The rivalry between the Morgan teams is a good case study for several things. The Morgan County School system several years ago chose not to have a Consolidated Comprehensive High School centrally located for various reasons, the type of problem you have in Scott is one aspect of that decision concern that students from different schools could not get along and to keep them separate would be safer. When Scott had Robbins High, Norma, Huntsville, and Oneida, Morgan Schools played all those Scott Schools. Morgan schools now only play Oneida on a consistent basis due to the Region 2A alignment.
This is not to be a treatise on conslidated/comprehisive schools, but these large schools are a major reason for Private schools stepping to the forefront. While not a neighborhood school (which I support and strongly believe in) a private school is the next best thing.
Now to the rivalry aspect. Coalfield and Wartburg have a huge interclassification rivalry. The darn record is just a little over .500 in favor of Wartburg. As for Coalfield, Sunbright, and Oakdale the rivalry is there but there is such a diffence in programs from year to year at two of those schools it is not consistent.
There is mutual respect from all schools in the County.
Heck, we still have that Old time County Championship that don't mean nothin' but braggin rights and it at least gives Wartburg something to crow about when they beat three single a Schools to win it.
CRY ME A RIVER Come off the AA junk when Wartburg wins it is that they are AA and IF Coalfield wins it don't matter it's a rivalry game and the best team won The biggest part of the rival Wartburg was single A I have even heard the local radio station talk before the game that you can throw out the fact that Wartburg is AA this game is a big rivalry and a big county rivalry game at that but when wartburg wins they so O COALFIED was just playing a AA school this excuse for when you all win and lose is getting old I guess the reason for the radio guy saying the same thing is that he his from Coalfield Please come up with a new excuse
What about basketball and baseball the dawgs are single A in them and win do you have a excuse for those wins I guess its the fact that wartburg has around 400 kids and yes you can pick up some AAA schools that are very week in football HA HA