New Bloomfield first-year head coach Brandon Talbot wasn't re-inventing the wheel. Talbot inherited a team with eight seniors, a new playing field and - more importantly - coming off a Class 2 quarterfinal appearance in 2010.
So what can a coach do when the experience, skill and atmosphere is there for a team?
"I didn't go in there to create robots, I didn't go in there trying to change anyone's style," Talbot said Friday. "I went in there to build on and mature the tools they were using, and it worked because there were a few minor adjustments that the guys needed."
To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.