We would still have athletics at Manual. We would still have basketball at every school.

I've said all along that we could combine everyone to one school and it won't matter if we don't upgrade our feeder system.

As an athletic director, I don't want to lose any sports. But the bottom line is Dr. White is the head coach and I'm one of his players. If he says run through the wall, that's what I'll do.

If it's competition, there's a lot more to it than consolidation. There needs to be an improved feeder system and increased pay for coaches if we are to compete with (Marion) County and suburban schools.

Nobody sees Granite Hills as a basketball school. But we're the real deal this year.

The two toughest things in high school basketball are handling backcourt pressure and getting the offense started. If you don't have a good point guard, you're going to have trouble with both.