Actually, since Coach Thompson has been in place, WO-S does not suit out all of its JV for post season games. While I would like to tell to you that it comes out of some sort of lesson that he is trying to teach the kids on the subvarsity teams that they have to earn it, the explanation is a lot simpler.
It comes down to money.
It is just the fact that as schools like WO-S and Hardin-Jefferson are schools who have decreased size and thus, decreased athletic budgets. And in Sour Lake, that decreased budget got stretched even further with the recent realignment which significantly increased the travel the Hawk teams have to make to meet their district opponents. Sometimes, a line has to be drawn and where that line stands is not always in a great place.
Sure, I would have loved to see every sub-varsity player get to suit up at Minute Maid, NRG or any other pro facility that one of schools get the opportunity to play for. Coach Sloan and Coach Kirkland likely share that wish. But when the money ain't there, the money ain't there.
Yes, I know I will hear from folks from other schools, "Welcome to our world!" Quite frankly, I don't know how folks like Evadale, Big Sandy, Sabine Pass and High Island do it given the travel schedules to district games and even more onerous, the travel schedule that being in Region IV will present. But I am sure that Coach Williams, Coach Hooker, Coach Laird and Coach Bronkhorst have the same lines that they have to draw to pull it off.