UCSportsFan Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 There isn't really a good way to do it and life isn't fair as we all know however there is ways of leveling the playing field. For instance if a private school wants to play ball in Div 1 then they play at the highest classification there is. In football that is 6A in basketball and other sports that is 3A. I guarantee you if that happens all the privates move to Div II or as T$$AA fears they form their own league. Then you take schools that are in a metropolitan area that have "open enrollment" and you make them play at the highest classification. At least then the number of good of athletes per team would be closer. Having Class A schools in Memphis to compete against small county schools is ridiculous. No way county schools are ever going to have that many athletes coming in every year. The same goes for football schools like Alcoa that have open enrollment. You make them play at the 6A level where the competition is equal. You won't see 11 state championships in a row then. School like these take advantage of the system but T$$AA allows it so you can't blame them. You take the schools that are left and divide them up into their proper classifications and you'll have a much more competitive field. I'm sure everyone will agree with me on this so i'll go ahead and say you're welcome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtnmale Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 There isn't really a good way to do it and life isn't fair as we all know however there is ways of leveling the playing field. For instance if a private school wants to play ball in Div 1 then they play at the highest classification there is. In football that is 6A in basketball and other sports that is 3A. I guarantee you if that happens all the privates move to Div II or as T$$AA fears they form their own league. People always make this argument of private schools being required to play at a higher classification. But I say having them play at the classification level that their actual enrollment shows might be a long-term better deterrent. Here's my point. Generally speaking, most people see teams at a higher classification as being better than teams at a lower classification. This is true in DII classes. People also thought the same thing about Maryville when they were in 4A before they were moved up to 6A in football. Real competitive players want to play at the highest level. Had there not been a split and had the TSSAA had not utilized a multiplier and just had private schools play to their exact enrollment they wouldn't have looked so attractive and option. Most private schools wouldn't have been any higher than 2A in football. And winning a 6A championship looks more impressive than winning a 2A, or 1A championship. Now the smaller schools might be locked of championships initially, but I think sooner rather than later some of the student-athlete will opt to attend a larger public school for the gerater prestige for a AAA championship in basketball; or, a 6A or 5A championship in football. . Then again, that's my counter-intuitive theory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 I counted 337 girls basketball teams in Division I, not counting a few that were listed but did not appear to play any games yet or may have played jv only. 121 were in Class A with a bunch of new schools in Memphis. 109 in Class AA, 107 in AAA. Before any moves to Division II, you'd have about 85 teams in four classes, about 5.3 teams in 16 classes. You could manage it better with two teams coming out of each district into the region instead of four. First round games in Murfreesboro might not be played at MTSU, or rotate each year which class(es) begin there and which play first round at Blackman, for example. It could work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 People always make this argument of private schools being required to play at a higher classification. But I say having them play at the classification level that their actual enrollment shows might be a long-term better deterrent. Here's my point. Generally speaking, most people see teams at a higher classification as being better than teams at a lower classification. This is true in DII classes. People also thought the same thing about Maryville when they were in 4A before they were moved up to 6A in football. Real competitive players want to play at the highest level. Had there not been a split and had the TSSAA had not utilized a multiplier and just had private schools play to their exact enrollment they wouldn't have looked so attractive and option. Most private schools wouldn't have been any higher than 2A in football. And winning a 6A championship looks more impressive than winning a 2A, or 1A championship. Now the smaller schools might be locked of championships initially, but I think sooner rather than later some of the student-athlete will opt to attend a larger public school for the gerater prestige for a AAA championship in basketball; or, a 6A or 5A championship in football. . Then again, that's my counter-intuitive theory. You're forgetting that