Quote Originally Posted by Tim_T View Post
There is some validity to your argument, but I can tell you this much because I lived it. Freshman football coaches from St. X came to Bullitt County and watched a bunch of kids play football. After the games they talked to certain kids and their parents about playing football at St. X. I was one of those parents. They even gave us a web site address to fill out financial aid papers through the Archdiocese of Louisville to see if we qualified for tuition assitance.

They never showed up at the academic team meets in Bullitt County, only football. If that is not recruiting I don't know what is. I have seen this for a number of years and I used to cover high school sports for a couple of different newspapers including the Courier-Journal and it was no secret among the sports media or coaches that they recruit.

Edited to add that they are not the best schools around Louisville, that would be Manual which is the highest rated school in Kentucky!
Yes, Male, Manual and a few others are good public schools. My point was that when looking at all of the Jefferson and surrounding county schools, they are better. A lot more one on one time also exists so that students, whether they play a sport or not, are given the best chance to succeed. I graduated from St. X, and my class had 100% college maturation. There is not a single public school in the state that can claim that I'll promise you. And also, anyone can apply for financial aid, not just athletes. These are not full scholarships though, the most I have heard of anyone getting was 2500$, which is 25% of the tuition. The bottom line is that many families have to make sacrifices to send their sons to these schools. They wouldn't have entrance exams and waiting lists if many people did not think it was worth it for their son to get a quality education.