Speculation on 4A's look for the next 4 years

[ErikG]

I can imagine 4A going 2 different ways, one with the larger regions in the west and the other with the larger regions in the east. The assigned region numbers should perhaps be different in some instances below, but the primary point here is the grouping of schools into 8 regions – no matter what region number those groups are then given. In the “option 1†list I have Haywood as a possibility in either Region 7 or 8. Also, with both lists Union Co.’s status in Region 1 is a question mark due to the school’s expressed interest in being “independent†(non-playoff team) in football.

 

**Option 1

 

1-4A (6/7?)

Elizabethton

Sullivan East

Sullivan Central

Sullivan South

Greeneville

Grainger

(Union Co.?)

 

2-4A (5)

Chatt Central

East Hamilton

East Ridge

Howard

Hixson

 

3-4 (5)

Anderson Co.

Sequoyah

Stone Memorial

Cumberland Co.

Livingston Acad.

 

4-4A (5)

DeKalb Co.

Macon Co.

Portland

White House

White House Heritage

 

5-4A (5)

Marshall Co.

Spring Hill

Tullahoma

Lawrence Co.

Nolensville

 

6-4A (5)

Maplewood

Springfield

Greenbrier

Creekwood

Montgomery Central

 

7-4A (7/8)

Hardin Co.

Chester Co.

Lexington

Jackson North Side

Jackson South Side

Liberty Tech Magnet

Crockett Co.

(Haywood)

 

8-4A (7/8)

(Haywood)

Craigmont

Memphis East

Millington

Fayette-Ware

Ripley

Dyersburg

Obion Co.

 

 

 

**Option 2

 

1-4A (7/8?)

Elizabethton

Sullivan East

Sullivan Central

Sullivan South

Greeneville

Grainger

Anderson Co.

(Union Co.?)

 

2-4A (8)

Sequoyah

Stone Memorial

Cumberland Co.

Chatt Central

East Hamilton

East Ridge

Howard

Hixson

 

3-4A (5)

Livingston Acad.

DeKalb Co.

Macon Co.

Portland

White House

 

4-4A (5)

Marshall Co.

Spring Hill

Tullahoma

Lawrence Co.

Nolensville

 

5-4A (6)

Maplewood

Springfield

Greenbrier

Creekwood

Montgomery Central

White House Heritage

 

6-4A (5)

Hardin Co.

Chester Co.

Lexington

Jackson South Side

Liberty Tech Magnet

 

7-4A (5)

Jackson North Side

Crockett Co.

Haywood

Dyersburg

Obion Co.

 

8-4A (5)

Fayette-Ware

Craigmont

Memphis East

Millington

Ripley

Edited October 27, 2016 by ErikG

[alumnicoach85]

I like option 2, it seems more logical and the drive distance wouldn't be so bad for the West Tn teams

 

I can imagine 4A going 2 different ways, one with the larger regions in the west and the other with the larger regions in the east. The assigned region numbers should perhaps be different in some instances below, but the primary point here is the grouping of schools into 8 regions – no matter what region number those groups are then given. In the “option 1†list I have Haywood as a possibility in either Region 7 or 8. Also, with both lists Union Co.’s status in Region 1 is a question mark due to the school’s expressed interest in being “independent†(non-playoff team) in football.

 

**Option 1

 

1-4A (6/7?)

Elizabethton

Sullivan East

Sullivan Central

Sullivan South

Greeneville

Grainger

(Union Co.?)

 

2-4A (5)

Chatt Central

East Hamilton

East Ridge

Howard

Hixson

 

3-4 (5)

Anderson Co.

Sequoyah

Stone Memorial

Cumberland Co.

Livingston Acad.

 

4-4A (5)

DeKalb Co.

Macon Co.

Portland

White House

White House Heritage

 

5-4A (5)

Marshall Co.

Spring Hill

Tullahoma

Lawrence Co.