privates are able to manipulate their enrollment to compete at whatever level that they wish, and that they have the option of deciding to play DI or DII. Webb plays up because they can generally compete with larger schools, but the small D1 private schools still use them in their argument against a private/public split..."no way that we could compete with Webb if..." , so most of them opt to play in the public division, and restrict enrollment to play with the small publics. If your theory were correct there wouldn't be a TCA, JCS, Sacred Heart, or St. Mary's in Jackson (all of which will say that they just can't attract more kids)...There would only be USJ, and they would play DII AA (large division) with Webb, or that the kids would opt to play at one of the larger public schools there. Funny how each small private can't​ recruit (oops) attract more kids than would be allowed to play in the 1A public (AA football with 1.8 multiplier) division, yet every 7 or 8 years another small private manages to enroll around 300 kids, just enough to remain in the smallest public division possible. The object is a state championship...the path of least resistance is 1A public division, and in West Tn. that's where the privates are fighting to stay placed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGPURPLEMACHINE Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) There isn't really a good way to do it and life isn't fair as we all know however there is ways of leveling the playing field. For instance if a private school wants to play ball in Div 1 then they play at the highest classification there is. In football that is 6A in basketball and other sports that is 3A. I guarantee you if that happens all the privates move to Div II or as T$$AA fears they form their own league. Then you take schools that are in a metropolitan area that have "open enrollment" and you make them play at the highest classification. At least then the number of good of athletes per team would be closer. Having Class A schools in Memphis to compete against small county schools is ridiculous. No way county schools are ever going to have that many athletes coming in every year. The same goes for football schools like Alcoa that have open enrollment. You make them play at the 6A level where the competition is equal. You won't see 11 state championships in a row then. School like these take advantage of the system but T$$AA allows it so you can't blame them. You take the schools that are left and divide them up into their proper classifications and you'll have a much more competitive field. I'm sure everyone will agree with me on this so i'll go ahead and say you're welcome... The majority of open enrollment schools such as Alcoa are mediocre at best in football. Why punish them when they struggle to compete in the class they are in already?? There are more open zone schools in TN than closed zone. And for everyone one you can name that excels in football I can name two that don't. What you are saying would indeed benefit some but would hurt far more. Edited March 16, 2016 by BIGPURPLEMACHINE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midtnmale Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 You're forgetting that privates are able to manipulate their enrollment to compete at whatever level that they wish, and that they have the option of deciding to play DI or DII. Webb plays up because they can generally compete with larger schools, but the small D1 private schools still use them in their argument against a private/public split..."no way that we could compete with Webb if..." , so most of them opt to play in the public division, and restrict enrollment to play with the small publics. If your theory were correct there wouldn't be a TCA, JCS, Sacred Heart, or St. Mary's in Jackson (all of which will say that they just can't attract more kids)...There would only be USJ, and they would play DII AA (large division) with Webb, or that the kids would opt to play at one of the larger public schools there. Funny how each small private can't​ recruit (oops) attract more kids than would be allowed to play in the 1A public (AA football with 1.8 multiplier) division, yet every 7 or 8 years another small private manages to enroll around 300 kids, just enough to remain in the smallest public division possible. The object is a state championship...the path of least resistance is 1A public division, and in West Tn. that's where the privates are fighting to stay placed. I think you may have missed the part of about me postulating had their not been a split, and no multiplier, and playing to a school's actual enrollment (not playing up a classification). I may not have made that clear. The genie is sort of out of the bottle now, and all the manipulation you speak of can be employed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swipes Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 The majority of open enrollment schools such as Alcoa are mediocre at best in football. Why punish them when they struggle to compete in the class they are in already?? There are more open zone schools in TN than closed zone. And for everyone one you can name that excels in football I can name two that don't. What you are saying would indeed benefit some but would hurt far more. I definitely agree with you here BPM. In the county were i grew up (Greene) is all openzone and even though Greeneville is good in football but West Greene, South Greene, North Greene, and chuckey doak are not. I couldn't image those 4 schools trying to compete in 6a when they struggle in 2a and 3a. