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Public high schools should refuse to play private schools

Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:11 am
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:11 am
When St. Thomas Aquinas of Florida smashed Upper Arlington of Ohio 52-7 on Saturday (and it would have been a lot worse if the starters hadn't been pulled early), at least four players who played significant roles on the winning side were at different high schools last year.

Why public schools willingly set themselves up as punching bags for teams with such an unfair competitive advantage is beyond me.

At the very least, playoffs for state championships should not include private schools.
Posted by BraveTiger225
Atlanta, GA
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:12 am to
Don't public high schools in Louisiana win state titles far more often than privates?
Posted by Pilot Tiger
North Carolina
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:13 am to
because schools like West Monroe, Hoover, Destrahan, etc cant be successful
Posted by SprintFun
Columbus, OH
Member since Dec 2007
45794 posts
Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:14 am to
quote:

When St. Thomas Aquinas of Florida smashed Upper Arlington of Ohio 52-7 on Saturday (and it would have been a lot worse if the starters hadn't been pulled early), at least four players who played significant roles on the winning side were at different high schools last year.


They smashed them because Upper Arlington isn't on the same level as the #1 school in Ohio, let alone the entire country. Public v Private makes no difference here. And in Ohio they are pretty equal...
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:15 am to
Other than John Curtis and Evangel, which private schools in LA have won state championships recently?
Posted by Kracka
Lafayette, Louisiana
Member since Aug 2004
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:16 am to
quote:

Other than John Curtis and Evangel, which private schools in LA have won state championships recently?


Vermillion Catholic of Abbeville won state a few years ago.
Posted by Ron Mexico
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:17 am to
yet another thread of FAIL from rex, douche
Posted by BraveTiger225
Atlanta, GA
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:17 am to
Parkview won 3A in 2007, Evangel won 1A in 2006...otherwise...all John Curtis

Publics for the rest. Not even close
Posted by Rex
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:18 am to
Isn't it enough that John Curtis and Evangel have experienced far more success than could be expected if they were public schools?
Posted by usc6158
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:18 am to
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Rex


this thread didn't go as planned I take it
Posted by Ron Mexico
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:20 am to
outside of john curtis, who competes in a pathetically weak 2a division in LA, the most successful program in the state hails from west monroe and is public
This post was edited on 8/31/09 at 11:23 am
Posted by Slickback
Deer Stand
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:20 am to
Maybe more so in other states, but I don't think it is the case in Louisiana.
Posted by BraveTiger225
Atlanta, GA
Member since May 2008
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:20 am to
quote:

Isn't it enough that John Curtis and Evangel have experienced far more success than could be expected if they were public schools?


Pretty sure Louisiana took care of the problem by forcing them to dominate their actual classification.
Posted by BraveTiger225
Atlanta, GA
Member since May 2008
17662 posts
Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:21 am to
Curtis plays in 2A.
Posted by Ron Mexico
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:22 am to
im retarded, i typed the wrong thing out, sorry
Posted by TigerNlc
Chocolate City
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:22 am to
Notre Dame a while back too but if you transfer in Louisiana you have to sit out a year.
Posted by ProjectP2294
South St. Louis city
Member since May 2007
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Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:23 am to
quote:

Pretty sure Louisiana took care of the problem by forcing them to dominate their actual classification.


and they effed up the new orleans catholic league in the process.
Posted by choupiquesushi
yaton rouge
Member since Jun 2006
30667 posts
Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:23 am to
Other than John Curtis and Evangel, which private schools in LA have won state championships recently?


PBS, Redemptorist, dunham, OC, Notre Dame...
Posted by Sophandros
Victoria Concordia Crescit
Member since Feb 2005
45218 posts
Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:23 am to
quote:

Isn't it enough that John Curtis and Evangel have experienced far more success than could be expected if they were public schools?


Then why haven't Jesuit, Brother Martin, St. Aug, Shaw, Holy Cross, Newman, Country Day, St. Martin's, De La Salle, et al done better (actually, I know the answer, but...)?
Posted by BraveTiger225
Atlanta, GA
Member since May 2008
17662 posts
Posted on 8/31/09 at 11:24 am to
How did the LHSAA mess that up?
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