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Given how talent ebbs and flows, that is a remarkable stat. They must have had some fine coaches all those years.John Handley football started in 1921. They have never gone winless in any season.
Disagree! Sure Handley might have a higher than normal Latino population, but all schools have a certain amount of Latino population. Go to anywhere in the State, and there are all kinds of obstacles to overcome. Even if you take the difference away , that puts them right in line with clarke county school population. And Handley got trounced. Population and diversity of population has less to do with winning football games than coaching and off season programs. IMO . Everything isn't about how many kids are in your school. And Handley has the athletes.
Wow, this is now an anthropology discussion. But I have to say, I've proposed this theory in different areas before so I can't discount it. Frankly, I do think it's applicable if there are numbers to support it.Obviously, you are not informed as you think you are. The WPS basically has no middle class. Either folks are very well to do or they are getting gov't assistance. Their baseball team is horrible and will never, never, never come come back to the competitive nature it once was.
I knew Clarke County would beat the heck out of Handley. Look for Handley to go 1-9 ... maybe 0-10.
Might I add ... up and coming Lacrosse will be a successful once it goes full-fledged varsity, another country club sport.
I'd like to see this but neither of your links works. Like I said, I've proposed this before but it was not based on ethnicity. It was based on affluence. For example, Loudoun County. The fastest growing County in the country. Many of it's residents work in the Dulles Technology corridor and easily earn 6 digit annual income. Briar Woods. John Champe. Tuscarora. Broad Run. Woodgrove. Loudoun County, etc. Just blew up as teams as the County grew. why?The breakdown for Handley HS for 2014-2015 ... the numbers speak for themselves:
http://bi.vita.virginia.gov/doe_bi/...ea6-43be-a81e-896800a224ba/FallMembership.pdf
Handley school population includes 36% latinos and majority does not play sports. Handley will only do well in country club sports ... Golf and Tennis.
Their baseball team is horrible and will never, never, never come come back to the competitive nature it once was.
Race has nothing to do with it and suggesting it is inappropriate. On the other hand, I do see a correlation between successful programs and socioeconomic class. Football is a physical sport and I think you'll find that kids who grow up in blue collar households are taught the value and virtue of physical labor more than white collar kids. There's a certain toughness that comes from growing up in the 'hood or on the farm that kids in the suburbs don't necessarily get. I don't know what is happening in Winchester specifically, but an increase in the Latino population probably has zero to do with Handley playing poorly.
How would you explain the success of the Loudoun County, specifically, the Ashburn, schools? (Stone Bridge, Broad Run, Tuscarora and Briar Woods)
These LCPS's you mention ... otherwise known as CASHburn.
Loudoun County is in the top 3 counties in the country for growth. A ton of folks are moving into LOCO ... so the more oysters a school has, the better the chances of finding those pearls.
As an avid watcher of major league baseball, I can't follow your logic that a heavy-latino school would never be good at baseball.
Can you break that down for me?
"Just saw that they lost to Clarke County 42-7 at the Handley Bowl. This is the same Eagles team that lost to Millbrook a week ago"
As for Handley losing to Clarke----Clarke is pretty good and Handley is not this year. However--losing to Clarke is never a bad loss considering what they have accomplished for just about a decade.
Not exactly sure how that was meant but I'm willing to bet when the season is over people will be saying Millbrook is a pretty good football team and Clarke had every opportunity to win it. Clarke was their equal on that day just didn't make the play needed to win--Millbrook did at the end. Millbrook is as athletic as anyone around with their skill kids.
As for Handley losing to Clarke----Clarke is pretty good and Handley is not this year. However--losing to Clarke is never a bad loss considering what they have accomplished for just about a decade.