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougS Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 You're forgetting that privates are able to manipulate their enrollment to compete at whatever level that they wish, and that they have the option of deciding to play DI or DII. Webb plays up because they can generally compete with larger schools, but the small D1 private schools still use them in their argument against a private/public split..."no way that we could compete with Webb if..." , so most of them opt to play in the public division, and restrict enrollment to play with the small publics. If your theory were correct there wouldn't be a TCA, JCS, Sacred Heart, or St. Mary's in Jackson (all of which will say that they just can't attract more kids)...There would only be USJ, and they would play DII AA (large division) with Webb, or that the kids would opt to play at one of the larger public schools there. Funny how each small private can't​ recruit (oops) attract more kids than would be allowed to play in the 1A public (AA football with 1.8 multiplier) division, yet every 7 or 8 years another small private manages to enroll around 300 kids, just enough to remain in the smallest public division possible. The object is a state championship...the path of least resistance is 1A public division, and in West Tn. that's where the privates are fighting to stay placed. Webb actually plays in DII-A not the larger AA and St Mary's is in Memphis. If USJ went to AA, they would play the Memphis schools of St Benedict, Briarcrest, MUS, CBHS, St. Agnes and Hutchison and then eventually Brentwood Academy and Ensworth. Trader, I think this is the first time I have disagreed with you. If the president/head master/principle of a private school could have 2000 students, they would enroll them and play in the highest classification allowed by the school's financial aide guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradertwo Posted March 16, 2016 Report Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Webb actually plays in DII-A not the larger AA and St Mary's is in Memphis. If USJ went to AA, they would play the Memphis schools of St Benedict, Briarcrest, MUS, CBHS, St. Agnes and Hutchison and then eventually Brentwood Academy and Ensworth. Trader, I think this is the first time I have disagreed with you. If the president/head master/principle of a private school could have 2000 students, they would enroll them and play in the highest classification allowed by the school's financial aide guidelines. 2,000 probably, but 15-20 over the classification cutoff they don't. West Tennessee (outside Memphis) seems to be different from the rest of the state in the fact that there are zero privates in any classification other than 1A...there are several small privates who might or might not be able to attain a larger student population in smaller towns (Fayette Academy for example), but those in Jackson absolutely could. I could give examples of student athletes being bused 50 miles to attend three of the Jackson schools to play sports, and in one instance in the same year that I know of personally, two excellent students from Jackson were denied admission who needed no financial aid. Big decision...100 mile roundtrip for a baseball player (won state with him), or admit a straight A student from the neighborhood. I was confusing Webb with Ensworth in my earlier post...they choose to play up with roughly the same student population as USJ in Jackson, and most of the DI private supporters from this area fear that with a complete split that they would have to compete against them for a state title...shouldn't matter if it were more attractive for the kids to play against better competition. Edited March 17, 2016 by tradertwo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 Here is my guessing for a four-class system. It's a long list. Some of the schools didn't have enrollments listed on the TSSAA site yet, so I looked on their website, on school reviews, etc, and still had to estimate on some. All of these except Nolensville in Class AAA played during the 2015-2016 school year. A few listed on the TSSAA site didn't play this season, either don't have a team at all, starting with JV, or whatever, so I didn't include them like I did Nolensville which will certainly have a team. This could work, as I said, but it would take a lot of backing even to get it looked at seriously. About 86 teams in each class, about 5.5 average in each district. It wouldn't have to be just two making it to the region, four still could, which would make it fairer in districts which might have up to six teams. Also, these enrollments are already 2-3 years old in