What year did Don Bosco introduce football? When they did start their program, was there a junior high or JV program first? Truly do not know so I am curious.
I guess my thought process behind the whole thing is when I was in high school, our school never entertained the thought of switching to 8-Player while we had some good-to-very good teams in Class A. We were competitive each week and had solid enough numbers roster-wise that we didn't need to eliminate three guys from the game. I could be mistaken, but I am confident my alma mater was always eligible to play 8-Player but didn't until roster numbers dipped under 20 and our BEDS numbers plummeted as well. In conclusion: if you've got the horses to play in A, why not do it then? Get more guys involved every snap of the game.
The private school advantage is played out with Don Bosco in my opinion because as I noted before, I used to live in Gilbertville and it is evident how hard those kids work because you see them around town hitting grounders to each other, shooting hoops, running, throwing the football, etc. They're a talented, very hard working bunch. I guess at some point you'd just think "We've got the studs, we've got great numbers. Why not make the switch back and see what we can do in A?"