I have a clue. I have two sons, both of which were offered "opportunities" to transfer to a couple of different private schools in the mid state area before they went D2. I chose to keep them with their friends that they'd played with their entire life, and very glad I did. I have never been a person that thinks everyone should get a trophy but I do advocate for a fairer system.
I don't have a problem with Privates, none at all. I hope they win at a high level. I have lots of friends that coach there and friends with parents whose kids attend. I do have a problem with the system, and I always have. And obviously I'm not the only one. A private school has a distinct advantage over a single a public school when it comes to kids attending that school Always has. Most private schools are in more densely populated areas, therefore affording more kids the opportunity to attend their school by proximity. The rise of private schools came because the publics in most of those areas were so bad. They also pull kids from across county lines, which most public schools do not allow because of state funding. I lived and coached in West TN for 30+ years, and know the plight of TCA, JCS, USJ (Old Hickory Academy, yeah I'm that old). The rise of those schools came from the fact that Madison County schools were so awfully ran, and they grew along with the population explosion around Jackson and neighboring counties. It's never been a fair system to single a schools like Huntingdon, Gordonsville, East Robertson, Greenback, Harriman etc because they are in more rural areas and they just don't have the base to be consistently competitive year over year vs a private school that could have any number of great athletes decide to move to their school at any point. Trenton Peabody didn't become a powerhouse really until USJ and JCS left for D2. In the Last 20 years, single a baseball has been dominated by privates, in fact, winning 13 state titles and having 13 runners up. Only in 2012, 2009, and 2006 did a private not make the final two. I agree that you want to play the best, and we always tried to schedule up to play better programs so that we would be tested for a postseason run. But a single a school could have their best group come through in years, make the state tournament only to see two privates that can pick and choose who attends their school dominate the tournament. Single A schools have never gotten a fair shake in the old system and it will be interesting come next year with no Columbia Acad, TCA, Grace, University High, etc.
Best of luck to all.