some cases, it would help if reclassification would take place every 2 years instead of every 4. As quickly as information can be gathered, there's no reason enrollment numbers should be 5 years old at the end of a classification period. Class A Clinch High School 27 Carroll Academy 49 Tennessee School for the Deaf 79 Richard Hardy Memorial School 88 -Knoxville Berean Christian 100 (guessing for 9-12) Big Sandy High School 105 Hampshire High School 121 Clarksburg High School 128 Bradford High School 135 Nashville LEAD Academy 138 -Waverly Natchez Trace 72 x 2 = 144 (boys only) -Franklin Grace Christian guessing 150 (130 in 9-12 when joined TSSAA) Washburn High School 158 Gleason High School Gleason 161 Sunbright High School Sunbright 173 --W.E.B. Dubois High School Memphis 180 Coalfield High School Coalfield 182 --Memphis School of Excellence 184 Oakdale High School Oakdale 188 -Concord Christian School 106 x 1.8 = 191 Cloudland High School Roan Mountain 193 Moore Co. High School Lynchburg 197 Red Boiling Springs High School Red Boiling Springs 200 Lookout Valley High School Chattanooga 204 Greenback High School Greenback 209 Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School Bruceton 209 Greenfield High School Greenfield 210 Santa Fe High School 212 Huntland High School Huntland 214 Copper Basin High School Copperhill 227 --Memphis Middle College 233 Hendersonville Merrol Hyde Magnet School 239 --Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering 241 Lake Co. High School Tiptonville 243 Van Buren Co. High School 244 South Pittsburg High School South Pittsburg 245 South Fulton High School South Fulton 245 Pickett Co. High School Byrdstown 248 George Washington Carver High School Memphis 255 Culleoka High School 260 Humboldt High School Humboldt 263 Clay Co. High School Celina 264 University School-Johnson City 267 Collinwood High School Collinwood 278 Memphis Northside High School Memphis 282 Hancock Co. High School Sneedville 286 Chattanooga Grace Baptist Academy 160 x 1.8 = 288 Midway High School Kingston 289 Unaka High School Elizabethton 290 Cornersville High School Cornersville 293 West Carroll High School Atwood 295 Clarkrange High School 299 Sale Creek School Sale Creek 306 McEwen High School Mcewen 308 Gordonsville High School Gordonsville 318 Fayetteville High School Fayetteville 318 Wayne Co. High School Waynesboro 319 --Memphis City University School 320 --Soulsville Charter School 325 Monterey High School Monterey 339 -Nashville Christian School 192 x 1.8 = 346 Harriman High School Harriman 347 -Clarksville Academy 194 x 1.8 = 349 Middleton High School Middleton 350 Richland High School Lynnville 351 Huntingdon High School Huntingdon 354 Perry Co. High School Linden 363 Mt. Pleasant High School Mt. Pleasant 365 Jo Byrns High School Cedar Hill 355 --Memphis Business 356 Whitwell High School Whitwell 371 Dresden High School Dresden 375 Trousdale Co. High School Hartsville 380 -Columbia Academy 211 x 1.8 = 380 --KIPP Memphis Collegiate School Memphis 381 Jellico High School Jellico 384 -Middle Tennessee Christian School 214 x 1.8 = 385 Oneida High School Oneida 393 Peabody High School Trenton 395 Union City High School Union City 397 Summertown Summertown 398 Houston Co. High School Erin 399 Summertown High School 398 B. T. Washington High School Memphis 399 Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Memphis 402 Oliver Springs High School Oliver Springs 402 Class AA Hampton High School Hampton 405 Cosby High School Cosby 405 Oakhaven High School Memphis 408 McKenzie High School Mckenzie 410 Watertown High School Watertown 411 Westwood High School Memphis 413 Eagleville High School Eagleville 414 Halls High School Halls 416 Wartburg Central High School Wartburg 416 North Greene High School Greeneville 418 Chatt. School for the Arts & Sciences 417 East Robertson High School Cross Plains 423 -Jackson Christian School 239 x 1.8 = 430 Decatur Co. Riverside High School Decaturville 434 -Trinity Christian Academy Jackson 245 x 1.8 = 441 Manassas High School Memphis 450 Jackson Co. High School Gainesboro 454 Tellico Plains High School Tellico Plains 455 Gibson Co. High School Dyer 458 Rockwood High School Rockwood 459 Loretto High School Loretto 470 Community High School Unionville 485 -Boyd Buchanan High School 271 x 1.8 = 488 Scotts Hill High School Reagan 490 South Greene High School Greeneville 497 Madison Academic Magnet High School 502 Hillcrest High School Memphis 505 Westmoreland High School Westmoreland 509 Meigs Co. High School Decatur 516 Marion Co. High School Jasper 518 Forrest High School Chapel Hill 522 Sullivan North High School Kingsport 531 -Silverdale Baptist Academy 295 x 1.8 = 531 Cascade High School Wartrace 535 Adamsville High School Adamsville 541 Hickman Co. High School Centerville 542 -Goodpasture Christian School 301 x 1.8 = 542 -Grace Christian Academy Knoxville 303 x 1.8 = 545 Frederick Douglass High School Memphis 553 Waverly Central High School Waverly 553 --Power Center Academy High School 549 Mitchell High School Memphis 554 Lewis Co. High School Hohenwald 555 Gatlinburg-Pittman High School Gatlinburg 562 Austin-East