What was the point guard's name that played at Dunbar or something like that? Green?

 

And you are right that most of the LC girls started on the varsity teams of smaller schools as MSers were developed there and then moved to LC their freshmen year.

 

Brianna Green played at Dunbar as a 7th and 8th Grader, because Lexington Catholic has a rule that does not allow middle school student athletes to play up, unless that sport is not offered at the middle school level in the parochial schools. If this rule was not in place, Green, Davis, and maybe a copule of others may have been solid contributors, and maybe starters for Lex. Cath. Her older brother did attend Lex. Cath when she played for Dunbar. She then of course, enrolled at LC as a freshman.

 

The development of Middle Schoolers in one program, or either the private or public systems, then those players moving on to play in the opposite system probably has more of an impact outside of Urban areas. You can speak to that more than me. I just know that the arguments about "so many athletes" transfering or enrolling at Lex. Cath. by the Fayette Co. Schools, and to a lesser degree the schools in the surrounding counties and Frankfort don't hold that much water. In this area, the number of students that attend Parochial Middle schools and atttend Public High Schools and play varsity sports, is higher than the number of students that attend public middle school and play any level sports at Lexington Catholic.

Brianna Green played at Dunbar as a 7th and 8th Grader, because Lexington Catholic has a rule that does not allow middle school student athletes to play up, unless that sport is not offered at the middle school level in the parochial schools. If this rule was not in place, Green, Davis, and maybe a copule of others may have been solid contributors, and maybe starters for Lex. Cath. Her older brother did attend Lex. Cath when she played for Dunbar. She then of course, enrolled at LC as a freshman.

 

The development of Middle Schoolers in one program, or either the private or public systems, then those players moving on to play in the opposite system probably has more of an impact outside of Urban areas. You can speak to that more than me. I just know that the arguments about "so many athletes" transfering or enrolling at Lex. Cath. by the Fayette Co. Schools, and to a lesser degree the schools in the surrounding counties and Frankfort don't hold that much water. In this area, the number of students that attend Parochial Middle schools and atttend Public High Schools and play varsity sports, is higher than the number of students that attend public middle school and play any level sports at Lexington Catholic.

 

I cannot speak on the other sports but rather just know they had a run of several in girls basketball.

Very hypocritical.

 

I agree.

Still no one has answered my question...what should Mckee do as AD in this situation? He doesnt have the power to turn the transfers away at the door...by law they must be admitted! Should he force Hicks to only play players born in Scott County? I just hear people talking about a problem...but again no one with a solution!

Here's my solution, but let me preface by saying that by no means I am making any accusations that any school is recruiting.

 

Do away with KHSAA regulations that prohibit recruiting. If recruiting is taken out of the equation, then schools will be forced to look inside their programs to make them better. Doesn't open market competetion produce a better product? What would be wrong with improving your program and promoting it? It makes perfect sense. Those that create a perception about their programs that make young athletes want to attend their schools become successful, and success leads to more success.

 

The successful schools are already doing this, but get accused of recruiting.

 

Take recruiting out of the equation so that schools will spend more time and effort on improving themselves instead of trying to police recruiting.

Here's my solution, but let me preface by saying that by no means I am making any accusations that any school is recruiting.

 

Do away with KHSAA regulations that prohibit recruiting. If recruiting is taken out of the equation, then schools will be forced to look inside their programs to make them better. Doesn't open market competetion produce a better product? What would be wrong with improving your program and promoting it? It makes perfect sense. Those that create a perception about their programs that make young athletes want to attend their schools become successful, and success leads to more success.

 

The successful schools are already doing this, but get accused of recruiting.

 

Take recruiting out of the equation so that schools will spend more time and effort on improving themselves instead of trying to police recruiting.

 

 

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I respectfully disagree. Scott County got off much easier than a private in the Bluegrass would have. If these kids had enrolled at Lexington Catholic, for example, shouting villagers with pitchforks and torches would have been trying to knock down the KHSAA office doors. No way Scott has incurred the same venom as the Knights would have. No darn way.

 

Lex Cath. has been caught cheating before they should have got a stiffer punishment.

Lex Cath. has been caught cheating before they should have got a stiffer punishment.

Lex Cath got no different fine for violations than any other school punished recently. Lex Cath was also not punished for violations of Bylaw 10- or recruting violations.

As a St. X alum whose kid played at LexCath (Catholic grade school kid who was NOT "recruited"), I can only tell you it seems that it's pretty much the same at every one of the KY schools with what you might call "elite" sports programs. Public or private doesn't matter. I'm from Indiana and public high school basketball (Southern Indiana) and football (Northern Indiana) "recruiting" there is MUCH WORSE! Those IN football powerhouses (Carmel, Penn, Ben Davis) make Indianapolis Cathedral look like rank amateurs!

 

IMHO it seems most of this starts in the off-season (summer) programs. Coaches, whether it be at private or public schools, simply let the talented kids in those programs know they would be "welcome" to enroll at their school. And with private schools, that's easy enough, no moving involved! I've seen some pretty good athletes at St. X and LC warm their butts on the bench because of public school transfers, but I guess "that's life in the big leagues" as they say.