HighSchool OT

RE: New Proposed High School in Garner?

A new school always has some impact. Another example is East Wake. Prior to Knightdale High School they use to draw everyone from the Neuse River to the County line. Knightdale took a great portion of their talent base. Took a few years to have a great impact bet EW hasn't been the same since then.

RE: New Proposed High School in Garner?

Any new school opening will certainly have some impact, though not necessarily permanent. SERHS opened in 1997, drawing away some Garner talent, and GMHS was in the state title game the following year in 1998. Middle Creek opened @ 2001, which may have had a short-term negative impact on GMHS, but again, Final 4 appearances in 2006 and 2012, with a state title appearance in 2011, show the impact was minimal and not long-term. As for this idea of all the schools in Wake "watering down" the talent, not buying it. 6 of the 10 biggest high schools in the state are in Wake, and almost ALL have more than 2,000 students - big even for 4-A standards. It hurts more that so many feeder schools lead to more kids that haven't played together when they arrive in 9th grade (this is less the case at GMHS, which is a quiet but key advantage they have over other area schools), but the numbers and the talent is still there. Really think a new school opening hurts programs like baseball and basketball much more, where just 1 or 2 players can make a huge difference.

RE: New Proposed High School in Garner?

Didn't Wake County buy land east of Fuquay along with this? Either way, Garner won't be the same, at least for a good 3-4 years. Like Patriot50 said, it's not gonna be permanent. Just look at WF-R and Heritage. WF-R is getting in the groove of things after Heritage was built and Heritage is getting in the swing of things now. But with Rolesville opening up this summer, things are going to have to be adjusted again. But sooner or later, they'll get use to it, and the cycle repeats itself. Garner can do the same.

RE: New Proposed High School in Garner?

Garner wont be the only high school that will feel the affects of another high school opening.When Middle Creek opened up Garner, Fuquay and Athens were affected, most of the time its the baseball teams that feel the affects,cause these days there is less talent to go around.Even when Southeast opened up Garner didnt take that big of a hit in football in terms of wins, now did it hurt when it came playoff time yes. Did it hurt in basketball? IMO it made the program stonger.Hey when you have 2500 students if you lose 400 or 500, youre going to lose some good players, but youre still have 2000 students.Having a new school opening up around Garner isnt something new around here.Hey in the long run, means more kids from the Garner area will get a chance to show why Garner is a Great PLACE TO LIVE.

Patriot50 is right.

Most of the kids growing up Dreaming about playing sports at Garner. Alot of the kids playing for Garner, have had Parents or Family that played in the programs.

RE: New Proposed High School in Garner?

Well...all I can say is that new schools do affect the talent level, but ultimately coaching is what is boils down to. It affected Fayetteville football as we know it. I've talked about this before, but Douglas Byrd Eages under Bob Paroli went to 4 straight state championship games. The South View Tigers were consistently ranked in the top 10 and made several state championship appearances in the early 2000's. All of a sudden a new school is built, and draws from both of those schools. That school would be Jack Britt High School...and we all know the rest is history. Byrd has bounced back, but they are in 3A now. Other than in 2004 or 2005 when Britt and South View both made the state championship...it has been downhill ever since.