Conswayla B --

I agree that the population of families who both want to send their kids to private schools and can afford to is restricted, even in a metropolitan area like Charleston. But they're exactly the right kids to make a successful team -- club trained, bright and affluent. And they're not restricted by the arbitrary zoning of school boards to have to go to a certain school. Don't misunderstand me -- I'm not being critical of a BE or CC, as they just follow the rules of the HSL. My original thought here echos Coach D's -- smaller rural public schools compete with them at a great disadvantage. What could be done about it is another matter, and any change in the way things are currently done would certainly create other inequalities. For soccer, at least, population size does seem to have a huge amount to do with a high school's ability to succeed. How often does a school of any size outside of greater metropolitan Greenville, Columbia, or Charleston win state? You're right that this is related to club structure, but the two go hand in hand. Have a great weekend.

lpaf

ps: You have a very friendly name, I think.