bootleg33":t5f4ckoy said:
Population of Abbott, tx - 300
Population of Austin metropolitan area - 1.8 million
Number of high schools in Abbott, Texas = 1
Number of high schools in Travis County, Texas = 67 +
(found by doing two gooogle searches, and they aren't complete -- because the private school search list didn't even include Austin Hill Country Christian School)
Folks, I can guarantee you that the best athletes ... be they football, basketball, volleyball, or water polo ... are not searching for little private schools so they can run roughshod over small rural Texas public schools. You will get kids that may be decent athletes, but often wouldn't even be considered for subvarsity teams at larger public schools. Yes, there are some families who choose a private school when their child could athletically excel at a public school, but if you're planning to get junior a football scholarship, you'd better be at a decent size school.
And private schools who make their admissions decisions based on athletic ability (1) had better have some rich folks bankrolling the school (and I'm talking millions, not thousands), (2) a school population of parents and kids who are willing to let the "ringers" come and go as they please -- physically, athletically, academically, and behaviorably ... some do it, but they do it at their own peril.
Let's just play the stinkin' game.