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Interesting analysis, Alex. But I'm not sure I agree that the "gap" between Catholic and public schools has narrowed much, at least broadly speaking. Yes, it would appear that both NK and West, but especially NK have improved significantly. But at public schools, these things tend to go in cycles. Witness Portsmouth. Once a top dog having played in six D1 super bowls from 1994 thru 2010. But none since. EP has also knocked on the door, but not in thirteen years. Cranston East was the last Big Hope with it's collection of tremendous talent in 2013, but lost to Hendricken in the championship game, and appears to have fallen on hard times. So after NK and West, who are the teams that have really impressed you and 'narrowed' the gap? Two years ago Hendricken beat West 27-14. Two weeks ago: 27-7. Not exactly a gap narrower. The Hawks beat a very good NK team by 9 points last year, and a better NK team by 8 points last week. We do agree on one point: It's good to have as many quality teams as possible. Keep up the good work!