Good coaches don't take bad jobs. Creasy is a heck of a coach but Oakland has talent. Thats wh he took it. They also have kids coming in from everywhere year after year. Creasy/Spurlock facilitated getting talent there. Had it not been for Oakland on the come up, Maryville would have likely won the past 4 State titles that Oakland won. They played Oakland closer in the semis than anyone has in the Championship. Derek Hunt is a heck of a coach too and GQ would have lost to these Oakland teams. Oakland is the product of a good coach in a talent dense area, that also brings in talent from other areas. Maryville, and every other team in the state cannot compete with that formula. As long as creasy is at Oakland and Oakland has their IB program, they will win state for the forseeable future. Oakland will extend the talent gap even further now that NIL is legal. Mark my words.