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9 minutes ago, GeauxDawgs said:

That is a red flag for BH

Maybe first game jitters for BH or LP got MUCH better since last season, but that box score is surprising for sure.

15 hours ago, GeauxDawgs said:

Intimidation of moving up to 6A? Come on now, this isnt football with North Shore. BH just a few years ago was beating the top 6A schools in the state. There isnt much of any difference from the top teams in vball from 5A to 6A. 

 

Rumor is Huffman coach turned it down and calls were made to numerous local coaches.

I am sure the girls AD just did what was easy and go back to his old stomping grounds to make a hire from Manvel.  What I want to know is why did this coach leave Manvel, go coach at Alvin for two years as head coach but then return to be Manvel asst? Now she wants to be a head coach again? 

Hard to argue with this, I forgot about the Alvin ISD connection with the girls AD.  A quick look at MaxPreps will show BH routinely beating 6A schools for a number of years, so "needing" a coach with 6A experience doesn't hold water. 

The reality is that Chambers County (really East Harris too) and farther east to the Beaumont area are on an island when it comes to VB club options; especially when compared to the majority of the larger Houston Metro area. That is why getting a coach that had shown a track record of achieving, even with lesser talent, would have moved the needle a lot more.

On 6/21/2026 at 11:34 PM, Vb fan said:

I really think you are trying to compare apples to oranges. Alvin’s district is significantly more difficult than what BH or GCM has been playing in. And Alvin really has struggled with lack of talent depth. When Veen was at GCM, she had a guaranteed 8-10 district wins due to the super weak district, regardless of the talent she did or did not have. So I personally don’t think W-L records tell the whole story. 

I have not heard anything about people turning down the job, so that is news to me. And when I referenced the 6A vs Goodman and Veen, it was more to support the fact that this coach at least has more experience in the 6A world - meaning it’s better that we get someone with more experience, not that she is necessarily a better coach. My worry was we would get an assistant from a 3 or 4A school who has been coaching all of 2 years.  We really had several factors hindering our search - timing, second sport, the intimidation of moving up to 6A.  

GCM was not in a super weak district while Veen was there.  For a number of years that district contained the always strong Friendswood team and an extremely competitive Santa Fe team.  Years before that were against Summer Creek and Kingwood (better than todays KW).  It is very plausible to say that GCM had MUCH more competitive district draws than BH. 

On 6/19/2026 at 6:55 PM, Vb fan said:

You can’t really look at the W-L record as a true indication of coaching ability. Alvin does not have many club players and the talent pool is not very deep. Their district contained Dawson, Manvel, Shadow Creek, and Pearland. 

Getting someone who has coached in 6A is better than someone who was an Assistant at Friendswood (Goodman) or HC at GCM (Veen). This coach has been an Assistant at Manvel, and a HC in a 6A program. I’m willing to give her a chance.  With Veen leaving so late and the requirement to coach a second sport, we may have not had many applying. 

If Alvin didn't have many club players then how much coaching up of non-club players actually happened? Based on the record, it wasn't much.  To say that win loss record is not an accurate indicator of success is just not true. Not saying teams lacking club players can become world beaters, but they can be more competitive than AHS's record would indicate. The idea that any 6A coach is better than a 5A, 4A, etc... is also not very accurate. 

This hire just strikes me as a scramble because BH was turned down a handful of times and maybe overestimated their aura. 

Lastly, say what you want about Veen (and there is a lot), but the teams that GCM fielded when Veen (nee Mulryan) was the coach were much more successful than what Alvin has put up in the past number of years.

38 minutes ago, myrecordwashorrible said:

Is it definitely Alvin HS or Alvin ISD?  

Heard it was the former coach at AHS.

Word is that the job has been filled and the replacement is coming from Alvin HS.  A step up for that coach, but not sure if it is for the BH VB program.  In 3 years of running the AHS program the overall record was 38-78 with a win percentage of just about 33% and only reaching the playoffs once. 

Not sure what happened with this coach search, but on face value this is very underwhelming.  Either BH was not very flexible with the expected duties of a 6A head VB coach and were turned down by multiple targets or not much effort was put into the search.

On 5/28/2026 at 10:22 AM, GeauxDawgs said:

Word on the street is the job has been turned down several times already. 

Still no hire.  Maybe BH isn't ready for 6A VB yet.

On 5/28/2026 at 10:22 AM, GeauxDawgs said:

While BH may still have good depth, the overall top end talent seems to be on the downwards slope which isn't good going into a 6A.  This is why the coach jumped ship. The thought of that career record getting worse and getting exposed was the straw that broke the camels back. 

Word on the street is the job has been turned down several times already. 

Jumped or pushed…semantics I guess. 

1 hour ago, AssistantCoach said:

Where's she going?

Back to Livingston.  Tried for other openings, but the Lions were the only takers.  Oh well, I guess someone could hear the clock ticking to midnight.  BH will still have VB talent, so it will be interesting to see if they get a serious coach.

