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Not nearly as bad as getting over 100 points scored on you in a shut out I agree an automatic forfeit needs to come after a 60 point lead or so. Nothing good is learned by either team with these types of outcomes.  Andale beat El Dorado 104-0 Saturday night

Here is something that will cook your noodle. If a team is a majority run first team, and they get up big, then should they pass the ball to keep the score down? 

Posts on fb said they were throwing the ball up 70. I was going to go but the lightning delay was too long and the NFHS feed was down.  Had to follow through scorestream and social media. 

You're welcome.  Believe it or not, I learn some things as well.  It's one thing to have a belief or suspicion about topics.  It's totally different when there's evidence to clearly illustrate what that looks like in terms of performance.  When I stated I'll keep it brief, it truly was brief as I just gathered W/L records for WH.  What I'm working on now is gathering all the Polk County schools, then looking at their overall performance at home and away against other Polk Schools and across the state.  It's a massive undertaking when starting from scratch.  I give @LAZ @LAZINDEX @LAZL @nolebull813 @Joshua Wilson and everyone here I missed for compiling and maintaining data because it is a lot of work to say the least. Winter Haven is in a unique position to have success in both boys and girls basketball.  Bartow almost had a 3-peat a few years ago but to your point, Bartow and Winter Haven have been among the more successful programs on the court.  Regarding Dennison stadium, I remember playing junior high ball against Westwood in that stadium.  Very intimidating at that age and undoubtedly the largest stadium I played in while in junior high.  I remember thinking their stadium looks better than Bryant.  It certainly has the potential and I truly believe that if Blue Devil football had a little more success, Dennison stadium could easily rival Bryant stadium.  Towering stands on both sides that go from endzone to endzone. Regarding how Polk and Osceola diverged trajectories, I can only guess that Osceola capitalized on tourism opportunities that Polk didn't have access to.  We couldn't keep Cypress Gardens and Circus World (later Boardwalk & Baseball) open for those that remember, lol.  In Polk, rail and phosphate mining played a huge role in Polk County's growth. Rail goes through all 17 cities/towns and were used to move all types of good, mainly phosphate and citrus.  Although lots of rail has been pulled over the decades, Polk still have has over 300 miles of active rail lines for phosphate operations.  Both industries are still highly visible today especially around SR 60 and points south including  Mulberry, Bartow and Ft. Meade.  Portions of Lakeland now sit on reclaimed land, particularly Lakeland Highlands and East Lakeland where Coronet Mining Company use to have a facility and is where Tenoroc High School gets its name (Coronet spelled backwards).