waterloowonder, on 26 March 2017 - 11:22 AM, said:
... The biggest issue, in my opinion, is big city private schools being able to attract players from large population areas and playing in D3 and D4.
Bobby, on 26 March 2017 - 04:46 PM, said:
Don't think it's just big city private schools. Berlin Hiland won back to back boys basketball state titles on the back of a transfer. Their girls have the reputation of transfers, too. Columbus Grove lost to a South Webster team that had the starting point guard of the previous year's Div II state runner-up. This happens way more than you know. They just don't get the attention that private schools do.
Agreed with Bobby. See any small-/mid-tiered school that's within an easy drive from a larger public school. Prime examples of this are Findlay and Liberty-Benton, and Mansfield and Ontario. Whether open-enrollment or transferring, players will move to play for a good school to get recognized. Why be part of a building project team when they can win right away with an already-established program?
Edited by Hagen, 27 March 2017 - 07:27 AM.