The Sequatchie Valley

[JETSKI]

I dont think Marion will be a push over for no 1 this year maybe #1 in the valley and it would be a dissapointment if not at least 3rd in the district what do u mean in theory Coniligo /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

 

 

 

Does anyone know what the district will be next year? I see on the TSSAA website that Marion, SP and Whitwell are single A and everyone else is AA. What does that mean come playoff time???

[jhoutsider]

Does anyone know what the district will be next year? I see on the TSSAA website that Marion, SP and Whitwell are single A and everyone else is AA. What does that mean come playoff time???

 

yea.....can someone post something about this......

[Coniglio]

Schools like Richard Hardy and City and Sale Creek aren't still in single A?

[PurpleGrad]

Does anyone know what the district will be next year? I see on the TSSAA website that Marion, SP and Whitwell are single A and everyone else is AA. What does that mean come playoff time???

 

Schools like Richard Hardy and City and Sale Creek aren't still in single A?

 

Actually.... Richard Hardy and Sale Creek are still in single A....

 

The only sport affected differently at playoff time is Football.... Marion is single A along with South Pitt and Whitwell... but in the playoffs, we will move to AA.... this is not the same as regular season AA.... Think of it this way.... For football playoffs only, all schools will be divided into SIX divisions.... Regular season single A will become 1A and 2A.... Regular season double A will become 3A and 4A.... Regular season Triple A will become 5A and 6A. Again... this is for FOOTBALL only..... I think it would have been less confusing if they had called it 1A small, 1A large, 2A small, 2A large, 3A small and 3A large.... But... that's just me.....

 

All other sports will stay the same during playoffs with only three classifications... 1A, 2A and 3A.....

 

Here is the link to the breakdown as of today.... Schools have until noon Oct 27th to move up in FOOTBALL classification from 1A to 2A, 3A to 4A, or 5A to 6A. Teams will not be allowed to move up from regular season classifications......

 

Hope this help! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

[TheAmbassador]

PG, so there is 6 classes in football but only 3 in the other sports? Why is their a difference?

[jhoutsider]

Actually.... Richard Hardy and Sale Creek are still in single A....

 

The only sport affected differently at playoff time is Football.... Marion is single A along with South Pitt and Whitwell... but in the playoffs, we will move to AA.... this is not the same as regular season AA.... Think of it this way.... For football playoffs only, all schools will be divided into SIX divisions.... Regular season single A will become 1A and 2A.... Regular season double A will become 3A and 4A.... Regular season Triple A will become 5A and 6A. Again... this is for FOOTBALL only..... I think it would have been less confusing if they had called it 1A small, 1A large, 2A small, 2A large, 3A small and 3A large.... But... that's just me.....

 

All other sports will stay the same during playoffs with only three classifications... 1A, 2A and 3A.....

 

Here is the link to the breakdown as of today.... Schools have until noon Oct 27th to move up in FOOTBALL classification from 1A to 2A, 3A to 4A, or 5A to 6A. Teams will not be allowed to move up from regular season classifications......

 

Hope this help! /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

 

 

 

the number of teams in each class is a little off... i mean in classes 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A there's a few more or less in each group....some have as many as 8- 10 more....how will that effect how they do the playoffs.....as far as how many teams go to the playoffs? or does it even matter?

[PurpleGrad]

PG, so there is 6 classes in football but only 3 in the other sports? Why is their a difference?

 

They have operated under the premise that the reclassification will be better for teams due to reduced travel expenses, more traditional rivalries grouped together and better parity within classifications.... I can see each of these benefits, however, there is also a general consensus that more classifications in football mean more $$ for T$$AA.... I can also see that as well.... But, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and say that they are doing it for the good of the schools...... The reason for the difference between football and the other sports is simple.... Football is King in the state of Tennessee.... there may be areas where basketball or baseball is more prevalent... but the fact of the matter is... football brings in the most revenue for the TSSAA... and for the majority of it's member schools.... They had a committee look this year at the feasibility of doing six classifications in all sports, but they declined to make that change across the board....

 

the number of teams in each class is a little off... i mean in classes 1A 2A 3A 4A 5A 6A there's a few more or less in each group....some have as many as 8- 10 more....how will that effect how they do the playoffs.....as far as how many teams go to the playoffs? or does it even matter?

