Matmonster's post makes absolutely no sense. If Johnson Central had not brought their elementary team, the region would have been a joke. The total number combined in the region would have been less than 25. Instead of other teams being jealous, they need to get to work. J.C. and coach Matney have no secret formula. It's simply hard work. Did you see the dozen or so volunteer coaches who give up their time and money for the Central program? This is what makes J. C. successful. As for loading up a team, Johnson Central does exactly what everyone else does. They use only the feeder schools that go into their high school; which by the way is fairly small (about 1000 students at the h.s.). As for going to state, I do not know how many will go because of a couple of reasons. #1 We missed 20 days of school and since our youth league does not start till January most of our kids have only practiced 4 or 5 days. Our youth league has already paid big dividends and we do not plan on changing our format. #2 financially a trip to Louisville for some of our kids may not be possible.