Nolensville

 

6-4A (5)

Maplewood

Springfield

Greenbrier

Creekwood

Montgomery Central

 

7-4A (7/8)

Hardin Co.

Chester Co.

Lexington

Jackson North Side

Jackson South Side

Liberty Tech Magnet

Crockett Co.

(Haywood)

 

8-4A (7/8)

(Haywood)

Craigmont

Memphis East

Millington

Fayette-Ware

Ripley

Dyersburg

Obion Co.

 

 

 

**Option 2

 

1-4A (7/8?)

Elizabethton

Sullivan East

Sullivan Central

Sullivan South

Greeneville

Grainger

Anderson Co.

(Union Co.?)

 

2-4A (8)

Sequoyah

Stone Memorial

Cumberland Co.

Chatt Central

East Hamilton

East Ridge

Howard

Hixson

 

3-4A (5)

Livingston Acad.

DeKalb Co.

Macon Co.

Portland

White House

 

4-4A (5)

Marshall Co.

Spring Hill

Tullahoma

Lawrence Co.

Nolensville

 

5-4A (6)

Maplewood

Springfield

Greenbrier

Creekwood

Montgomery Central

White House Heritage

 

6-4A (5)

Hardin Co.

Chester Co.

Lexington

Jackson South Side

Liberty Tech Magnet

 

7-4A (5)

Jackson North Side

Crockett Co.

Haywood

Dyersburg

Obion Co.

 

8-4A (5)

Fayette-Ware

Craigmont

Memphis East

Millington

Ripley

[TennesseeValley]

Am I missing something? I thought Memphis East went down to 2A, and if they move, they can only go up one classification correct?

[KennyPowers55]

Am I missing something? I thought Memphis East went down to 2A, and if they move, they can only go up one classification correct?

They got rid of that limitation. You can go up as many classifications as you want.

[TennesseeVol]

I like Option 2 better. However, I can careless what region this or that team will go. Under the new playoff format, I just don't think it's fair if there's a East Tennessee Region that has 5 teams, and a West Tennessee Region that has 9 teams (vice versa). I know some teams will be happy, and I know some teams will be mad. That's all I'm worried about.

[Trojan]

It is 100 % Dyersburg and Obion will not be in region 8 so number 2 it is.

Edited October 27, 2016 by Trojan

[Gerry Bertier]

Number two will not be the option because White House in White House heritage are in different regions they are literally a couple miles apart from each other and wouldn't make sense not being in the same region

[ErikG]

Number two will not be the option because White House in White House heritage are in different regions they are literally a couple miles apart from each other and wouldn't make sense not being in the same region

It would be easy enough to move White House Heritage from Region 5 to Region 3 in the second scenario. The thinking on my part was that it helps a bit in evening out the East/ West distribution and certainly helps lessen travel in an already spread out Region 3 (removing what would otherwise be a western extremity). It's not that rare an occurrence for neighboring schools to occupy different regions/ districts. When there's a concentration of a particular class in a particular area, a dividing line has to be drawn somewhere, so in my "mockup" I used I-65.

 

Just a guess in the game of TSSAA Geography.

[Booger]

They got rid of that limitation. You can go up as many classifications as you want.

 

thats why Booger mazed that more of T's more intelllectual reasonable thinkin types ant on here complainin bout Cathoilc North shyin away from 6A since they wouldnt play gainst the other privates and that the tinheads didnt move up to 5A for fear of messin up that yearly W-L record

 

Booger just sayin 

[MolandTigers]

Number two will not be the option because White House in White House heritage are in different regions they are literally a couple miles apart from each other and wouldn't make sense not being in the same region

Agreed... Same city.... I really don't see them splitting up the White House teams, Portland and Springfield. They are all literally 10 miles or less from each other.

Edited October 27, 2016 by MolandTigers

[plateauvol]

Option 2 keeps the two Cumberland County schools crossing time zones. I hope they get to stay in central time.

[ednagrinch]

Then go to option 2 region 3. How far are you from Livingston, Dekalb and White House?