The transfer portal is a thing in high school football, too, and it’s creating an unfortunate imbalance.
Playoffs can’t get here soon enough. And even those games will be mostly lopsided in the first round.
Ainsworth just qualified for state basketball finals in Class D1.
It's a city of about 1,600 (down from 2,250 in 1980).
In 2002 they had 177 kids in grades 10-12. This year it's 87 kids.
Next year they estimate 77.
A town of 1,600 with only one high school is class D1.