The U-19 team is not a high school varsity aged team.
The U-19 division was created after 2005, when Highland could no longer use the Utah Public School system or any private school to perpetuate the "pretend full time student" program from year to year. See the letter from Carol Lear and the Utah Board of Education.
The U-19 program has allowed the Highland and the New Zealand recruiting program to continue without the full time high school student requirement.
You have seen a steady decline in the storied 379-9 / Highland High School Varsity program to an average team. Four losses this year alone. Very competitive games from week to week. No 40,50, 60, 80 and 126 to zero wins. Same coaching staff and leadership principles.
What has happened?
There are no recruited import players from NZ playing on this team.
They are all now playing on the U-19 squad.
The U-19 team and its record should be kept totally separate from the High School team record. They are two separate and distinct teams. One comprised of young men attending high school as full time students. The other of 18 and almost 19 year olds and the 8 import players from NZ.
It is very misleading to be adding the win loss record of the post 2005 U-19 team on to the pre 2005 win loss record of the high school varsity aged team just to push the combined numbers to 410 wins.
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