39 minutes ago, GeauxDawgs said:

2026 6A District 18 Deer Park Dickinson Frndswd Clear Brook Houston Clear Lake LC Clear Creek LC Clear Falls LC Clear Springs Mt Belvieu Barbers Hill

About to find out how much of a program BH really has with depth and coaching.  How will staff respond? 

Player talent is and has been there, that's not the issue.  The issue has been cakewalk districts where minimal coaching was required, basically sleepwalking, until playoffs....and we have seen what happens there.

27 minutes ago, GeauxDawgs said:

BH swept in round 2 again 🙄

With BH more than likely going up to 6A, it appears that the window on any meaningful playoff runs could be closed.  I would definately say their history of outright dominating their own district is done.  Just wasting VB talent for years.

3 hours ago, GeauxDawgs said:

4th place team, they are awful.  College Station though is a bad draw for them, first team with any legit club players they have played since August. 

CS is a terrible draw for BH.  The Eagles will have to play their best to beat CS.

16 hours ago, Separation Scientist said:

Anyone have any intel on Angleton? 

Should be a quick match.  Angelton struggled quite a bit against common opponents that BH dominated.  Only hope for Angleton is if BH is looking ahead to College Station. 

Anyone attending the JTC this year?

1 hour ago, Steven Avery said:

BH scored 3 points in the 3rd qtr on 3 free throws and in the 4th didnt score their first fg until 2 min left in the game.  Hit two 3s in a row within 6 seconds in the last 20 seconds for a total of 11 points in the second half. Liberty Hill didnt look great themselves. Hard to believe this was a state semifinal matchup. 

The 2nd half of last night's game made it look like BH had never played against a 2/3 zone before.  Overall, it was a very good season, but it was a tough loss to end it.

29 minutes ago, Separation Scientist said:

To be honest none of the three teams (SF, Huntsville, Pflugerville) BH has faced so far have impressed me much. Last night Pflugerville struggled a lot. I wondered about the strength of their district too. The game was not as close as the score. That, and I give BH credit for playing well. Its about to get tougher for sure.   

Agreed.  Honestly, BH missed a lot of open and easy shots too.  It could have easily been a 30+ point win.

25 minutes ago, bullets13 said:

seems like it may be implied.

I guess sarcasm doesn't come across that well on message boards.

9 minutes ago, Mr. Thornton Melon said:

The BIG question is: Will the new coach play the Superintendents son ?

Is it a requirement listed in the job posting?

32 minutes ago, Goslin said:

It’s true, was reported in the Houston Chronicle last year.  That’s just the official number as well.  I know someone who lived by the Coach that Abseck replaced and that guy got a car as well as the salary plus other “perks”.  

I thought the Chronicle number for Asbeck was around 175-180.  I would think the current salary range being discussed would be a minimum of 200.

5 minutes ago, Old Ape said:

I dont understand why you have to pay a guy 200 G's to take this job. Is there no one in this area that would take it for 150??

Codutti, Berneathy, Flynn, Gaston, Gotte, none of them are even considered or given a chance to be considered.

If that number is true then that's just sad.  It's the ultimate in daddy ball....undeserved daddy ball at that.

On 11/12/2024 at 9:06 AM, vbdiva said:

You called it. 

It wasn't too hard to see when 1) having an understanding of VB more than Wins/Losses and 2) watching the actual matches.  BH's record at the end of this year was really misleading, they started off not great against mostly decent teams (a couple good teams too), but they also struggled against teams they shouldn't have.  That got masked once they hit district. 

Most fans don't know too much about VB unless they have/had a sister, daughter, or niece play, so they get tricked by that inflated win/loss record.  Most also don't get that the majority of skill comes from club ball and BH's girls are not getting any additional refinement from the schools program.  That is evident in the playoffs and against comparable teams.  BH players can only out talent other teams so much, eventually their coaching needs to catch up to help those girls out.

18 minutes ago, vbdiva said:

AMC was the favorite based on what?  Last year AMC did not even make the playoffs and BH was in the regional finals? Both undefeated district champs.  I would say that was a definite toss up and if I am not mistaken AMC was running a freshman setter.  Maybe based on strength of schedule you could say AMC had a similar record while playing much tougher opponents throughout the season. BHs best win may have been 2A Iola?

In my opinion in VB losses by 6 and 7 points in a set is convincing much less 3 sets in a row. 

 

 

SSDY - Same “Stuff” Different Year(s). Two teams with equivalent talent but big differences in coaching. Seems that a pattern is building at BH VB. 

28 minutes ago, vbdiva said:

Correct. Ironic  NED and PNG as the 3rd and 4th place finishers in Div 2 get the tougher draw. UIL screwed the pooch on this whole deal. 

Friendswood has a clear path to State in D2.  BH will be lucky to get past A&M Consol in the second round.  Will have to play their best match of the year to do it.

Looks like BH's bi district could be a layup, but the prospect of playin A&M Consol in the 2nd round will be a  tough draw.

The new playoff format waters down the post season to an amazing degree.  BH is unbelievable fortunate that Friendswood would be in D2, I doubt it would be a repeat of last year.