CLASS A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: UNION CITY VS. COALFIELD

[wildcat89]

East schools are just smaller in general. Most average 20 to 30 players. After new regions oneida will be a big single a but that's the only one I can think of that's on the cutoff

What is the cutoff, 399?

[TheDieHardFan]

Very excited the alma mater finally made it to the big game. Couldn't be happier for the community, Coach Henry, my cousin #55, and all the other Jackets.

 

That being said, UC is FAST and TOUGH. I fear a mercy rule game. I'll say 48-8 UC final, but I could care less about the final score. Just to make it here is awesome.

[TheAmbassador]

That's what I'm saying ambass. Twice the kids to choose from should make twice as good right. Sp only has around 245 right. I think that's unfair

Yes, SP runs between 220-240

[tradertwo]

What is the cutoff, 399?

There's not a hard cutoff number...each school's enrollment is listed largest to smallest, divided into three "equal" divisions for all sports, then divided again for football classifications...the cutoff changes every classification cycle. The TSSAA site lists enrollment/classification numbers if you'd like to look it up,...I did but can't remember the exact cutoff point this time around.

[Rebel7408]

i will be honest I have been picking against coalfield for the last 2 weeks, but i truly believe the are a destined team.  They have a great leadership and a great coach.  They believe and anyone who knows football knows how important it is.  I believe coalfield somehow finds a way to win.

[wildcat89]

There's not a hard cutoff number...each school's enrollment is listed largest to smallest, divided into three "equal" divisions for all sports, then divided again for football classifications...the cutoff changes every classification cycle. The TSSAA site lists enrollment/classification numbers if you'd like to look it up,...I did but can't remember the exact cutoff point this time around.

I wasn't sure how they did the classifications.

[BigSwo]

I'm gonna make one statement on this and that is all I am going to say. I know UC is a very large 1A school. That's a fact that is no denying. We are at the top of the 1A enrollment numbers. If I were in a smaller school I would probably have a problem with this situation and would feel resentful towards the larger school. Having said that I will add this. Someone has to be the largest school. Whether it's UC or some other school. Someone has to be the smallest school whether it be CF or some other school. It may seem unfair when schools from opposite ends of the spectrum end up in the Championship game. But the reality is that both schools play in the classifications that is set up by the state. When the time comes, and it will, that UC has to move up to 2A we will do so. Until then we will play where we are classified. Now having said that I want to add one last thing. UC has only been dominant the last two years. So being a large 1A school doesn't necessarily determine success. There have been years when we got put out of the playoffs in week one. Our current success is based on this very simple fact. Our kids and our coaches have worked extremely hard to get to where we are. Open zoning or not. We haven't always been on top. There were years when we couldn't beat a 1A team with a winning record. I remember the 07 season very well. We got shut out in week one by Jackson Christian School. After that season Coach Bowling came to UC and we started turning the program around. In the 08 season we got put out of the playoffs in week 2 by McKenzie who made it to the Semis and that is where they stopped. In 09 we won our first State Championship. Remember I said it was our first championship. The next 3 seasons were average at best. Then came this group of kids we have now. And that is where all of this success has come from. This group is the first group of kids that participated in our Jr football program. Every year since they first started we have been filling the pipeline with kids that want to play football. Each grade has their own team. Some are good some are very good. The point I'm trying to make is that it's about the kids and the time you invest in them is what builds champions. We have been a large 1A school for a long time now but are only recently been dominant. I hope this makes sense. If not I can't say anymore and won't. I will not comment on this a y further because there is nothing more I can say. I will leave the rest of this discussion to you fine coachters.

[TheMan0405]

