Not close to the same thing. The city of Richmond allows kids from within the city to attend any of the city schools that they choose. There is no "attendance zone". The rest of the state has to have kids live in the attendance zone. So, to play for Graham, a kid must move to the attendance zone, with a parent. A kid in Richmond does not have to live within the attendance zone. Richmond is a big place with a lot of kids to choose from. So, basically the best basketball players from Richmond can play for John Marshall without having to move to an attendance zone with a parent. These kids transferring from other states can move anywhere within city limits. Anybody going to Graham or any other school in the state of Virginia for that matter, must live in the attendance zone with a parent and must provide proof of residence. Not the case in Richmond. That being said, rumor is that John Marshalls head coach or CEO.....whatever the hell he calls himself ...will be at Petersburg High next year and most likely there will be a lot of those JM kids going with him. It will be much harder for them to be eligible, they will have to move to the attendance zone with a parent. I expect some of them will not be able to legitimately make that happen.