West Montgomery and East Montgomery existed separately for so many years. I think both were completed around 1961. For 60 years, they were, like a lot of county schools, rivals.
When you consolidate, you've got to put someone in place that will work to weave the two school communities together. This did not happen properly in Montgomery County.
I think the prevalent (and somewhat lazy) mind-set was simple math. 2A school + 1A school = 3A school.
Both schools had some football success. As we've seen in the case, it does not translate into automatic success.
I know that was at least partially accurate because of the posters (former posters now I think) in this very forum. They predicted big gains and championships in a very short time.
I won't get into the coaching hires, as I don't think that anyone was going to do really great down there. When you show up to a football game at MCHS for their senior night, and their home stands are, at best, 30% full... that's a problem. Even this year when they had their first winning record (thanks to an amazing weak non-conference schedule, as well as a weak conference).
I am very curious to see what happens to them in the realignment. Their size will make them a conference outlier for foreseeable decades. It's a tough place to be athletically.
I do love the campus. Bring adjacent to the community college is a great arrangement for their students.
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