Thinthickbigred;891391 wrote:I havent heard any answers... Id like to hear from a few people as to why catholic schools do so much better . Why they won 5 out of 6 titles last year and that is not out of the norm even though they are 10% of the schools ...Nobody answers .. Pleas bring me up an answer to that question
I disagree that they're better athletes. My Alter Knights have played Big Red twice in state championship games in the last 5 years. Steubenville had better athletes the first game by far. In fact, the first two quarters Big Red blew Alter away. But Alter had a better TEAM. Alter hung in there, pressured Collaros, stopped runs and catches by unbelievable athletes, and almost won the game. The second game showed how valuable it is to have been there before. While the athletic scale was more equal, Alter's teamwork prevailed. If Big Red gets a great team from whatever athletes are there, why is it unfair for Alter to do the same?
As many have said before, why do you expect the same percentage of the population of private schools to be winners as the percentage of the population of public schools? Many public schools, particularly in rural settings, are the only game in town. When you have no competition for students or athletes, you often settle for lower results. You win your league of local schools just like you and figure that's a good season. Then you play schools that have to scrape and work to compete with a lot of other schools that have to do the same. Is it any surprise that you get your head handed to you?
There's no mystery here. And it's not unfair competition. A lot of times the loser is not used to the competition the winner has to survive. Other times it's two great teams, like Big Red and Alter. You, Thick, above many, should understand this.
