re: Why is there not a 5A team that can challenge West Monroe

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Freaking Shows goes to the elementaries in WM and makes those teachers fail those students that he wants on his team whether they are passing or not.

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parents make that call....

Chucky Hunter is 17, Mickey Johnson is 19. I thought WM was all 19 year olds and every other poor school is full of 15 year olds. WM is around the 7th largest school. Byrd is larger, in a much larger city, and is a magnet school. Why does WM own them?

because byrd is from shreveport area with numerous high schools in the area...wm however is basically the only show in town in western part of ouachita parish and they have no competition over there (and dont say west ouachita they dont count)

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Magnet...plus shreveport is waaaaaaaaaay bigger

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Not true. You have Calvary and Evangel in Shreveport that recruit athletes. Byrd does not. If you are in Byrd's magnet program, you are most likely not there specifically to play sports. You are there because it is a good magnet program that will prepare you for college.

And the blueprint issue cannot be followed in larger cities (with the exception of the private schools that have churches and middle schools that provide youth sports). Especially with the rules of recruiting athletes. Which some schools (not naming any names) obviously and blatently disregard all of the time.

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I don't understand this arguement. If Byrd has more kids, why does it matter if WM is the only school in town?

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Give him a break. He's from Neville.

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I don't understand this arguement. If Byrd has more kids, why does it matter if WM is the only school in town?

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because

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And the blueprint issue cannot be followed in larger cities (with the exception of the private schools that have churches and middle schools that provide youth sports). Especially with the rules of recruiting athletes.

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There is so much misinformation here that it really doesn't warrant a response. But I'll try.

Parents, not coaches decide whether or not their pre-middle school child should be held back.

No coach in his right mind would pretend to know if a 5th grader is going to turn out to be a stud high school football player, nor does the coach know if he's going to be coaching by the time that child reaches "studhood".

Misguided parents at many schools throughout the state and probably the U.S. hold their kids back because they think it's going to help them somewhere down the road be the stud they never were. It's a dumb idea, holding a child back strictly for athletic reasons.

And don't forget, there are kids held back for legitimate reasons, like they failed a couple of times. That happens a lot in schools where the educational system fails.

It's real popular to believe cheating is the reason your team is bad and another is good. Fact of the matter is, there are no saints, but a lot fewer sinners than many would have you believe.

NevilleTiger 79, smitten as you are with WMHS, surely you're also aware of Neville's manipulation of district lines to pull in some of your more noteworthy stalwarts during the 70's and 80's? And seems like I remember a little controversy between Joe Coates and J.R. Ambrose.

I bet if we invited a few Wossman and Carroll oldtimers to the board they'd be more than glad to share a few examples of Neville's manipulation of "the system." Where's Ray Gambino when we need him?

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Parents, not coaches decide whether or not their pre-middle school child should be held back.

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I was joking when I said Big Don was holding back 5th graders. However, I heard that Don had Tommy Banks' birth certificate altered to where it stated that he was a 17 y/o senior, but in reality, he was actually 21.

youre right parents do make the decision about their kids ....on suggestions made by others and their are numerous holdbacks that are excellant students so dont be blowing smoke on here.