Dayton, Bellevue, Villa, Silver Grove, Heritage, Ludlow, Beechwood, Calvary

No, there is just two teams and those two as always are Holmes & CovCath. I hope you don't think for one second that Beechwood is going to beat Holmes or CovCath in the districts because that is not going to happen.

 

We will see... you may be sadly mistakened because BW is primed for another upset.

Beechwood has had some quality wins this year, Conner, South Oldham, Raceland, Holy Cross. They also played Boone Co., Holmes, Cov Cath., Highlands, Newport(OT loss) Ryle yet to play, that is as tough of schedule I have seen for a D III.

Dayton, Bellevue, Villa, Silver Grove, Heritage, Ludlow, Beechwood, Calvary

 

What determines the divisions? Weren't St. Henry and Holy Cross single A schools as well?

What determines the divisions? Weren't St. Henry and Holy Cross single A schools as well?

 

St. Henry and Holy Cross are D II schools in the NKAC.

Beechwood has had some quality wins this year, Conner, South Oldham, Raceland, Holy Cross. They also played Boone Co., Holmes, Cov Cath., Highlands, Newport(OT loss) Ryle yet to play, that is as tough of schedule I have seen for a D III.

You are absolutely right. It was Beechwood that beat Conner earlier this season. I miscredited that win to Ludlow in an earlier post on this thread.

 

Beechwood is 8-0 vs Division III competition, but as you say, the wins over Conner, Raceland, South Oldham, and now Holy Cross certainly legitimizes them as a contender outside of the normal relm of DIII competition, especially when they are healthy and at full strength.

 

Side note: St. Henry, Holy Cross, NCC, and Brossart are all Class A teams who elect to play up in the NKAC Division II with Highlands, Lloyd, and Newport.

 

Continued success to the Beechies. They are exactly the type of team that the All "A" Classic tournament was set up to showcase!

Side note: St. Henry, Holy Cross, NCC, and Brossart are all Class A teams who elect to play up in the NKAC Division II with Highlands, Lloyd, and Newport.

 

Newport is also a Class A team that plays in NKAC Division II

True, the staff weren't the ones not setting the picks, but they're the ones responsible for seeing that the picks get set and the plays are run the way they want them run. If the players on the floor aren't setting the picks, they need to adjust by sitting them down and putting someone on the floor who can and will set the picks. There's nothing like taking a seat for a while to inspire you to do exactly what the coach wants!

 

Lets be fair to the staff here......coaches coach and players play, and I believe that the overwhelming majority of coaches experience games whereby no matter what is said or taught, it simply doesn't get accomplished. All kinds of reasons for that, including, but not limited to the defense they are playing against, who's "on" that night and whos not, who's more/less experienced and on and on and on. And by the way, it's easy to say sit them down and get someone else out there, but that may not be that coaches best option either. No one knows the team any better than their staff....not even the spectators, moms/dads, and critics in the stands that see them play a couple times a week:irked:

Newport is also a Class A team that plays in NKAC Division II

 

What criteria are used to form the divisions? Enrollment? Who determines them, KHSAA?

We will see... you may be sadly mistakened because BW is primed for another upset.

 

Holmes and CovCath have pretty much owned this district and I don't see it changing for at least this year. Sounds like Beechwood has a nice team, but they just don't have the fire power to go against Holmes & CovCath.

What criteria are used to form the divisions? Enrollment? Who determines them, KHSAA?

 

I recall hearing that the "All A" committee was looking at increasing the eligibilty to the 125 lowest enrollment schools. Apparently this would increase the participation over them using an "enrollment cutoff". I guess they currently use a maximum enrollment number now and are losing schools slowly as their enrollment exceeds that number.

Enrollment does determine the conference.........The Conference tries to keep a balance of teams between the 3 divisions so that one division doesn't have too many teams. As far as conferences go this is the ellite conference in the state........

Holmes and CovCath have pretty much owned this district and I don't see it changing for at least this year. Sounds like Beechwood has a nice team, but they just don't have the fire power to go against Holmes & CovCath.

 

Beechwood played Cov Cath pretty close earlier in the season without Romes playing and @ Cov Cath. Beechwood hosts districts this year i believe and if they get CCH i could see a potential upset. Romes not only adds his 12-15 points a game but also makes the tigers better all around.

Enrollment does determine the conference.........The Conference tries to keep a balance of teams between the 3 divisions so that one division doesn't have too many teams. As far as conferences go this is the ellite conference in the state........

 

What is the purpose of the divisions? For regular season matchups, districts?

I recall hearing that the "All A" committee was looking at increasing the eligibilty to the 125 lowest enrollment schools. Apparently this would increase the participation over them using an "enrollment cutoff". I guess they currently use a maximum enrollment number now and are losing schools slowly as their enrollment exceeds that number.

 

Won't really add many schools to the tourney, as its been between about 115-125 for the last several years. I think the number was 119 participants last year when Brossart won the "A".

 

BTW--Great win for the Beechies--Good luck against NCC!!