I watched a lot of highlights of teams down in southwest Missouri, the numbers of Kids in these programs
are incredible. Smaller schools look like they avg 50 to 60 kids in the program. Between Webb and Jopling there
had to be 150 kids dressed out. Up here in the St. Louis area and going West about 60 miles, I have looked at rosters
of classes 3, 4, and class 5. I saw at least 12 schools that had less than 28 kids in the entire program. In many classes 5
In public schools, I saw at least 10 schools with less than 38 players in the entire program.CBC, Desmet, and other private
schools for the most part have decent numbers. Example Normandy High school is playing with 25 kids and 11
are freshmen, Jennings has 27 total kids, Duborgh has 24 total kids, Bayless maybe 33, Brentwood 23, Big school like McClure has maybe 38 kids.
There are many more examples of schools with very little interest in playing Football. Not really sure why football struggles with
such little interest among boys wanting to play. Southwest Missouri has no trouble with numbers.