draw from outside Jefferson County and DO NOT draw from non-Catholic feeder schools as people believe.

My wife's family lived in southern Indiana. All the girls went to Presentation... her brother went to St. X. Nobody seemed to care much then. I always thought they did that as a result of freedom of choice... silly me. Slow day in the sports dept I guess. The same journalistic style on the front page would have an article about an invasion of earth by little green men. Little green and gold and green and white men.

If the leader of a school makes a claim it should be given some credibility. If proven completely false, than you lower his/her credibility on the next story and you rip him for the falsehood in this story.

 

The damage, if the allegations are not true, is already done. Ripping him after the fact is pretty meaningless.

 

I can not help to go back to my thought in this debate that how any school system can think that a young person is theirs because of where they live. They may or may not be theirs depending on whether they and their families decide whether or not to attend that school.

I can tell you firsthand that the Catholic schools are not the only one's doing this. My son, now in Jeff County Public Schools, was approached every Saturday morning when he was in the 8th grade playing Optomist Football by two Public School Coaches (both magnet schools) asking if he was interested in playing for them. They never missed a game the entire season and talked to many of the boys there, of which quite a few ended up going to those schools and not staying home at their community High School. He was even provided the info on how to apply to a magnet school on one instance. He decided to stay at his area school but it was only because it was where he really wanted to go. Granted, some of the Catholic schools were there as well. I coached CSAA football, 7th & 8th grade for many years, and I had a lot of public school coaches attend our practices and ask which kids might not be going to Catholic Schools, etc, etc. It occurs on both ends of the spectrum. I read on here all the time how some kid who plays out in the state for his city high school, moves out to Grandma's, and then transfers to the powerhouse county school. You think someone is not talking to these kids!!

The damage, if the allegations are true, is already done. Ripping him after the fact is pretty meaningless.

 

I can not help to go back to my thought in this debate that how any school system can think that a young person is theirs because of where they live. They may or may not be theirs depending on whether they and their families decide whether or not to attend that school.

 

The one comment the school official made was having the coach take advantage of the situation while the kids "were under the control of the school." I took that to mean, he thought it was really uncalled for to show up a a Clark County school event and do the recruiting. Going to the kids' house is one thing but takes some guts to show up at the Clark County school event and do the recruiting.

 

That would be similar to standing outside of the 8th grade graduation ceremonies at Clark County Middle School and passing out St. X and T information.

 

That was my take on that comment.

Less than two years ago a Greater Clark County school official made a published charge in the Voice-Tribune stating that a Clark County middle school student was on the St. Xavier sideline at the state championship game in Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. This published report was proven to be a complete fabrication.

 

If the leader of a school makes a claim it should be given some credibility. If proven completely false, than you lower his/her credibility on the next story and you rip him for the falsehood in this story.

 

 

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I can tell you firsthand that the Catholic schools are not the only one's doing this. My son, now in Jeff County Public Schools, was approached every Saturday morning when he was in the 8th grade playing Optomist Football by two Public School Coaches (both magnet schools) asking if he was interested in playing for them. They never missed a game the entire season and talked to many of the boys there, of which quite a few ended up going to those schools and not staying home at their community High School. He was even provided the info on how to apply to a magnet school on one instance. He decided to stay at his area school but it was only because it was where he really wanted to go. Granted, some of the Catholic schools were there as well. I coached CSAA football, 7th & 8th grade for many years, and I had a lot of public school coaches attend our practices and ask which kids might not be going to Catholic Schools, etc, etc. It occurs on both ends of the spectrum. I read on here all the time how some kid who plays out in the state for his city high school, moves out to Grandma's, and then transfers to the powerhouse county school. You think someone is not talking to these kids!!

AHHH!!! Doesn't open enrollment just put the right focus on youth sports.

I always felt you could send your child wherever you choose if you have the means to do so and I know of no one who gets a "free ride" to any private school. My son played youth football and I witnessed several athletes parents approached and hammered hard to send their son to St X. I am not aware of the details offered but not enough to sway them as their kid went to Manual. Many schools cannot compete against what such a school can offer a kid. You cannot point the finger at the private schools. I also saw Eastern's football coach as well as Manual and a few others.

Nothing brings out the goodness of sports than a 40 year old coach patrolling the youth leagues of our country pressuring a 13 year old boy to come to their school. Makes me feel proud to be an American.

I can tell you firsthand that the Catholic schools are not the only one's doing this. My son, now in Jeff County Public Schools, was approached every Saturday morning when he was in the 8th grade playing Optomist Football by two Public School Coaches (both magnet schools) asking if he was interested in playing for them. They never missed a game the entire season and talked to many of the boys there, of which quite a few ended up going to those schools and not staying home at their community High School. He was even provided the info on how to apply to a magnet school on one instance. He decided to stay at his area school but it was only because it was where he really wanted to go. Granted, some of the Catholic schools were there as well. I coached CSAA football, 7th & 8th grade for many years, and I had a lot of public school coaches attend our practices and ask which kids might not be going to Catholic Schools, etc, etc. It occurs on both ends of the spectrum. I read on here all the time how some kid who plays out in the state for his city high school, moves out to Grandma's, and then transfers to the powerhouse county school. You think someone is not talking to these kids!!

 

You need to contact the KHSAA about this and tell them what you know. No more of it here.