Have been released today.
Here is the link.
members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Admin/CLASSIFICATION_REPORT.pdf (http://members.ahsaa.org/public/userfiles/Admin/CLASSIFICATION_REPORT.pdf)
3A looks like it will be pretty tough to figure out.... Some schools are going to get screwed no matter which way they do it. I wouldn't want to be the one figuring that class out. And don't they usually release the football conferences just a matter of weeks later after these numbers are released?
Quote from: beach bum on May 02, 2017, 05:29:47 pm
3A looks like it will be pretty tough to figure out.... Some schools are going to get screwed no matter which way they do it. I wouldn't want to be the one figuring that class out. And don't they usually release the football conferences just a matter of weeks later after these numbers are released?
Seems like it's right after the school year
Wow Rison will be 3A and Fordyce will be 2A. That's the first time in that rivalries history that Rison will be the bigger school unless I am mistaken
Quote from: HorseFeathers on May 02, 2017, 06:08:04 pm
Seems like it's right after the school year
Thank you HF!
Yellville is screwed for football conference....
Quote from: beach bum on May 02, 2017, 06:48:05 pm
Thank you HF!
If someone like proud buck doesn't beat me to it I'll throw out a guesstimate at the lower classes anyway...
Quote from: HorseFeathers on May 02, 2017, 06:49:19 pm
If someone like proud buck doesn't beat me to it I'll throw out a guesstimate at the lower classes anyway...
Awesome, I have a good hunch how 2A and 4A will go but the high turnover in 3A leads to a few quagmires and possibilities. Yellville Summitt and Green Forest out of 3A makes the 1-3A/4-3A even tougher to make a good way if that is even possible.
Jotted down 2a into "traditional" conference's.....and Gurdon naturally fits the 7...Fordyce to the 8...Marianna to the 6....The question is going to be what will they do with yellville? They aren't a natural fit for any of the conference's they've used for the last few years....
Without looking at a map....(AAA obviously doesn't use one for 3a anyway)...and sticking to the current conferences
3a-1
Greenland
West fork
Cedarville
Mansfield
Booneville
Charleston
Paris
Lamar
3a-2
Harding academy
Melbourne
Barton
Palestine Wheatley
Rose Bud
Mayflower
Mountain View
Cedar ridge
3a-3
Hoxie
Walnut ridge
Newport
Piggott
Corning
Manila
Newport
Osceola
Harrisburg
3a-4
Danville
Two rivers
Atkins
Perryville
Clinton
Marshall
Baptist Prep
Episcopal
3a-5
Horatio
Jessieville
Prescott
Centerpoint
Bismarck
Glen rose
Genoa Central
Foul
3a-6
Chg
Rison
Junction City
Lake village
Drew central
Dollarway
Smackover
Mcgehee
Quote from: B.G. on May 02, 2017, 09:57:34 pm
Rough Draft
7A- No changes
6A IN- Sylvan Hills
6A OUT- Texarkana
5A IN-Texarkana, Huntsville
5A OUT- Sylvan Hills, Mills
4A IN- Green Forest, Rivercrest,
4A OUT- Booneville, West Fork
3A IN- Booneville, West Fork, Danville, Rison, Palestine-Wheatley
3A OUT- Green Forest, Rivercrest, Marianna, Haas Hall, Yellville-Summit
2A IN- Haas Hall
2A OUT- ?
2a in
Fordyce
Gurdon
Yellville
Marianna
OUT
Rison
Chg
Palestine Wheatley
Danville
Haven't looked at basketball schools yet...other than bay moves to 2a
Yeah, football only for now.
The 2A-8 is just getting picked apart.
Lastest effort. Still some tweaks left
7A- No changes
6A IN- Sylvan Hills
6A OUT- Texarkana
5A IN-Texarkana, Huntsville
5A OUT- Sylvan Hills, Mills
4A IN- Green Forest, Rivercrest, Elkins, Haskel HG, Bald Knob
4A OUT- Booneville, West Fork, Baptist Prep, Harrisburg, Dollarway
3A IN- Booneville, West Fork, Danville, Rison, Palestine-Wheatley, Baptist Prep
3A OUT- Green Forest, Rivercrest, Marianna, Haas Hall, Yellville-Summit, Elkins, Haskel HG, Bald Knob, Fordyce
2A IN- Haas Hall, Fordyce, Gurdon, Yellville-Summit, Marianna
2A OUT- Danville, Rison, Camden HG, Palestine-Wheatley
Conferences will be released in June during Board of Directors workshop. Appeals are sent to AAA during the summer and AAA Board hears them in the fall. Conferences are finalized by end September or early October depending on the amount of appeals are heard and are successful.
If the rumors about a possible Class 6A-5A merger for the 2018-20 cycle, then that could push the release into October with later appeals.
At least 7A will see no change. Stability in 7A. Believe me, a lot of schools in 7A are happy with stability.
Quote from: woodpeckerfsm on May 02, 2017, 10:46:55 pm
Conferences will be released in June during Board of Directors workshop. Appeals are sent to AAA during the summer and AAA Board hears them in the fall. Conferences are finalized by end September or early October depending on the amount of appeals are heard and are successful.
If the rumors about a possible Class 6A-5A merger for the 2018-20 cycle, then that could push the release into October with later appeals.
At least 7A will see no change. Stability in 7A. Believe me, a lot of schools in 7A are happy with stability.
If only the other classifications were given the same benefit...
Quote from: VHSCoach2 on May 03, 2017, 12:38:59 pm
If only the other classifications were given the same benefit...
