Having been in the coaching business for more than two decades, Lehman High athletic coordinator Bruce Salmon knows “realignment” is a popular buzzword that biennially frequents athletic field houses.

Salmon understands expecting the unexpected when it comes to realignment is generally a good rule of thumb, too. In November, schools across the state turned in their “snapshot” enrollment numbers to the UIL, the governing body of high school athletics in Texas, that will be ...