Now that it appears to be official, who seems to be the big winners and losers in the new realignment??

 

In NKY, Beechwood seems to have come out smelling like a rose, losing Bardstown, Danville, NCC, etc. to 2A. Tilghman should like 3A, and LexCath & Boyle Co. in 4A. Interesting 5A district with CovCath, Highlands, Dixie, Scott and Holmes.

 

What others won or lost in this development??

Big Winners: KHSAA getting more gate money from the extra playoff games in a watered down state championship playoff format.

 

Big Losers: Kentucky High School Football in general.

Agree with OSA, tho not so cynical. This will not be SO bad. KHSAA may have had a bigger goal in mind. Increasing to 6 classes may APPEAR to make KY a "bigger" high school football state.

 

Big Losers: Kentucky High School Football in general.

Agreed.

Ohio - 800+ teams and 6 classes and one of the most respected football states in the nation. KY - 220 teams and 6 classes? A watered down system!

Agreed.

Ohio - 800+ teams and 6 classes and one of the most respected football states in the nation. KY - 220 teams and 6 classes? A watered down system!

 

Wow!! I didn't realize Ohio had over 800 high schools!!

This new alignment lets Russell pick up 2 more games a year, but takes away the top contenders in our old district. We loose Morgan and Fleming to gain Mason Co. This may be a blessing in diguise.

Watered down or not it will mean the same to those that make it to Louisville.

"Those" will likely be the same, despite the new system.

Agreed.

Ohio - 800+ teams and 6 classes and one of the most respected football states in the nation. KY - 220 teams and 6 classes? A watered down system!

Exactly my sentiments!

 

I hate the new alignment and consider it to cheapen a state championship.

TRue- CFJ- this may open up a game to pick up Belfry in the regular season..

I would think that Prestonsburg was a huge winner....instead of having to play Belfry and Sheldon Clark.....they now play Morgan County and Bath County.

They will dominate the 5A.

Wow!! I didn't realize Ohio had over 800 high schools!!

I just checked, actually it's 716 for football, 799 for basketball. The smallest division in Ohio has 116 teams for football, the largest is 124.

 

Under the KY thinking, Ohio should have over 20 state champs a year.

In re Ohio, unlike Ky, in Ohio's largest class (Division 1), no two teams have dominated the class like they have in Ky. While I think there are a whole lot more reasons than just the size differential that T and X enjoy for their success, the size differential between the largest 4A schools and the smallest 4A school is a reason. By adding two more classes, that size differential is reduced. While I think that X and T will continue to win most of the titles in 6A, at least that excuse will be watered down. The size differential in 1A is also reduced. At the end of the day, the state champs in almost every class will still have to beat at least several very, very good teams.

 

Letting more teams in the playoffs really doesn't bother me as much as it does some folks. We allow everyone to make it to the playoffs in almost every other sport (every sport?) so it really doesn't matter much. If nothing else, we allow a lot of kids to keep playing football at least one more week so that can't be a bad thing.

 

If you think your team's road to the state championship is watered down, I'd suggest you tell your head coach to schedule a very challenging out of district schedule to compensate for the lack of competition in your class.

Now that it appears to be official, who seems to be the big winners and losers in the new realignment??

 

In NKY, Beechwood seems to have come out smelling like a rose, losing Bardstown, Danville, NCC, etc. to 2A. Tilghman should like 3A, and LexCath & Boyle Co. in 4A. Interesting 5A district with CovCath, Highlands, Dixie, Scott and Holmes.

 

What others won or lost in this development??

 

I disagree on Beechwood. Since when does shying away from competition make you a winner? Beechwood could have been a part of a great district with Newport, NCC, Holy Cross, and Lloyd (3 of the four of which Beechwood has had historically had some good matchups with). Instead Beechwood chose to be the big kid on the block with Dayton, Bellevue, and Ludlow.

 

If I were a Beechwood fan/player/coach, I would have rather played in 2A.