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Here’s some data related to those schools. This is from every other year using the numbers for classifications (and the DOE numbers from this past September for 2020). New Palestine 2012 - 1107 2014 - 1094 2016 - 1117 2018 - 1175 2020 - 1160 Mount Vernon 2012 - 1119 2014 - 1170 2016 - 1227 2018 - 1322 2020 - 1372 Whiteland 2012 - 1725 2014 - 1763 2016 - 1845 2018 - 1916 2020 - 2007 Franklin Community 2012 - 1713 2014 - 1630 2016 - 1533 2018 - 1590 2020 - 1582 Plainfield 2012 - 1489 2014 - 1560 2016 - 1636 2018 - 1696 2020 - 1744 Greenfield Central has remained very steady over that same 8 year period with an enrollment staying right around 1450. It was 1446 in 2012 and 1445 in 2020.

.....and they tack on another championship with a 1-point win over Loogootee today in the 1A girls state basketball game.

You hit the nail on the head. And for that reason, the system is flawed. Most programs have a two year cycle where the talent is high, followed by a two year cycle where the talent is low. The talented kids play down a class, the less talented kids play up. It makes no sense. Moving to a four year cycle would fix that problem. Eight points during that cycle bumps a program up. Private schools moving up can be justified. They can recruit a kid from anywhere. By and large, I believe that 80% of a catholic school's success comes from within. Let's face it, those catholic kids can play some football. Recruiting is just 20%. Enough for the bump up, in my opinion.

At least their mascot isn’t the largest member of the weasel family.😂😅🤣