Eric Maxwell has been an ultra-intense, sometimes even fiery, volleyball coach at Southern Regional High School for some 17 years, so it was rather interesting to see a kinder, gentler Maxwell on display last Friday when his girls team hosted Central Regional.

Did he frown or roll his eyes when his squad committed an unforced error? No. Was he really smiling in a first-set time-out huddle despite the fact the Rams were leading the Golden Eagles, who came into the match with a 1-6 record, by a…