I think a lot of the fans feel the same way
Not really given by anyone though. I mean it's a numbers game and once you get bigger numbers, it's not a difference of a couple dozen students that moves teams down a classification, it's a matter of a couple hundred of students.
https://twitter.com/barclayalmanac/status/859943270897643520
https://twitter.com/Jason_Kilburn/status/859939175558254594
Quote from: HorseFeathers on May 02, 2017, 08:28:06 pm
Jotted down 2a into "traditional" conference's.....and Gurdon naturally fits the 7...Fordyce to the 8...Marianna to the 6....The question is going to be what will they do with yellville? They aren't a natural fit for any of the conference's they've used for the last few years....
I messed around with a map this morning. Forgot about traditional conferences and started from scratch. My fix for Yellville blew up the traditional leagues in the east. I'm sure there's a better way to do it, but here's what I settled on.
NW: Decatur, Mountainburg, Lavaca, Hackett, JCW, Magazine, WYC, Hector
NC: Yellville, Quitman, Conway Christian, Bigelow, Augusta, McCrory, Midland, Salem
NE: Rector, EPC, MT, Cross County, Earle, Brinkley, Marianna, Marvell
C: Des Arc, Clarendon, Hazen, Carlisle, England, Poyen, CMS, Magnet Cove
SW: Mt Ida, Mtn Pine, Dierks, Murfreesboro, Gurdon, Mineral Springs, Foreman, Spring Hill
SC: Lafayette, Parkers Chapel, Strong, Hermitage, Hampton, Bearden, Fordyce, Woodlawn
Quote from: Ice Water on May 04, 2017, 09:34:52 am
I messed around with a map this morning. Forgot about traditional conferences and started from scratch. My fix for Yellville blew up the traditional leagues in the east. I'm sure there's a better way to do it, but here's what I settled on.
NW: Decatur, Mountainburg, Lavaca, Hackett, JCW, Magazine, WYC, Hector
NC: Yellville, Quitman, Conway Christian, Bigelow, Augusta, McCrory, Midland, Salem
NE: Rector, EPC, MT, Cross County, Earle, Brinkley, Marianna, Marvell
C: Des Arc, Clarendon, Hazen, Carlisle, England, Poyen, CMS, Magnet Cove
SW: Mt Ida, Mtn Pine, Dierks, Murfreesboro, Gurdon, Mineral Springs, Foreman, Spring Hill
SC: Lafayette, Parkers Chapel, Strong, Hermitage, Hampton, Bearden, Fordyce, Woodlawn
Swap Poyen, CMS and MC for Brinkley , Marianna and Marvel and you got a deal.
Quote from: Lions84 on May 11, 2017, 11:48:54 am
Swap Poyen, CMS and MC for Brinkley , Marianna and Marvel and you got a deal.
Ummmm...that trade won't work
A little off topic, but I was having a discussion on Facebook about the classifications in 1972. Only five classifications then: AAAA, AAA, AA, A, B.
One post was a newspaper clipping showing the AP Top 10 after Week 9. (Stuttgart was #1.)
What grabbed me was the seven schools that received votes in Class AA....
Stuttgart, Rogers, Morrilton, Cabot, Conway, HS Lakeside, and McGehee.
How many different directions these schools have gone.
Quote from: Dr. Defense on May 02, 2017, 06:08:20 pm
Wow Rison will be 3A and Fordyce will be 2A. That's the first time in that rivalries history that Rison will be the bigger school unless I am mistaken
I know, right? And when's the last time we played Dollarway? Looks like we may be butting heads with them again, either in conference or in the playoffs.
5A 18-20
East
Mtn Home, Searcy
Jonesboro, Nettleton
GCT/Paragould
West Memphis/Marion
West
Siloam Sp/Russellville
Greenwood/Alma
Vilonia/Greenbrier
LRCA/Maumelle
South
PB/HSLH
HS/HSL
Benton/El Dorado
TxAr/Benton
Central
PB/Hall
PBWC/PBWH
LRPV/Jax
Sylvan Hills/Beebe
Quote from: 1979alum on August 11, 2017, 11:02:39 am
5A 18-20
East
Mtn Home, Searcy
Jonesboro, Nettleton
GCT/Paragould
West Memphis/Marion
West
Siloam Sp/Russellville
Greenwood/Alma
Vilonia/Greenbrier
LRCA/Maumelle
South
PB/HSLH
HS/HSL
Benton/El Dorado
TxAr/Benton
Central
PB/Hall
PBWC/PBWH
LRPV/Jax
Sylvan Hills/Beebe
That's in every sport except football.
That's my guess.
Quote from: 1979alum on August 11, 2017, 11:02:39 am
5A 18-20
East
Mtn Home, Searcy
Jonesboro, Nettleton
GCT/Paragould
West Memphis/Marion
West
Siloam Sp/Russellville
Greenwood/Alma
Vilonia/Greenbrier
LRCA/Maumelle
South
PB/HSLH
HS/HSL
Benton/El Dorado
TxAr/Benton
Central
PB/Hall
PBWC/PBWH
LRPV/Jax
Sylvan Hills/Beebe
I don't see Sheridan or Fair?
Quote from: South Central on August 11, 2017, 03:03:19 pm
I don't see Sheridan or Fair?
Sorry for the oversight. Corrected.
5A 18-20
East
Mtn Home, Searcy
Jonesboro, Nettleton
GCT/Paragould
West Memphis/Marion
West
Siloam Sp/Russellville
Greenwood/Alma
Vilonia/Greenbrier
LRCA/Maumelle
South
Fair/HSLH
HS/HSL
Benton/El Dorado
TxAr/Sheridan
Central
PB/Hall
PBWC/PBWH
LRPV/Jax
Sylvan Hills/Beebe
Who are PBWC and PBWH?
Quote from: Lionheart88 on September 02, 2017, 10:51:31 am
Who are PBWC and PBWH?
My guess is Watson Chapel and White Hall ... why the PB is there, I have no idea ...