West Caldwell's just like Lexington.. athletes like crazy and some good sized lineman but they don't have the head dude in charge to make the most of what they got. Simmons was a smart hire for the time due to his Hibriten connection but they did it several years too late. If he had went over to WC when he first left Hibriten instead of after his first job I think things coulda worked much better. Caldwell county coulda benefited from the competition between the two programs. Instead he wasted to much time and the kids at Hibriten don't know him now to benefit.
Worst thing that ever happened to WC was letting the dude they had in 2015 and 2016 walk, he had the program turned around and woulda kept them there. It was honestly amazing seeing how much he stepped things up from start to end, the previous two coaches had them lost in gimmicky offenses to make up for lack of talent, then in he came and just opened things wide open. It worked. Then they screwed up and hired Holman just like Lexington did. Both programs are still lost after his failed tenures.
For WC to ultimately succeed they need to clean house internally. It's not gotten any better in the past 13 years consistently and a lot of that starts at the top. In order for your program to truly reach the next level you gotta have a Principal who loves athletics to put the time in to make sure each program grows fully, and you have to have an AD who knows coaching and how to support them. WC's not had that in a long time and it shows, that's why they lose constantly in that program. Most of those other schools have that stability and foundation, it really does matter. I hope to see WC get back to contending sometime soon, no reason why they can't.