High school is always ruthless and cruel – well…that is, unless you’re a senior and just coasting along.

I guess my opening sentence should read "High school can be ruthless and cruel"… that's better. =)

Back to the article at hand – the ladies basketball coach at Covenant School in Dallas, Texas (here's a shout out to all the Texas who read this!!) lead his team to a 100 to 0 win over Dallas Academy.

Yes – you read that right: 100 – 0.  That means the Covenant ladies scored 100 points to Dallas Academy's zero points.

That's a crazy margin!!

Yet, that's not the worse part – the winning coach was fired!!

Why?

Well, according to Covenant School:

"It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened.  This clearly does not reflect a Christlike and honourable approach to competition."

This begs the question: What is a "Christlike and honourable approach to competition"?[@more@]

I remember having a similar discussion in college (in a Batts class, nonetheless). Some people argued (quite well, in fact) that competition itself is unbiblical. Others said that competition is ok as long as it does become an idol…

Going back to the game – apparently, if the coach was a "good Christian", he would have stopped the game early or told his team to let the other team score.

That makes me sick!

I have been on the losing side of a 61 to 0 homecoming football game in Texas (where football is king) – for me, and my friends, stopping the game part way through would have humiliated me worse then completing the full game.

By completing the entire game, I was able to retain my honor – I didn't give up; I fought against all odds; I did not let the bench get cold!

If the winning coach had called the game, it would of taken away the last of my honor (wait a minute…did I have any "honor" to begin with?)…

Hmm…what am I talking about?

I should be filing this quote away for future reference – like when E or T is winning at Settlers or Kingsburg!