High School Knoxville 564 Cumberland Gap High School Cumberland Gap 566 Alcoa High School Alcoa 566 Trezevant High School Memphis 568 Happy Valley High School Elizabethton 568 Bledsoe Co. High School Pikeville 568 Polk Co. High School Benton 570 Martin Luther King, Jr. Preparatory High School Memphis 577 Fairley High School Memphis 578 Tyner Academy Chattanooga 587 Sweetwater High School Sweetwater 591 Brainerd High School Chattanooga 593 Harpeth High School Kingston Springs 595 Camden Central High School Camden 597 Smith Co. High School Carthage 599 Alvin C. York Institute Jamestown 612 Westview High School Martin 613 Milan High School Milan 616 Memphis East High School Memphis 617 Cannon Co. High School Woodbury 618 East Hickman High School Lyles 621 Cheatham Co. Central High School Ashland City 627 The Howard School Chattanooga 643 Chuckey-Doak High School Afton 643 --Memphis GRAD Academy, about 650? when 9-12 enrolled Stewart Co. High School Dover 651 White House Heritage High School White House 652 Stratford High School Nashville 660 Fairview High School Fairview 660 West Greene High School Mosheim 671 Johnson Co. High School Mountain City 675 Sequatchie Co. High School Dunlap 691 Pigeon Forge High School Pigeon Forge 697 Signal Mountain High School Signal Mountain 699 McMinn Central High School Englewood 700 East Nashville Magnet School Nashville 705 Grundy Co. High School Coalmont 708 Hamilton High School Memphis 710 South Gibson Co. High School Medina 711 Raleigh Egypt High School Memphis 725 Kingston High School Kingston 735 Loudon High School Loudon 736 Class AAA Upperman High School Baxter 740 Sycamore High School Pleasant View 745 Whites Creek High School Whites Creek 751 McNairy Central High School Selmer 751 -Notre Dame High School 417 x 1.8 = 751 Melrose High School Memphis 752 Jackson South Side High School Jackson 754 -Christ Presbyterian Academy 419 x 1.8 = 754 Red Bank High School Chattanooga 759 -Christian Academy of Knoxville 426 x 1.8 = 766 Scott High School Huntsville 779 Liberty Technology Magnet High School Jackson 779 Covington High School Covington 781 Fayette-Ware Comprehensive High School Somerville 782 Dyersburg High School Dyersburg 787 Northview Academy Kodak 788 Unicoi Co. High School Erwin 789 -Chattanooga Christian School 439 x 1.8 = 790 Murfreesboro Central Magnet School 791 Elizabethton High School Elizabethton 792 Sheffield High School Memphis 793 Claiborne High School New Tazewell 800 DeKalb Co. High School Smithville 803 East Ridge High School Chattanooga 810 Bolivar Central High School Bolivar 819 Greenbrier High School Greenbrier 824 Union Co. High School Maynardville 825 Crockett Co. High School Alamo 842 Marshall Co. High School Lewisburg 845 Pearl Cohn High School Nashville 853 Fulton High School Knoxville 856 Chester Co. High School Henderson 861 Giles Co. High School Pulaski 863 Haywood High School Brownsville 876 Hixson High School Hixson 880 Creek Wood High School Charlotte 881 White House High School White House 882 Greeneville High School Greeneville 887 Livingston Academy Livingston 888 Carter High School Strawberry Plains 890 Grainger High School Rutledge 892 Sullivan South High School Kingsport 899 Ripley High School Ripley 901 Hume-Fogg Academic Magnet 908 Sullivan East High School Bluff City 913 Martin Luther King High School 916 -Lipscomb Academy 509 x 1.8 = 916 Chattanooga Central High School Harrison 925 Macon Co. High School Lafayette 935 Page High School Franklin 936 Lexington High School Lexington 941 Millington Central High School Millington 943 Obion Co. Central High School Troy 947 Sullivan Central High School Blountville 961 Spring Hill High School Columbia 979 Maplewood Comprehensive High School Nashville 997 Craigmont High School Memphis 1003 Jackson North Side High School Jackson 1007 Sequoyah High School - Madisonville Madisonville 1018 Montgomery Central High School Cunningham 1039 East Hamilton High School Ooltewah 1045 Cumberland Co. High School Crossville 1051 Tullahoma High School Tullahoma 1053 Kirby High School Memphis 1058 Anderson Co. High School Clinton 1064 Stone Memorial High School Crossville 1065 Gibbs High School Corryton 1085 Knoxville Central High School Knoxville 1088 Seymour High School Seymour 1093 Kenwood High School Clarksville 1093 Volunteer High School Church Hill 1096 Hillwood High School Nashville 1113 Kingsbury High School Memphis 1114 Clinton High School Clinton 1114 Lawrence Co. High School Lawrenceburg 1123 Hardin Co. High School Savannah 1129 Portland High School Portland 1135 Springfield High School Springfield 1145 Cherokee High School Rogersville 1160 Dyer Co. High School Newbern 1168 -Knoxville Catholic High School 650 x 1.8 = 1170 Northwest High School Clarksville 1173 Ridgeway High School Memphis 1187 Hillsboro High School Nashville 1188 White Co. High School Sparta 1195 Karns High School Knoxville 1195 Class AAAA Wooddale High School Memphis 1196 Tennessee High School Bristol 1196 Cocke Co. High School Newport 1201 South Doyle High School Knoxville 1210 Lenoir City High School Lenoir City 1226 Knoxville Halls High School Knoxville 1243 Shelbyville Central High School Shelbyville 