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In the youth rec leagues I coach, we work extra hard to equalize the teams as much as possible during the draft and also fix the number of practices. Three or four a week is way beyond rec IMHO, and is even more than most of the travel teams get in my town. There just isn't the gym time. But even with the best of intents, there still are some "shinanigans" going on. One of the more popular is the handling of late sign-ups. Another is the tag teaming of coaches and assistants, when both have star players. One or two good players can really dominate a league at this age.
Obviously there is some unfair mis-balance here with this girls team. Enough so that, several coaches, and probably good coaches, refused to play against it. Considering also that there is no back court D and no zone D, then one or two star players are basically unstoppable at this age. Double teaming off a man on man matchup is just about impossible for this age of player. As much as I support restricting zone D at this age, there are situations where a good zone can help to equalize the teams. A debate that will never end, in youth hoops.
There's more to this "miracle" story than we know.
EG
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