Any CPA Posters this year?

[coachrus]

That is correct. Only the top 2 in each district qualify for the playoffs. Classification does not matter. If CPA happens to beat Pearl Cohn and East Lit. but loses their other games and ends up 4-6 they probably would not make the playoffs. That makes these first 2 wins really important. I do think it is a shame that a win against a out of state team is just as important as a district win. The first thing they look at for wildcard slots is overall record. The quality of competition means nothing.

 

 

Thanks for the correction. This seems to penalize the 3A teams even more. Especially if you are in a tough district like 10AA that has mostly 4A teams in it.

 

Something I also don't understand is that CPA (350 high school enrollment) plays teams in their district with 1200 student. CPA has to multiply its enrollment by 2 to compete in Division 1. However, schools like Pearl-Cohn (1200 students) also get to recuit students from Martin Luther King and Hume Fogg who don't have football programs to play on their teams, but no enrollment adjustment is made. Schools like Alcoa can recuit from the entire county and no enrollment adjustment is made.

 

 

What gives?

[CPA4Ever]

Thanks for the correction. This seems to penalize the 3A teams even more. Especially if you are in a tough district like 10AA that has mostly 4A teams in it.

 

Something I also don't understand is that CPA (350 high school enrollment) plays teams in their district with 1200 student. CPA has to multiply its enrollment by 2 to compete in Division 1. However, schools like Pearl-Cohn (1200 students) also get to recuit students from Martin Luther King and Hume Fogg who don't have football programs to play on their teams, but no enrollment adjustment is made. Schools like Alcoa can recuit from the entire county and no enrollment adjustment is made.

 

 

What gives?

 

What gives is that the multiplier and playoff system (and its many revisions)has accomplished exactly what the TSSAA wanted it to in response to the public outcry for "fairness". It made it almost impossible for private schools in D1 to win a state championship, and it ran off a lot of private schools to DII, which is where the TSSAA and the publics want them.

CPA's governing body made a conscious decision to stay in D1 (at the possible expense of wins) to allow their students and school to compete with schools that are more diverse in socio-economic makeup. They felt it better matched their mission statement as a Christian school and better prepared their student athletes for life in the community beyond high school.

[CPA4Ever]

I might add that CPA staying in D1 does have its benefits in sports other than football,basketball, track and baseball. They have done very well in soccer, golf, tennis, and volleyball as, typically, the competition is tougher in those sports among private schools versus public. They are regularly in the running for state in these "minor" sports and have made the finals or won state championships recently in them. They always do well in basketball but not as well as they would do in DII if they were there.

[coachrus]

Just saw where CPA is starting 2 freshmen and 10 sophomores. That is a young team. Probably means good things for the future, but could impact 2010. I believe that last years 8th grade team was undefeated and the one before that only lost 1 game. Maybe these young guys know how to win.

[FBGIRL]

Just saw where CPA is starting 2 freshmen and 10 sophomores. That is a young team. Probably means good things for the future, but could impact 2010. I believe that last years 8th grade team was undefeated and the one before that only lost 1 game. Maybe these young guys know how to win.

A 3-0 start this season is much needed with CPA'a very tough out of district schedule.