 

 

Here are the minutes from the June 2008 Board of Control meeting.... Enjoy! /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" />

 

G. Adopted classification plan that places all schools in three classes and 16

districts for football, basketball, baseball, softball, and volleyball.

In regards to football:

1. All schools play everyone in their district (AAA, AA, A)

2. Each class is divided in half by enrollment. AAA is divided into 6A/5A;

AA into 4A/3A; A into 2A/1A. This will place approximately 55-65 schools in each

football classification. If the number of football schools in Class A is less than 70,

then the Board would determine whether Class A would be divided for playoffs or

remain as one class. Using present enrollments, we would have 83 footballplaying

schools in Class A.

3. In 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A, 32 teams would qualify for the playoffs. In 2A

and 1A 24 teams would qualify for the playoffs. This difference is due to the fact

that there would be 41-42 schools in 2A and 1A each, with 58-62 schools in the

other 4 classifications.

4. Teams would qualify for the playoffs in the following manner:

a. One half of the teams in each group (6A, 5A) in each district are

automatic qualifiers (Example: 4 teams - 2 automatic qualifiers; 6 teams -3

automatic qualifiers; 3 teams 1 automatic qualifier; 1 team 0 automatic qualifiers)

b. Teams finishing 1st or 2nd in the district are automatic qualifiers

c. Wild cards based on TSSAA tiebreakers

5. In 6A, there is the rare possibility that you have 25 automatic qualifiers.

Districts 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 16 where there is 1 qualifier and another 6A

team could finish 2nd. If this occurred in all 8 districts, you would have 33

qualifiers. In the unlikely event that this would happen, you would apply the

tiebreaker criteria to those 8 teams to determine the 7 qualifiers to complete the

32-team bracket.

6. The 32 teams are then placed geographically in 4 quadrants with 8

teams in each quadrant in 6A, 5A, 4A, and 3A. In 2A and 1A there are 6 in each

quadrant with the top 2 seeds drawing a bye in the first round.

7. The eight teams (6 in 2A and 1A) are placed in the bracket so that no

teams from the same district play each other in the first round except when there

are 5 or more teams from the same district. Placements are then done with

priorities given to automatic qualifiers based on their district finish followed by

Wild Cards. There may be times where teams have to be placed other than their

order of district finish to avoid teams from the same district meeting in the first

round.

8. The team with the higher seed will host throughout the first three rounds.

In the semifinals, the top team in the bracket will host in odd years and the team

in the bottom bracket will host in even years. (Exceptions: If the two teams are

from the same district, the higher finishing team in district standings shall host.)

[tnhills]

PG...you got to much time on your hands.....lol!! Thanks for the info, seems a bit confusing but when has the TSSAA ever done anything that is not.

[PurpleGrad]

PG...you got to much time on your hands.....lol!! Thanks for the info, seems a bit confusing but when has the TSSAA ever done anything that is not.

 

I agree... they try to make things simple but somehow it always seems to be more confusing.... The Board of Control will meet Nov 12th and 13th... on the 13th, they will place everyone into districts... so I guess that, ultimately, we have to wait until then to know for sure what each district will look like..... I think that in an effort to minimize travel, they will do some things that we really will struggle to understand.... just a gut feeling.... /popcorneater.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":popcorneater:" border="0" alt="popcorneater.gif" />

[ChalkBoard]

I dont think Marion will be a push over for no 1 this year maybe #1 in the valley and it would be a dissapointment if not at least 3rd in the district what do u mean in theory Coniligo /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" /> /roflol.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":roflol:" border="0" alt="roflol.gif" />

 

 

You seem to feel Marion will be strong this year. You may compete in the valley area, but when you come to the city, it will be the same song. Valley teams just can't compete with the Howard's, CCS's, and Hixson's.

[SCC0222]

you know i know Jason....he is good, and learned from one of the best the valley has seen....Frank Lowrey...he could beat alot of teams from across the mnt.....

 

 

Seq does have a good coach but this year also has the best players that seq has had in awhile IMO

i like seq. and marions chances to win district title. so one of those teams are best in valley

[Bledsoebtheboys]

Seq does have a good coach but this year also has the best players that seq has had in awhile IMO

i like seq. and marions chances to win district title. so one of those teams are best in valley

 

Lets hear who are gonna be the stand-outs for Sequatchie this year?