How often do we hear "draw from a larger pool of kids"? Their numbers are legit. Do people really move to Tarboro to play high school football? Sure...if their coaches are producing results that allow players to move on academically and athletically...and they have...I bet some parents have moved hoping their kid will get the exposure. Be fair...many kids moved to North Stanly for the same reason since Antonio Williams was there. Last year you had a kid from West Mont. that had been all-conference the year before. Open enrollment took a few from Albemarle too over the years. It happens when your program is attractive and others are slipping.
Coach Brett ...I think won the state title in 1983 in Tarboro for 3A. Like many down-east towns, it is not the same town anymore...but, that tradition never left Tarboro. They do reload....like Richmond used to....like Scotland did for a while...like Independence used to.... They have avoided the turnover that killed some other programs...and they have been in the straight T formation since I was in high school...and boys, if you run the same basic offense in a school for 40 years, either you are really great at it...or you are waiting for someone to prove you are in the wrong offense. Tell the Wallace Rose Hill area folks to stop running the Wing-t....you can bet...like Tarboro, they made their minds up long ago. They aren't changing what is working.