Class A - 1993

[bwapmikeyslap]

This is definitely an off-season topic, but I got out my 1993 Hooten's Magazine today just to see how much had changed since '93 (btw I own every issue of the Hooten's Magazine 1993-2015). Anyway... here's how the Class A conferences were set up 24 years ago:

1A

Pea Ridge
Elkins
Greenland
Shiloh Christian
Cedarville
Mountainburg
Decatur

3A

Augusta
Earle
Clay County Central
Walnut Ridge
Marked Tree
East Poinsett County
Turrell
Crawfordsville
Parkin

4A

Charleston
Mansfield
Danville
Lavaca
Hackett
Johnson County Westside
Ola
Hartford
Hector

5A South

Bauxite
Bismarck
Mountain Pine
Mt. Ida
Cutter Morning Star
Glen Rose
Jessieville
Magnet Cove
Glenwood

5A North

Carlisle
Harding Academy
Mayflower
Salem
Central Arkansas Christian
Marshall
East End

6A

Barton
Hazen
Gillett
Des Arc
Clarendon
Altheimer
Rison Woodlawn
Elaine
Marvell

7A East

Bearden
Hermitage
Rison
Camden Harmony Grove
Hampton
Norphlet
Strong
Smackover
Sparkman

7A West

Mineral Springs
Murfreesboro
Foreman
Horatio
Lewisville
Fouke
Dierks
Bradley

Isn't it interesting to see how much has changed since then? Football doesn't exist at: Bradley, Lewisville, Sparkman, Norphlet, Elaine, Gillett, East End, Glenwood, Hartford, Ola, Parkin, Crawfordsville, Turrell, and Clay County Central.

Elkins, Greenland, Charleston, Mansfield, Bismarck, Glen Rose, Jessieville, Harding Academy, Mayflower, Marshall, Barton, Smackover, Horatio, and Fouke are in Class AAA now.

Bauxite, Shiloh Christian, Pea Ridge, and Central Arkansas Christian are in Class AAAA now.

Lewisville kids now play for Lafayette County.
Sparkman kids now play for Camden Harmony Grove.
Norphlet kids now play for Smackover.
Elaine kids now play for Marvell.
Gillett kids now play for Stuttgart.
Glenwood kids now play for Centerpoint.
Hartford kids now play for Hackett.

Where do kids from East End, Ola, Parkin, Crawfordsville, Turrell, and Clay County Central play?

Doesn't Bradley still have a school and play basketball?

What other things do you notice from this list? Please feel free to share!

[eagle1]

East End is Bigelow.

[young_gun]

Gillett is now with DeWitt not Stuttgart
Ola is now Two Rivers 3A

[BLUEBLOOD]

Bradley does have a school and plays basketball.  They were always "iffy" on numbers in football.  Some years they would have 18-20 kids and some years they would have to forfeit some games because of numbers.

[tmycjy]

Parkin kids goes to wynne but we're also have school choice

[HorseFeathers]

Clay county central is better known as Rector
Turrell and craefordsville are both at Marion I believe

[Lions84]

6A

Barton 3A
Hazen
Gillett closed
Des Arc
Clarendon
Altheimer Closed
Rison Woodlawn
Elaine Closed
Marvell

[big E]

PW dropped football after the fall of 90. Brought it back in 93 Jr high only started Varsity again in 94 jv schedule.

[Central Ark]

Can you post the 4a schools that year. Which was the largest classification correct? Just want to see how these schools have changed.

[birddawg1986]

Clay county central is better known as Rector
Turrell and craefordsville are both at Marion I believe

Yeah that 3 use to have some basketball wars until Earle moved up and Parkin, Crawfordsville, Turrell dissolved. You were definitely ready for regional/state.

[birddawg1986]

Clay county central is better known as Rector
Turrell and craefordsville are both at Marion I believe

Parkin kids go to Wynne

[mr.gametime]

Parkin kids goes to wynne but we're also have school choice

Parkin kids are pretty much split in between wynne,earle and cross county

[bwapmikeyslap]

1993 Class AAAA

AAAA-West

Fort Smith Southside
Fort Smith Northside
Springdale
Rogers
Russellville
Van Buren
Fayetteville
Bentonville

AAAA-South

Pine Bluff
Texarkana
Benton
Little Rock McClellan
Camden Fairview
El Dorado
Bryant
J.A. Fair

AAAA-East

Cabot
Jonesboro
West Memphis
Blytheville
Jacksonville
Forrest City
North Pulaski
Helena-West Helena

AAAA-Central

Little Rock Central
Conway
North Little Rock
Little Rock Catholic
Little Rock Hall
Sylvan Hills
Little Rock Parkview
Mountain Home

[Lions84]

WOW I didn't realize Cotton Plant had dropped football by 1993.

[wildcat_x-mgr]

Wow... I was only about seven eight years old then, and it's crazy to think that once, North Pulaski and Blytheville were both in the top classification.

[Lions84]

Lot of changes the past 25 years.