1. It's not just a Utah County thing.
2. Many of us do not have kids that play in high school or even go to high school.
3. Some kids want to transfer and play for another school to get away from the kids/coaches/teachers in their school for many reasons. You're choosing to focus on a very small percentage of kids.
4. Not every school can accept out-of-area kids if they're at capacity already. The kid would have to live in the school's boundary if that's the case.
Just so we're all on the same page.