Realignment 2014-2016

[freeagent]

So, as of right now, we gain two (Medina and White Deer) and lose one. (Star) Are there any other of the "outlaw" schools planning on being in a district this year?

I might add Irving Universal and Lubbock Harmony to the loss side, because of the new charter school rules, but has anyone heard what both those schools plan to do?

 

[sinfonian]

I don't think it's right for a school to be able to opt up for football and stay in 1A for everything else. In all other divisions, if you opt up in one sport, you have to compete in that division in all sports and academic events. In my opinion, if your school has the numbers to participate in 11-man ball, then you should be able to compete in all other events. If this was the rule here, we might have more schools decide to compete in 6-man.

 

[Shad Kline]

I don't think it's right for a school to be able to opt up for football and stay in 1A for everything else. In all other divisions, if you opt up in one sport, you have to compete in that division in all sports and academic events. In my opinion, if your school has the numbers to participate in 11-man ball, then you should be able to compete in all other events. If this was the rule here, we might have more schools decide to compete in 6-man.

You are not alone in your thinking, most feel the same way. But the UIL feels different.

 

[oldschool47]

Looks like Star ISD will be closing after this school year. Low enrollment of <56 in the entire district.

 

[Blue Bird]

I don't see how they have kept the doors open as long as they have. When you drop below 90 ADA 2 out of 3 years, your funding from the state is cut by about half.

 

[freeagent]

UIL released a list of schools by classification and what level of football they will play; opt-ups are also noted.

Here's the link: http://www.uiltexas.org/files/alignment ... g-Info.pdf

I've downloaded it to Excel and will post a list of six-man UIL schools later, but here's the numbers:

-- 1312 UIL high schools
-- 1A (in football, now all six-man is 1A) 140 schools for six-man football
-- Another 19 schools play 11-man football (2A) and will play 1A in all other sports
-- 51 schools are 1A but do not play football (commie pinko schools)
-- A total of 106 of the 1312 UIL high schools do not play football (although Fort Hancock is listed as a no football school, since they do not play district six-man and I think we can give Fort Worth Women's Academy a pass from the commie pinko list).

Realigments come out Monday morning, I believe. Fox Sports SW will be live at 9 am with the full show. My guess is that six-man districts will be announced around 9:45 ... let's just say near the end of the show.

 

[freeagent]

Okay ... here's the list

1A schools playing six-man football (140)

ABBOTT
ACKERLY SANDS
AFTON PATTON SPRINGS
AMHERST
ANTON
APPLE SPRINGS
AQUILLA
ASPERMONT
AVALON
BALMORHEA
BENJAMIN
BLACKWELL
BLANKET
BLOOMBURG
BLUM
BOWIE GOLD-­‐BURG
BRISCOE FORT ELLIOTT
BROOKESMITH
BRYSON
BUCKHOLTS
BYNUM
CALVERT
CAMPBELL
CHEROKEE
CHESTER
CHILLICOTHE
COOLIDGE
COTTON CENTER
COVINGTON
CRANFILLS GAP
CROWELL
DELL CITY
EDEN
EVANT
FOLLETT
FORESTBURG
FORT DAVIS
GAIL BORDEN
GARDEN CITY
GHOLSON
GILMER UNION HILL
GORDON
GRANDFALLS-­‐ROYALTY
GROOM
GUSTINE
GUTHRIE
HAPPY
HARROLD
HART
HASKELL PAINT CREEK
HEDLEY
HERMLEIGH
HIGGINS
HIGH ISLAND
IMPERIAL BUENA VISTA
IRA
IREDELL
IRVING UNIVRSL ACAD
JAYTON
JONESBORO
KARNACK
KNOX CITY
KOPPERL
KRESS
LADONIA FANNINDEL
LAIRD HILL LEVERETTS CHAPEL
LAMESA KLONDIKE
LAZBUDDIE
LEFORS
LENORAH GRADY
LINGLEVILLE
LOHN
LOMETA
LOOP
LORAINE
LORENZO
LUEDERS-­‐AVOCA
MARATHON
MARFA
MATADOR MOTLEY COUNTY
MAY
MCLEAN
MEADOW
MEDINA
MIAMI
MILFORD
MORAN
MORGAN
MOUNT CALM
MULLIN
NAZARETH
NEW HOME
NEWCASTLE
OAKWOOD
ODONNELL
OGLESBY
PADUCAH
PAINT ROCK
PENELOPE
PETERSBURG
PRAIRIE LEA
RANKIN
RICHLAND SPRINGS
RISING STAR
ROBERT LEE
ROCHELLE
ROPESVILLE ROPES
ROSCOE HIGHLAND
ROTAN
RULE
SAINT JO
SANDERSON
SANTA ANNA
SAVOY
SIDNEY
SIERRA BLANCA
SILVERTON
SOUTHLAND
SPUR
STERLING CITY
STRAWN
THROCKMORTON
TIOGA SCHOOL
TRENT
TRINIDAD
TURKEY VALLEY
VALERA PANTHER CREEK
VERIBEST
VERNON NORTHSIDE
WALNUT SPRINGS
WATER VALLEY
WELCH DAWSON
WELLMAN-­‐UNION
WESTBROOK
WHITE DEER
WHITEFACE
WHITHARRAL
WILSON
WOODSON
ZEPHYR

