fredjones Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 Battle Creek high school will open up with 9th and 10th graders this fall. They are applying for TSSAA membership this Thursday at the board of control meeting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelMyers76 Posted January 9 Report Share Posted January 9 It will not open as a 5A or 6A though. Probably 3A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummaryJudgment Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 It looks like they will catch a break and not have to play a varsity schedule in the first year. I remember when Summit opened with just freshmen and sophomores they were at the start of the two year cycle. They were put in the district with Giles County, Lewis County, etc. It was brutal. IIRC Independence opened in the middle of the cycle and got to ease into football with a JV schedule only the first year. This will also affect Spring Hill HS in two years sending them back down to 4A or maybe even 3A for a bit. The re-zoning for BCHS is going to take a big bite out of their population. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainGuru Posted January 10 Report Share Posted January 10 Battle Creek Bears will get mercy ruled next season. I guarantee it. It will happen. They will not have any 11th or 12th graders to help them win games right now. I am Captain Guru and I approve this message. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catamount Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 On 1/9/2024 at 12:57 PM, fredjones said: Battle Creek high school will open up with 9th and 10th graders this fall. They are applying for TSSAA membership this Thursday at the board of control meeting. School in Columbia or Spring Hill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCW Posted January 11 Report Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, catamount said: School in Columbia or Spring Hill? Spring Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonBombay Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 I saw last week someone reported going to 4 year cycles. Would a new/growing school be allowed to stay that long in a lower classification? Usually takes 2-3 years to adjust zones to balance everything out and to allow for upperclassmen to stay at their original schools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SummaryJudgment Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 If they go to the four year cycle I don't think it harms them. In a two year cycle they'd play one year of JV only and then move to a varsity schedule with juniors and sophomores. Next year is year two of the current cycle. BC would just need to find some schools willing to add an extra JV game on to the schedule. This is what happened to Independence. I think Ravenwood as well. So it would be no different whether it's a two or four year cycle. They will be playing a full varsity schedule in their second year regardless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bygones Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 On 1/10/2024 at 12:53 PM, CaptainGuru said: Battle Creek Bears will get mercy ruled next season. I guarantee it. It will happen. They will not have any 11th or 12th graders to help them win games right now. I am Captain Guru and I approve this message. Thanks Mr. Obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wingman10 Posted January 19 Report Share Posted January 19 Good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidTennFootball Posted January 22 Report Share Posted January 22 On 1/10/2024 at 12:44 PM, SummaryJudgment said: It looks like they will catch a break and not have to play a varsity schedule in the first year. I remember when Summit opened with just freshmen and sophomores they were at the start of the two year cycle. They were put in the district with Giles County, Lewis County, etc. It was brutal. IIRC Independence opened in the middle of the cycle and got to ease into football with a JV schedule only the first year. This will also affect Spring Hill HS in two years sending them back down to 4A or maybe even 3A for a bit. The re-zoning for BCHS is going to take a big bite out of their population. Honestly think new schools should be ineligible from scheduling Varsity competition until they have all 4 grades. Unless it's a situation like LC where the whole county board is all in on seeing them succeed, first 2 years are gonna be rough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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