Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Saturday, January 24, 2009

Via NPR (!), a high school girls' score in Dallas makes national news: Covenant defeated Dallas Academy 100-0. The winning school has since sought to forfeit the game.

As elite girls' teams keeps getting better, the debate about blowouts and mercy rules has picked up steam-- but the Dallas story may not have much to do with years-long trends and elite talent levels: Dallas Academy serves kids who have struggled elsewhere, and their hoops team rarely wins a game.