Recent content by AZ2TX6Man

I think you're right on what you've posted. Yoder Edison HS had been combining with Hanover for a couple of years and this year they tried to play as separate teams, so we can probably put Edison back with Hanover for football. There has been some last-minute maneuvering with some schools...

Latest update (11/26/2013) on the CHSAA football realignment proposals, as posted on the Colorado Springs Gazette website . . . just like any state activities association realignment proposal, this is likely to change somewhat, which explains at least one alternative proposal posted here and at...

Exactly!

It will be an interesting situation . . . for what it's worth, more than half of the eight-man schools in the Black Forest League, which comprises Colorado Springs and east of the Springs will be going to six-man for next season, so it looks like the Black Forest League football members will be...

Not sure when the realignment is officially being released, but schools are already starting to schedule games for next season.

Good question . . . yes they can, but I only know of one school that is opting to stay at the eight-man level: Pikes Peak Christian. The head coach is a long-time eight-man coach and he sees his numbers growing. It appears that everyone else is more than willing to move down. Many eight-man...

Looks like there will be a whole lot more teams in Colorado who will be playing six-man football in 2014-2015. The Colorado High School Activities Association took a different approach for the next football class alignment for 2014-2016 as they determined a "midline" cut-off number for...

Late to the response here . . . just wanted to get the record straight, Mr. Taddy . . . Pikes Peak Christian was required to move up to 8-man as our enrollment was a few students more than the 75-student cutoff line. We didn't have any choice in the matter. I actually think we'll be...

Yes, Flagler, Colorado! They had a tough season this year. It didn't seem like the players' hearts were into the season. With Lance's death and dropping enrollment, it sounded like they didn't have the numbers like they used to. But they have great kids and they'll recover. Please keep them...

I think the answer to your question is: strength of schedule. Some of the teams they played, especially Richland Springs, are not too shabby. Before you knock Granger's ranking system, take a look at MaxPreps.com. There are a couple of teams that are flip-flopped between the two ranking...

Colorado only has one private school playing six-man football in 2011: Pikes Peak Christian in Colorado Springs. Hilltop Baptist in Colorado Springs closed its doors in late July. Due to reclassification, CHSAA has lowered maximum enrollment numbers for 2012-2013 (I heard that the limit was...

I remember reading somewhere in a coaches' magazine that we as coaches don't just coach one team, but we actually coach two teams and the community as well. If you let that thought sink in, it's definitely a profound one. It would be tragic if we coaches caused a kid, regardless of another...

Watch the Castle Hills/Town East game closely . . . last year's game was marred by some player ejections. These teams don't like each other. With the experienced players coming back AND a good group of freshmen that took the middle school small-school championship last year, Town East...

John, thanks for the kind words. My oldest son, Nathan, is playing QB for Pike's Peak Christian and my second oldest son, Matthew, is playing on the middle school team at PPCS. Yes, the weather is cooler, but now I know I have to unpack the long sleeved shirts - 65 degrees and windy yesterday...

Great story about Flagler (CO) and their September 3rd, 2011 game with Pike's Peak Christian in the Denver Post: http://www.denverpost.com/preps/ci_18823325 Thanks to the Denver Post for recognizing six-man football in Colorado!