1A Schools playing 11-man football (2A football, 1A all other sports; 19)

BAIRD
BARKSDALE NUECES CANYON
BRONTE
BURKEVILLE
BURTON
CROSBYTON
CROSS PLAINS
D'HANIS
EARTH SPRINGLAKE
GORMAN
LEAKEY
MENARD
MOUNT ENTERPRISE
MUNDAY
PERRIN-­‐WHITT
ROBY
ROCKSPRINGS
RUNGE
WINK

1A Commie Pinko School list (no football; 51)

ADRIAN
AUSTWELL-­‐TIVOLI
AVINGER
BELLEVUE
CHANNING
CHIRENO
CLYDE EULA
COMSTOCK
CUMBY MILLER GROVE
DARROUZETT
DIME BOX
DODD CITY
DOUGLASS
ECTOR
FAYETTEVILLE
GARY
GOODRICH
GRAFORD
GROVETON CENTERVILLE
HARTLEY
HENRIETTA MIDWAY
HUCKABAY
KENNARD
KNIPPA
LA MARQUE PREMIER ACADEMY OF LEARNING
LANEVILLE
LEGGETT
LIPAN
MOULTON
NOCONA PRAIRIE VALLEY
NORDHEIM
NORTH ZULCH
PRIDDY
RICHARDS
ROUND TOP-­‐CARMINE
ROXTON
SALTILLO
SAN ISIDRO
SAN PERLITA
SLIDELL
SPURGER
SULPHUR BLUFF
TEXLINE
TILDEN MCMULLEN COUNTY
UTOPIA
VALENTINE
WAELDER
WAXAHACHIE FAITH FAMILY
WELLS
WHEELER KELTON
YANTIS

For fun, here's the 2A-6A non-football list (I think 55 schools; Fort Hancock is on this list, but they play independent six-man; Austin Eastside may play independent 11-man)

2A AVERY
2A BROADDUS
2A BROOKELAND
2A BROWNSVILLE HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY
2A DALLARDSVILLE BIG SANDY
2A EL PASO DA VINCI
2A FORT HANCOCK
2A GARLAND ALPHA CHARTER SCHOOL
2A IVANHOE RAYBURN
2A LA RUE LA POYNOR
2A LASARA
2A LATEXO
2A LUFKIN PINEYWOODS COMMUNITY ACADEMY
2A MARTINS MILL
2A MARTINSVILLE
2A MCLEOD
2A MERIT BLAND
2A MUMFORD
2A NECHES
2A NEW SUMMERFIELD
2A POOLVILLE
2A PORT ARANSAS
2A PORT ARTHUR BOB HOPE SCHOOL
2A SAN ANTONIO GERVIN
2A SAN ANTONIO HAWKINS
2A SAN ANTONIO STACEY
2A SLOCUM
2A SULPHUR SPRINGS NORTH HOPKINS
2A WACO HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY
2A WACO MEYER
2A ZAVALLA
3A BROWNSVILLE FRONTIER COLLEGE PREP
3A DALLAS FAITH FAMILY
3A EDINBURG IDEA QUEST COLLEGE PREP
3A GEORGETOWN GATEWAY
3A KEENE SMITH
3A LAREDO HAMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY
3A MOUNT PLEASANT CHAPEL HILL
3A NACOGDOCHES CENTRAL HEIGHTS
3A ONALASKA
3A PEASTER
3A POLLOK CENTRAL
3A PREMONT
3A PRESIDIO
3A SAN ANTONIO HARMONY SCIENCE
3A WODEN
4A DALLAS TRIPLE A ACADEMY
4A LUFKIN HUDSON
4A UPLIFT HAMPTON PREPARATORY
4A UPLIFT NORTH HILLS PREP
4A UPLIFT SUMMIT INTERNATIONAL PREP
5A AUSTIN EASTSIDE MEMORIAL
5A EL PASO HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY
5A SAN ANTONIO FOX TECH
6A FT WORTH YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP ACAD

I didn't notice Lubbock Harmony Charter on any list.

 

[Old Bearkat]

So Marathon has enough boys to form a team this year.......

 

[coachjdjones]

I doubt it. They cancelled the remainder of their boys basketball season and they had two girls on that team.

 

[WV Backer]

Seems to me that Marathon ever playing football again is just a pipe dream.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Seems to me that Marathon ever playing football again is just a pipe dream.

That's too bad. Maybe you guys could send a few Angelo refugees there?

 

[WV Backer]

Marathon was in our district back in '78-'79 and it was a loooong drive going down there. I doubt that any Grape Creek kids would want to make the trip.

 

[Shad Kline]

Seems to me that Marathon ever playing football again is just a pipe dream.

That's too bad. Maybe you guys could send a few Angelo refugees there?

Careful, might start dipping into the WV talent pool.

 

[Old Bearkat]

Marathon was in our district back in '78-'79 and it was a loooong drive going down there. I doubt that any Grape Creek kids would want to make the trip.

I remember reading about that district back then. I bet the Marathon guys would have preferred to stay in the one team district they had in the 2 years before then.

 

[WV Backer]

Come on hornkeeper, you know we don't import 'em from Angelo. Hell, they're not good enough. We get ours from Follett.