And this gentlemen is why they play the game...fun to try and guess though
I think i remember hearing that those teams who seem to be occupying the bottom tier have seen alot of turnover on their coaching staffs the last few years- especially Monacan
Seems to me some schools excel at particular sports and that does have a way of changing over time.
The big factor recently seems to be kids who are in a position to recieve one on one individual instruction.
I would guess at Matoaca and Manchester, the current top two RTD teams, that 80% of the kids work year round with hitting,pitching,and even running coaches
Although I am not as familiar with JR/Cosby I would guess the same is true there.
Huge investments of time and money are being made that show up on the field of play at these schools.
Certainly a stable consistent coaching staff becomes a factor as well