Overton will never return...lol... Just kidding. The issue is multifaceted to say the least. The privates are harvesting the best players from all over the area. Take for example Turntine who played at Ensworth. He was getting recruited as a 7th grader at Rockvale to come play. RuCo doesn't have near the challenges as metro schools, primarily due to funding and opportunities. But a young man with a ton of talent getting looks and being pushed academically as well as athletically is not going to be the same in Metro as it is in privates. The teachers are going to be higher paid, the facilities are typically going to be better and it becomes an issue of have and have nots, Don't get me wrong kids from public metro schools get recruited all the time. But they have to be really special players, Look at those kids that are good to a little better than average, those kids going to Austin Peay, TennTech, William Lindsey, and a million other schools. They get picked up on a full ride to play, when a kid down the street playing his tail off with a little more hear and talent doesn't get the look because the program itself is not strong. Parents have learned to put their kids in the best possible position (when they can) to get the next level, be it education or playing ball or both. I hope to see Overton make some noise again because there is enough talent there to do so. The real thing is going to be bringing parents, players and school together to get them all to invest in the future of the program ,