Desoto County

[HookemHorns]

Why are there so many openings in Desoto County this year? Southaven, Desoto Central, Horn lake, Southaven...Maybe more.  Apparently a great place to live...why can't they attract top coaches?

[MSSportsGuy]

I truly don't think the area has a good football culture, which could be part of the challenge retaining coaches or sustaining success even when programs win. 

 

It is a good place to live overall, but probably not as nice as people outside think. It's proximity to Memphis of course has benefits and drawbacks. The overall population tends to be transient with families and students routinely coming in and out frequently. It seems like there is a churn among the schools there that isn't present even in the Jackson area since they are broken over 3 counties as opposed to one in Desoto. A kid can move rental houses or apartments a couple of miles but are now in a different school zone there.

 

One of the arguments that was used for 7 classes was the gap between the top of 6A, where DC is, to the bottom so the 7A class was formed. To me that was silly because some of those schools have large enrollments but that doesn't mean they are necessarily at a competitive advantage athletically and Desoto County to me is an example of this.

 

My friends who live there enjoy it but have moved their kids to private school at Northpointe Christian and there will continue to be families who will enroll in the Shelby County private schools. 

[maroontide06]

It's too far North and too cold in the winter time.  I'm sure there's plenty to do there, but it's essentially an extension of Memphis.