I'm gonna make one statement on this and that is all I am going to say. I know UC is a very large 1A school. That's a fact that is no denying. We are at the top of the 1A enrollment numbers. If I were in a smaller school I would probably have a problem with this situation and would feel resentful towards the larger school. Having said that I will add this. Someone has to be the largest school. Whether it's UC or some other school. Someone has to be the smallest school whether it be CF or some other school. It may seem unfair when schools from opposite ends of the spectrum end up in the Championship game. But the reality is that both schools play in the classifications that is set up by the state. When the time comes, and it will, that UC has to move up to 2A we will do so. Until then we will play where we are classified. Now having said that I want to add one last thing. UC has only been dominant the last two years. So being a large 1A school doesn't necessarily determine success. There have been years when we got put out of the playoffs in week one. Our current success is based on this very simple fact. Our kids and our coaches have worked extremely hard to get to where we are. Open zoning or not. We haven't always been on top. There were years when we couldn't beat a 1A team with a winning record. I remember the 07 season very well. We got shut out in week one by Jackson Christian School. After that season Coach Bowling came to UC and we started turning the program around. In the 08 season we got put out of the playoffs in week 2 by McKenzie who made it to the Semis and that is where they stopped. In 09 we won our first State Championship. Remember I said it was our first championship. The next 3 seasons were average at best. Then came this group of kids we have now. And that is where all of this success has come from. This group is the first group of kids that participated in our Jr football program. Every year since they first started we have been filling the pipeline with kids that want to play football. Each grade has their own team. Some are good some are very good. The point I'm trying to make is that it's about the kids and the time you invest in them is what builds champions. We have been a large 1A school for a long time now but are only recently been dominant. I hope this makes sense. If not I can't say anymore and won't. I will not comment on this a y further because there is nothing more I can say. I will leave the rest of this discussion to you fine coachters.

In single A football their will be up and down years. It's that way no matter if you're the largest single A school or the smallest. I don't really get into the size of the school thing when it's in the same class. Every now and then you get certain groups who can take teams over top and I believe that's what you all have right now. Last year everybody in coalfield thought we had a group like that but it didn't work out.

[wildcat89]

I'm gonna make one statement on this and that is all I am going to say. I know UC is a very large 1A school. That's a fact that is no denying. We are at the top of the 1A enrollment numbers. If I were in a smaller school I would probably have a problem with this situation and would feel resentful towards the larger school. Having said that I will add this. Someone has to be the largest school. Whether it's UC or some other school. Someone has to be the smallest school whether it be CF or some other school. It may seem unfair when schools from opposite ends of the spectrum end up in the Championship game. But the reality is that both schools play in the classifications that is set up by the state. When the time comes, and it will, that UC has to move up to 2A we will do so. Until then we will play where we are classified. Now having said that I want to add one last thing. UC has only been dominant the last two years. So being a large 1A school doesn't necessarily determine success. There have been years when we got put out of the playoffs in week one. Our current success is based on this very simple fact. Our kids and our coaches have worked extremely hard to get to where we are. Open zoning or not. We haven't always been on top. There were years when we couldn't beat a 1A team with a winning record. I remember the 07 season very well. We got shut out in week one by Jackson Christian School. After that season Coach Bowling came to UC and we started turning the program around. In the 08 season we got put out of the playoffs in week 2 by McKenzie who made it to the Semis and that is where they stopped. In 09 we won our first State Championship. Remember I said it was our first championship. The next 3 seasons were average at best. Then came this group of kids we have now. And that is where all of this success has come from. This group is the first group of kids that participated in our Jr football program. Every year since they first started we have been filling the pipeline with kids that want to play football. Each grade has their own team. Some are good some are very good. The point I'm trying to make is that it's about the kids and the time you invest in them is what builds champions. We have been a large 1A school for a long time now but are only recently been dominant. I hope this makes sense. If not I can't say anymore and won't. I will not comment on this a y further because there is nothing more I can say. I will leave the rest of this discussion to you fine coachters.

I agree with you one hundred percent! No crying from WC, we've played UC three times, in 09 at WC was just an old fashion slugfest, in 2010 we scrimmaged at WC and a huge fight broke out and the scrimmage ended in the first quarter, in 11 WC came to UC in week one and monkey stomped UC on our way to a undefeated season and a gold ball and then in 12 UC came to WC and gave us our monkey stomping back! Hope we meet again and try and even the score! I for one am a fan of the way y'all play ball and don't care how big your town is, you just gotta bring it!

[JDOGG80]

Sorry everyone but this thread is about UC vs. Coalfield for the state championship; so can we get back to this game?

[TheMan0405]

I agree with you one hundred percent! No crying from WC, we've played UC three times, in 09 at WC was just an old fashion slugfest, in 2010 we scrimmaged at WC and a huge fight broke out and the scrimmage ended in the first quarter, in 11 WC came to UC in week one and monkey stomped UC on our way to a undefeated season and a gold ball and then in 12 UC came to WC and gave us our monkey stomping back! Hope we meet again and try and even the score! I for one am a fan of the way y'all play ball and don't care how big your town is, you just gotta bring it!

Agree with that last part 100%

[TheUcAlumni]

Whoever said coalfield is destined to win, I'm sorry to say, you just have no idea what they're about to go up against....this is an F5 coming straight at you, your best bet is to just get out of the way.