Chief: Shouldn't the opposite also be true? If it's ALL about enrollment, why don't Dorman, Summerville, the pre-Cane bay Stratford, etc., absolutely dominate IN ALL SPORTS? The point IN SOCCER is, if you have a solid base, with a good coach, the question isn't, who has 1800 or 3200, or who has the best 32 players? It's: Who has the top 14-16, and who coaches/develops them best?
I'll give you another example. For years, the Goose Creek High School girls basketball team was one of the worst AAAA programs in the state. The "demographic" and enrollment were there; the coaching and programmatic commitment were not. One without the others? Largely ineffective.
You're right, attendance zones ARE established at a local level, but CROSSING them to compete athletically is against SCHSL rules. That's where the SCHSL comes in.
Finally, everyone here gets way too hyped over these issues. For years in the Lowcountry, Summerville, Stratford and Berkeley were dominant high school football programs. They built community traditions, feeder systems, and facilities and thrived. Maybe I missed it, but nobody said they had an unfair advantage (except in the case of redshirting and recruiting allegations against Summerville).
So why make a big deal over similar things in soccer?
