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I think a better solution would be just to co-op for football, where safety is more overarching concern that giving all the kids an opportunity to play. For other sports like basketball/volleyball/baseball/softball, consolidation would eliminate several opportunities for kids to play. While the overall team might be better, isn't the point high school athletics to give kids a chance to compete and learn valuable life lessons. Having one team instead of four make them more competitive, it takes away more opportunities. As far as academics are concerned, having a smaller student-teacher ratio is essential to meeting the needs of every kid, which could be accomplished in either situation.

MASE 28, SP 7 (Pirates are one year away) Marion County 28, Milan 21

McKenzie over South Pitt for the 1A Crown Marion County over Milan for the 2A Crown

York Marion County Milan Fairley

Give me a replay of 2022 Coalfield Clay County McKenzie MASE

It's about time that we get to host for once! No cannons allowed next week.

Anyone have an update on #5 from Whitwell? Hope he's not severely hurt. No one ever wants to see a player leave the field on a stretcher!

Can Clay County remain undefeated in the postseason all time at John Teeples Field? This is the official thread.

Sunbright to Jo Byrns is a 3 hr trip. Would have been more feasible to send Jo Byrns/IA west to Region 6, then send three more teams east with Clay and RBS (Sunbright/Oakdale/Wartburg)?

So basically following the same process they have been for the last two years, except for maybe the addition of the matchmaking portal for teams trying to fill their schedule?

Why would Jo Byrns be in Region 4 but Innovations Academy, which all the other Region 4 teams will have drive past to get to Jo Byrns, be in Region 5? I think South Pittsburg and Whitwell may change to a new Region 4, and if anything, Clay County/RBS get sent East to some of the Roane/Morgan County teams as Region 3.

Watched it happen to Copper Basin in 2020. They had a great regular season, but was limping into the playoffs with their third string QB and then their RB got hurt in warmups. Clay County rolled in for round 1 and crusied to a 21-0 win despite the four hour roadtrip. We probably would have won if they were healthy, but it would have a been four quarter battle.

I think it may be Wayne County, given that region was a three way tie for fourth and they just went to Liberty Creek and handled them. Too bad they got the worst draw on paper in a roadtrip to McKenzie.