re: Best athletes money can buy (high school)

Same rule for public and private but many ways around it. Moving to rent house or apartment in district can make you eligible.
Many private schools can reduce tuition based on family income, or kid works for school during summer. All league
Even if your school closed they had to go by LHSAA rule to do sports. You could play in district of your closed school district or in your attendance zone. If your public school attendance zone school had an F grade could play at any public school .
When Redemptorist, Christian Life and Runnels closed had to follow rules. I know some better players families Moved to be able to play.