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Lonnie, Assuming this article is not tongue in cheek, a few observations:

1. "Recruiting" is forbidden for members of the Rhode Island Interscholastic League. You used the word, rather recklessly, five times. If you have evidence of "recruiting", please report it. In the interim, It remains one of the Great Myths of those afflicted with Hendricken Derangement Syndrome (HDS).

2. What, exactly, is the "Tri-state Catholic School League"? Or is this simply a symptom of HDS?

3. Hendricken has, indeed, won the last seven state football championships. But in the modern Super Bowl era which began in 1972, Hendricken and LaSalle combined for only eight championships prior to the Hawks' current run, a period of 38 years. So what's changed, given that LaSalle's male enrollment was double it's current size until 1984, and Hendricken's enrollment has remained fairly consistent? Also, the two schools have attracted students from a wide geographic area for five decades (Hendricken) and 140 years (LaSalle). So, neither enrollment nor geographic reach has changed.

4. If enrollment drove relative success, the following would be powerhouses as they represent 6 of the largest public schools in the state: TG, Pilgrim, CW, EP, Woon., Coventry. Their combined 2016 record against other public schools: 8-32. Clearly, enrollment is NOT the driving force to success.

What has changed, and quite dramatically, are two factors: 1) The willingness of students in public high schools to make the sacrifices necessary to excel in interscholastic athletics (not just football), and 2) The relative dearth of enthusiasm that encompasses the culture of too many public high schools. I do not recall the word "unfair" being used when public schools won 19 of the first 22 Super Bowls. Maybe it's just time to put down the video games, eat right, get in the weight room, and adjust to life without participation trophies.

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