 These schools had similar challenges in the late 1970s.They were outgrowing their conference opponents they left behind when the league formed; the Chippewa conference (Orrville, Triway and West Holmes) and the Cuyahoga County Conference (Cuyahoga Hts, Brooklyn, Independence).Their communities were also easily accessible from I-71, I-76 and I-271 (and their school districts grew rapidly as a result of that).