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While that certainly could be a reason, the blame lies with Harris for choosing Walz. Shapiro probably would have been a better pick, especially as his home state was PA (which was eventually won by Trump). Harris wanted someone like Walz to be in the background and not outshine her, which Shapiro might have done.

This is true.

I did say it was my opinion (whether I was right or wrong) in my original post and I was very complimentary of his daughter. It is fact that many coaches have moved for their kids so I presented that as a theory about why he moved. Liberty82, I'm sorry you have a problem with me. I did nothing here to be called out by someone who obviously dislikes me or the Hardin program. You used to be part of the Hardin program once upon a time.

Well, I was actually thinking correctly then. I only said 4a D-1 because an earlier poster made a post saying "Moved up to 4a D1 for a beat down" and I thought the poster was referring to Lackey moving to BH. I just misread it.

Not sure what he is going to do at BH but I would say (my opinion) that he moved on to increase the visibility of his daughter. She is one of the best athletes Liberty has/had and one of the best young basketball players in the area. She is a pretty good volleyball player too, but I think basketball is her best sport by far. What's odd is for some reason I thought BH was 5A, but they're 4a D-1? Have they ever been 5A or am I thinking incorrectly?

Not necessarily but at the same time, yes. Haynes was really good in his time at Crosby but don't really see him at Dayton. Here, I really meant Prieto, but I don't discount Haynes applying for the job though.

Larry Haynes or Prieto?

A lot of the time it's to establish continuity, especially if a coach uses the school for a springboard to a bigger/better job. If a coach was HC/AD and only stayed 2 years then left, the school would have to run the risk of hiring another coach that might do the same thing plus there's no one to be the boss over the different program HCs (basketball, baseball, etc.). Having an AD in place keeps the various programs running, especially with finances or if they need something done.

I believe that. BH has VB talent oozing out their ears. Unfortunately, I'm not surprised at the outcomes of the superlative awards. Sometimes, ego and jealousy dominate when players should be rewarded for their hard work. I get that a player for a team can be deserving to be put up but if a another player is superior in all aspects of play, then the superior player should be voted in. Sometimes someone is better and should not be punished for being better.

If you're talking about BH having 7 girls on the all district team, it's because one is a libero who can play for anyone on back row regardless of rotation or position.

At the worst, dead ball and unnecessary delay on the team. If the violating team had no timeouts left, then point is awarded to the other team.

Regarding WOS, the girls program there is not top tier. They regularly play lower classifications and lose in most team sports. It could be coaching or not enough actual skilled athletes to play. Skill has a lot to do with winning, not just athleticism. WOS always has athletes, but some may not play for different reasons. Like THS99 said, the club presence is not that strong in the Triangle. To get on a truly good club team, you would have to be closer to Houston or other metro areas like SA or Austin. That said, I don't get the love for MaxPreps. It's a tool that is available to coaches and as such, it is optional. So what if a coach doesn't use it. It's slightly useful as a record of games played if they are entered. Even then it's flawed. I've seen games where a team won 3-2 but didn't even record the scores of the final two games. Even the stat part can be flawed....if a coach puts stats on there, great, but are they reliable? Coaches pad stats all of the time. A possible reason that coaches may not use MaxPreps is that they don't want other coaches to "scout" their games/scores/stats. I would bet not many college recruiters/scouts actually look at MaxPreps. These days, if a college scouts for volleyball players, they go to the club tournaments. More likely to see way more players to recruit & more likely to see players that actually play well and know the game. They very rarely go to the high school games anymore, if at all. I can't even remember the last time I ever saw a college coach at a HS volleyball game. 8-10 years ago, maybe?

Hardin played pretty well tonight and beat Huntsville 3-1.

It wasn't me that said the "played anyone with a pulse" quote. It was Steven Avery who said that in responding to me. Speaking of Vidor, my step-dad's parents had a barber shop around the corner from the high school in the 60's-70s, maybe into the early 80's.

No, I did not say BH was down. I said it was based on what teams I have actually seen with my own eyes. I have seen teams this season that are generally strong, like Huffman, be weaker than last year's team. I hear the BH program is quite good but never will get a chance to see them unless I do so after I retire. However, it helps that there are some clubs close to BH. Girls from Hardin/Liberty area have to travel to do club ball if they do it at all. Hardin usually plays the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament instead of the Central Heights tournament but rising costs of staying in the Wimberley area prompted a look around for a different tournament. Central Heights had some solid teams in the tournament (not high powered like you would see at Wimberley) and we got some game experience there. At Wimberley, Hardin played the likes of Laredo United, Stephenville, & Wimberley. Last year, they went 2 rounds deep in the Gold Bracket before losing to Wimberley in 3. Regarding your comment about Vidor, I do not know if they "played anyone with a pulse" but saw on here that they won the Silsbee Tournament and was told they were 7-0 coming into Hardin.