Enrollment Numbers

[orngnblk]

On 10/1/2022 at 8:36 PM, Southtowner said:

 

The SouthTown Stab

 

Class 2A

 

Manassas High School 374
Memphis Academy of Science & Engineering 378
Hillcrest High School 382
Wartburg Central High School 383
Oakhaven High School 384
Fayetteville High School 385
East Robertson High School 388
Martin Luther King, Jr. Preparatory High School 395
Mitchell High School 397
Trousdale Co. High School 397
Huntingdon High School 400
Jackson Co. High School 400
Polk Co. High School 400
Fairley High School 402
Peabody High School 405
Tellico Plains High School 407
Oneida High School 415
Eagleton College and Career Academy 420 
Summertown High School 426
Monterey High School 427
Lewis Co. High School 428
Mt. Pleasant High School 430
Happy Valley High School 431
Jackson Central-Merry High School 431
Hampton High School 439
Adamsville High School 442
Hickman Co. High School 448
Gibson Co. High School 455
Decatur Co. Riverside High School 457
KIPP Memphis Collegiate School 470
East Hickman High School 472
Cumberland Gap High School 481
Bledsoe Co. High School 486
Loretto High School 487
Alvin C. York Institute 489
Marion Co. High School 494
Bluff City High School 499
Freedom Preparatory Academy 502
Smith Co. High School 503
Westmoreland High School 504
Waverly Central High School 506
Camden Central High School 510
West Greene High School 510
Memphis Business Academy 512
Cannon Co. High School 516
South Greene High School 520
Forrest High School 530
Harpeth High School 533
Milan High School 533
Sheffield High School 540

 

 

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[Southtowner]

On 10/5/2022 at 10:22 AM, haweanbula said:

I'll take a stab. I put the cuttoff at Manassas High School being the largest 1a, and Trezevant being the largest 2a. 

Okie dokie.  

Edit:  looks good.

Edited October 6, 2022 by Southtowner
Okie dokie wasn't enough

[Southtowner]

On 10/5/2022 at 9:40 AM, PantherPride2022 said:

Southtowner and others.
Help me out.  What new schools will be added for football?

Well, off the top of my head there's:

Chattanooga Prep

Eagleton

Jackson Central 

Lakeland Prep

RePublic?   

Pickett County was part of the 2020 breakdown but didn't partake in any games in 2020 & only 2 non region games this year.

I think there's a couple more.

I counted 299 DI football playing schools. I could be off by a couple & that's important as DI classes will be divided equally as possible. 

I posed a couple questions to the one person that should know this above anyone else.  I'm hoping they will respond.

Edited October 6, 2022 by Southtowner
I'm the editor

[mrbigster]

I'd like to see a hard count or cutoff for Single A around 300 to no more than 350.Then go from there with the bigger schools and make it work.Gleason doesn't have many students  to choose a team and it's difficult going against teams with 400 students.

[orngnblk]

7 minutes ago, mrbigster said:

I'd like to see a hard count or cutoff for Single A around 300 to no more than 350.Then go from there with the bigger schools and make it work.Gleason doesn't have many students  to choose a team and it's difficult going against teams with 400 students.

I agree.

[crow]

6 hours ago, orngnblk said:

I agree.

A hard cut off makes it easy to “manage” enrollment to stay 1A. Honestly what teams are or around 400 do y’all play that you’re not competitive with? 1A is consistently stating they’re competitive with 2A and overall I agree. 

Edited October 7, 2022 by crow

[Southtowner]

7 minutes ago, crow said:

A hard cut off makes it easy to “manage” enrollment to stay 1A. Honestly what teams are or around 400 do y’all play that you’re not competitive with? 1A is consistently stating they’re competitive with 2A and overall I agree. 

Good post.

There's not much difference between the 350 hard count and the 371 I think will be the top of class 1A.

Gleason is very small as are a couple others. But surely a whole class can't be defined by just 1 or 2 schools.

 

[orngnblk]

32 minutes ago, crow said:

A hard cut off makes it easy to “manage” enrollment to stay 1A. Honestly what teams are or around 400 do y’all play that you’re not competitive with? 1A is consistently stating they’re competitive with 2A and overall I agree. 

Dont ask me that right now we just got shut out and beat by 21 at OS.I see your point and I'm not making it on our behalf only but also for some of the smaller 1A teams.I really think it's hard to ask 200 and under enrollment schools to compete on an every year basis with 400.Your talking hypothetically 100 or less boys compared to 200.Thats HUGE for us and others like us.We are just fortunate enough to have a great youth program and we do turn out pretty good athletes compared to some small schools.

[crow]

15 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

Dont ask me that right now we just got shut out and beat by 21 at OS.I see your point and I'm not making it on our behalf only but also for some of the smaller 1A teams.I really think it's hard to ask 200 and under enrollment schools to compete on an every year basis with 400.Your talking hypothetically 100 or less boys compared to 200.Thats HUGE for us and others like us.We are just fortunate enough to have a great youth program and we do turn out pretty good athletes compared to some small schools.

Ups and downs brother. You’ve been through it before and bounced back. Not all that long ago 1-9 or 3-7 seasons happened. They’ll happen to us all again. Granted y’all had gotten a higher than the usual highs and fell harder than a usual fall. We both know that’s mostly do to going from a Lambo to a pinto at HC. I just can’t see keeping an entire classification to 20-25 schools and having the others at 55-60 schools to make up the difference. Not necessarily you all or coalfield or the like but maybe TSSAA needs to look into a 7 or 8 man system as an option for those that either can’t or don’t wish to participate in 11 man? Maybe that could be an option. Besides can you imagine the absolute crap games that would come from a 200-250 cutoff for 1A! Especially in the early rounds of the playoffs. Not to mention the travel statewide would be insane. 

[orngnblk]

4 minutes ago, crow said:

Ups and downs brother. You’ve been through it before and bounced back. Not all that long ago 1-9 or 3-7 seasons happened. They’ll happen to us all again. Granted y’all had gotten a higher than the usual highs and fell harder than a usual fall. We both know that’s mostly do to going from a Lambo to a pinto at HC. I just can’t see keeping an entire classification to 20-25 schools and having the others at 55-60 schools to make up the difference. Not necessarily you all or coalfield or the like but maybe TSSAA needs to look into a 7 or 8 man system as an option for those that either can’t or don’t wish to participate in 11 man? Maybe that could be an option. Besides can you imagine the absolute crap games that would come from a 200-250 cutoff for 1A! Especially in the early rounds of the playoffs. Not to mention the travel statewide would be insane. 

No it would have to be 300/370 in my opinion.400 no!

[Southtowner]

8 minutes ago, orngnblk said:

No it would have to be 300/370 in my opinion.400 no!

We will be fine.

LC ,  CF,  GB,  SP.  1A has some strong programs.  I doubt any of us are looking for an easier route.  What would be the glory in that? 

[orngnblk]

1 minute ago, Southtowner said:

We will be fine.

LC ,  CF,  GB,  SP.  1A has some strong programs.  I doubt any of us are looking for an easier route.  What would be the glory in that? 

Agree.Im just sulking right now.