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I wish Pilgrim and Tollgate nothing but the best this season, and appreciate Mr. Sponseller's analysis. But at some point, the following question should be addressed: Why are Pilgrim and Tollgate, the 8th and 11th largest schools in the state in terms of male enrollment, playing in Divisions 3 and 4 respectively? There are currently 17 schools smaller than Pilgrim playing in a higher division than the Pats. Tollgate is even worse, with 20 smaller schools playing in higher divisions. Of the 27 largest public high schools in the state, only Hope and Tollgate choose to play in Division 4. Either the mean streets of Cowesett are taking a horrible physical toll, or the blight of low expectations that plagues Warwick's other schools has taken hold of it's male athletic programs. Again, best of luck to all. But a "league" game between Tollgate and Scituate, unfortunately, speaks volumes.