re: Any news on LHSAA split?

Why do we need to combine b and c? That would make it the largest class in the state with over 70 + schools? what is the point? They don't have football and the only sports they have their own championships are running, basketball, and baseball/softball.

that's why i say, the exec. committee is unnecessarily pissing them off for what? and it's going to impact the chances of the plan on June 8th passing

i also don't understand why they're going with metro and rural over the split they already have. if private schools leave, blame the executive committee for approving this clusterfrick that won't pass over plans that could... it makes me wonder about their true intentions

what i would do is have all schools from 5A to C vote on a plan to reunite 4A and 5A and keep the split as is for all other schools, then threaten to revoke the split for all if they don't pass it. the small schools would vote yes bc they want to keep what they have. nothing will happen after that bc everyone has what they want in the end.

What's wrong with the current system...split in football only?
It's working pretty well, at least for the Select, as the matchups in the quarters-finals have been largely interesting. The Selects aren't complaining (at least publicly) about Curtis.

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What's wrong with the current system...split in football only?

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that's not the current system anymore... the split got extended to all major sports

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It's working pretty well, at least for the Select, as the matchups in the quarters-finals have been largely interesting.

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and think how interesting they would be if the best non-select were in there as well

do you think 1A schools should naturally have an easier path to the state playoffs and the Dome than 5A schools?

Houston the minimum amount of schools needed for a playoff bracket is 8 IMO... only 3A and 4A don't have that many select schools, hence they combine currently

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Why do we need to combine b and c? That would make it the largest class in the state with over 70 + schools? what is the point?

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Current Classes:
5A - 70 schools
4A - 61 schools
3A - 66 schools
2A - 69 schools
1A - 60 schools
B - 33 schools
C - 42 schools

Total = 401 schools

Combining B and C would make a class of 75 schools, which yes, it would be the biggest, but not by much. I would imagine it would also make for tighter geographic districts, which would cut down on travel costs for schools.

In reality, it is absurd for a state the size of Louisiana to have 7 classes. Texas has 6, and in some sports, those 6 each split in half, so a total of 12. Texas certainly has more than twice as many schools in LA.

Now, look at Texas Classes (before they split into D1 and D2)

6A - 247 schools
5A - 253 schools
4A - 191 schools
3A - 221 schools
2A - 203 schools
1A - 202 schools (most play 6 man football or no football, a few schools play up to 2A in football only so they can play 11 man football)

Total = 1,317 schools

What we should really have in LA is 4 classes, 1A-4A, with about 100 schools in each class. Combine B and C into the new 1A, and realign current 1A-5A into new 2A-4A.

Instead, our states wants to split even further. It's nuts.

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Now, look at Texas Classes (before they split into D1 and D2)

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Meh, comparing Louisiana to Texas is not a good comparison.


Why don't you compare Louisiana to Alabama since both states have almost identical populations?


Combining B and C benefits nobody.

Class Sizes

If Class B and C schools played football, they would be in 1A. 1A is enrollment 238 and below, B is 106-238 and C is 105 and below.

So you are saying it's a problem for a school to compete in a class with a school that has 150 more kids than them?

The spread between the largest and smallest school in each class is more than 150.

Your own CHS probably has 500 more students than some other schools in 5A.

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Or keep private and public together and both have the exact same set of rules dealing with recruiting and who is eligible to play?

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No doubt there needs to be tougher enforcement of "recruiting".

As far as eligibility, that is not an LHSAA problem, that is a facet of school districts.