Though Jarrell won only three games last season while losing seven, and has never made the district playoffs, many of the players dismissed this logic altogether, with more than a bit of teen-age bravado.
Following a rebuilding winless 2008-2009 campaign, the team rebounded strongly to finish over .500 and compete well in the district playoffs.
In 2003, when both schools had nationally-ranked soccer teams, the district playoff between them was attended by over 6,000 fans.
In the 2008-09 season, Kamiak Knowledge Bowl swept the district playoffs, with all three state-qualifying slots filled by Kamiak teams.
The football team managed to create a 3-way tie between Hillsborough, Freedom, and themselves, but lost in both matches and were eliminated from the district playoffs.
Note: In 1951, Ohio State participated in the district playoffs, which they won, and moved onto the College World Series.
As in previous years, each representative of the eight districts were determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.
"Right now, I've got a group of kids that need to stay focused on this week's district playoffs and that's what we're going to do."
As with the inaugural tournament, each representative of the eight districts was determined by a mix of selection committees, conference champions, and district playoffs.
The district playoffs would later expand to become regionals, but were originally not part of the NCAA-sanctioned championship play.