A Question...

[Middleton Enigma]

Alright, I would first like to clarify that this is the Tennessee Secondary School Athletics Association (TSSAA). My qusetion: How does SBEC, located in Southhaven, Mississippi, gain the ability to be enlisted in the TSSAA roster? They should be in the Mississippi atletic association should they not?

[turtle72]

should think so

[VolunteerGeneral]

Seems like Fayette Academy use to play in a Mississippi association if my memory is correct.

[Guest catfish-hunter]

Alright, I would first like to clarify that this is the Tennessee Secondary School Athletics Association (TSSAA). My qusetion: How does SBEC, located in Southhaven, Mississippi, gain the ability to be enlisted in the TSSAA roster? They should be in the Mississippi atletic association should they not?

 

WOW! I never knew that about SBEC. I know that they won the DII-A state title two years ago.

[enall]

Alright, I would first like to clarify that this is the Tennessee Secondary School Athletics Association (TSSAA). My qusetion: How does SBEC, located in Southhaven, Mississippi, gain the ability to be enlisted in the TSSAA roster? They should be in the Mississippi atletic association should they not?

 

SBEC was once in TSSAA and dropped out. The school was located in Tennessee right on the Mississippi line. They owned adjacent property across the state line and moved their campus there and asked for re-admission to TSSAA which was granted. I don't know the full details, but this is a unique case.

 

It is not uncommon for schools in different states to belong to another state association. As in SBEC's case, all their opponents are geographically located in Tennessee.

 

There is a school (can't remember the name) that is in the Arizona Association that is hard on the California state line. This school's natural opponents are in Arizona. A few years back they won the Arizona state football championship. Upon entering their town there is a sign that says "Welcome to _____, Ca, home of the 19xx Arizona high school football championship."

[beserkr]

Seems like Fayette Academy use to play in a Mississippi association if my memory is correct.

 

Fayette Academy competed in the MPSA (Mississippi Private School Association) for a number of years. Old Hickory Academy (USJ's previous name) also competed in the MPSA for a few years, as well as Rosemark Academy, Tennessee Academy (now closed) in Brownsville, SBEC (when it was located in Tennessee), and several other Memphis privates.

 

Despite being located in Mississippi (just across the state line), I believe that a majority of SBEC's students live in Tennessee.

 

Of course when Memphis hosted the Spring Fling, there was an ongoing argument about our state's softball tournament being held in Mississippi.

[Middleton Enigma]

I appreciate it. My first expression was , but this cleared it up.