1248 Soddy-Daisy High School Soddy-daisy 1249 Overton High School Memphis 1252 Northeast High School Clarksville 1271 Beech Senior High School Hendersonville 1275 Lincoln Co. High School Fayetteville 1282 West Creek High School Clarksville 1305 David Crockett High School Jonesborough 1306 Campbell Co. High School Jacksboro 1320 Munford High School Munford 1324 Summit High School Spring Hill 1329 Powell High School Powell 1334 West High School Knoxville 1338 Clarksville High School Clarksville 1338 Daniel Boone High School Gray 1348 Henry Co. High School Paris 1349 Columbia Central High School Columbia 1353 Independence High School Thompson''s Station 1378 Brighton High School Brighton 1417 Morristown-Hamblen High School East Morristown 1418 Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge 1419 Cleveland High School Cleveland 1420 Glencliff High School Nashville 1433 Sevier Co. High School Sevierville 1451 Ooltewah High School Ooltewah 1452 Morristown-Hamblen High School West Morristown 1461 Dickson Co. High School Dickson 1466 Franklin Co. High School Winchester 1486 Gallatin High School Gallatin 1495 Rossview High School Clarksville 1497 * Nolensville 1500 McMinn Co. High School Athens 1504 Bolton High School Arlington 1505 Hendersonville High School Hendersonville 1510 Rhea County High School Evensville 1521 Station Camp High School Gallatin 1537 Walker Valley High School Cleveland 1539 Heritage High School Maryville 1600 Maryville High School Maryville 1604 Memphis Central High School Memphis 1631 Hunters Lane High School Nashville 1640 Cane Ridge High School Antioch 1660 Southwind High School Memphis 1674 Farragut High School Knoxville 1685 Stewarts Creek High School Smyrna 1691 Brentwood High School Brentwood 1698 Centennial High School Franklin 1712 LaVergne High School Lavergne 1723 Riverdale High School Murfreesboro 1724 Coffee Co. Central High School Manchester 1730 William Blount High School Maryville 1741 Franklin High School Franklin 1751 Siegel High School Murfreesboro 1758 Smyrna High School Smyrna 1774 Warren Co. High School Mcminnville 1787 Bradley Central High School Cleveland 1790 Lebanon High School Lebanon 1807 Bartlett High School Bartlett 1818 John Overton High School Nashville 1830 Wilson Central High School Lebanon 1834 Whitehaven High School Memphis 1838 Blackman High School Murfreesboro 1839 Germantown High School Germantown 1900 Hardin Valley Academy Knoxville 1903 Cordova High School Cordova 1911 Oakland High School Murfreesboro 1933 Houston High School Germantown 1937 Bearden High School Knoxville 1938 Mt. Juliet High School Mt. Juliet 1999 Antioch High School Antioch 2036 Ravenwood High School Brentwood 2037 Arlington High School Arlington 2044 Dobyns Bennett High School Kingsport 2072 Science Hill High School Johnson City 2080 Collierville High School Collierville 2136 Cookeville High School Cookeville 2201 Jefferson Co. High School Dandridge 2273 McGavock High School Nashville 2280 White Station High School Memphis 2289 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Posted March 17, 2016 Report Share Posted March 17, 2016 For a short version of that, basically 400, 750, 1200 cutoffs in a four class basketball system, using the latest numbers I could find. Divide just by the number playing in a sport, softball, basketball, baseball, would all be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougS Posted March 18, 2016 Report Share Posted March 18, 2016 2,000 probably, but 15-20 over the classification cutoff they don't. West Tennessee (outside Memphis) seems to be different from the rest of the state in the fact that there are zero privates in any classification other than 1A...there are several small privates who might or might not be able to attain a larger student population in smaller towns (Fayette Academy for example), but those in Jackson absolutely could. I could give examples of student athletes being bused 50 miles to attend three of the Jackson schools to play sports, and in one instance in the same year that I know of personally, two excellent students from Jackson were denied admission who needed no financial aid. Big decision...100 mile roundtrip for a baseball player (won state with him), or admit a straight A student from the neighborhood. I was confusing Webb with Ensworth in my earlier post...they choose to play up with roughly the same student population as USJ in Jackson, and most of the DI private supporters from this area fear that with a complete split that they would have to compete against them for a state title...shouldn't matter if it were more attractive for the kids to play against better competition. good points I agree. Why would the complete split mean USJ will have to play up to DII-AA? TCA and JCS would be added to the current DII-A West. If USJ played up, they would make the throw off the apple cart by being the 5th team in the MUS / CBHS / Briarcrest, St Benedict for Boys and St Agnes, Hutchison, Briarcrest, SBA for girls. where now all 4 respective teams go straight to State playoffs each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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