Exactly! P/P parents pay/sacrifice hard-earned $$$ so that their children are educated in a safe/highly disciplined environment. Levels of discipline vary greatly across the public landscape. Consistency is part of the exclusive experience at a P/P which leads to an environment more conducive to successful athletics.
GS has great Demographics as does Castle...but neither school can come remotely close to our area P/Ps with regard to student population homogeneity. Said another way, even the best publics have ~ 30 percent or more of students who are only there because they have a pulse and law says they have to be, not to mention services for mild to moderately mentally and physically challenged students. Culture, demographics and discipline aren't unique to P/Ps. Having a student population expecting results for a fee is. Enrollment alone won't work and hasn't worked in any state in the Union...that is why every state has some mechanism (good or bad) designed to help compensate for the issue.
These things are much much more easily obtainable with a student body made up entirely of those who have paid/sacrificed hard-earned dollars for an exclusive experience.
My post wasn't addressing the psychology of the kids...kids are kids, they are just trying to compete. It's the adults who try to rationalize inherent advantages hiding behind enrollment alone as the "best" way to classify high school athletics. Kids compete in the environment their family has placed them in...they have no choice.
neutral field
[2023] Christian Academy (Louisville, KY) 34 (80%), [2023] Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN) 21 (20%)
regular season (neutral field)
[2024] Christian Academy (Louisville, KY) 26 (57%), [2024] Heritage Hills (Lincoln City, IN) 24 (43%)
There are still schools that play "Cub"?
Thought that most everyone has conformed to the superior model of "Jr. High" ie. 7th and 8th, making youth only 1st-6th.
Without question for Heritage Hills with all that it returns on both sides of the ball. GS has things to prove on offense still after losing 90% of its production to graduation.