Nor is it even remotely conceivable that a school is exponentially more athletically talented than another over a long period of time. I believe there are reasons or necessary ingredients you need to be a winner in HS football. Have none of these and you will be lucky to win 2 or 3 games a year. Have a few of these and you may win occasionally. In no sport at any level is coaching more important than in high school football.
Talent alone can win basketball when the coaching is bad.
Just look at what Kevin Garnett did playing for the worst high school basketball coach in history at Mauldin in 1993 and 1994. At the college and pro football level, the talent is so immense and the players so knowledgeable that coaching while important does not play as large a factor as is does for the preps. Simply put coaching is everything. No coaching equals no wins and there are many bad coaches in this state. Week after week I watch and am mind-boggled by the stupidity and ineptitude of some coaches.