Realignment Talk

[Do_It_Right!!!!!]

Here is my proposal....based on last years ending numbers....of course...this is using grades 9-12....was hard to do with 40 teams ...so went with 42
still hard to balance...but was only done in a few minutes. Would like to keep 5A at 40 or less, but hard to do. Going to work with 32 teams tomorrow

Region 5A-1
Easley High
Hillcrest High
J L Mann High Academy
Mauldin High
T L Hanna High
Westside High
Woodmont High

Region 5A-2
Boiling Springs High
Dorman High
Eastside High
James F Byrnes High
Riverside High
Spartanburg High
Wade Hampton High

Region 5A-3
Clover High
Ft Mill High
Gaffney High
Nation Ford High
Northwestern High
Rock Hill High

Region 5A-4
Blythewood High
Dutch Fork High
Lexington High
Lugoff-Elgin
River Bluff High
Spring Valley High
White Knoll High

Region 5A-5
Carolina Forest High
Socastee High
South Florence High
St. James High
Sumter High
West Florence High

Region 5A-6
Ashley Ridge High
Berkeley High
Cane Bay High
Fort Dorchester High
Goose Creek High
Stratford High
Summerville High
Wando High
West Ashley High

[Rebel-Fan-74]

The only problems I see off the bat are Boiling Springs is no where near the student count close to being on this group.

If you read my original note, I am using the previous 135 day admission numbers and here they are:

1 Wando High School 4,365
2 Dorman High School 3,344
3 Summerville High School 3,012
4 Carolina Forest High School 2,425
5 Byrnes High School 2,368
6 Sumter High School 2,336
7 Boiling Spring High School 2,313
8 Mauldin High School 2,310
9 Ashley Ridge High School 2,283
10 Fort Dorchester High School 2,280
11 Clover High School 2,191
12 Fort Mill High School 2,133
13 Dutch Fork High School 2,132
14 Hillcrest High School 2,128
15 Spring Valley High School 2,079
16 West Ashley High School 2,060
17 Gaffney High School 2,032
18 Rock Hill High School 2,015
19 Goose Creek High School 1,990
20 Blythewood High School 1,987
21 Nation Ford High School 1,962
22 River Bluff High School 1,934
23 Spartanburg High School 1,913
24 Northwestern High School 1,904

Hanna, Woodmont, Mann, Easley, Wade Hampton, Westside, Riverside alone are larger in population. Going down the list on the net I still hadn't gotten to Spring Valley and Lexington, and Lugoff are bigger. In your count for #4 West Ashley is dwarfed by Stratford, Cane Bay, Colleton, and James Island.

I don't really understand this portion of your post, I"m guessing it has something to do with the list you were looking at, which is not what the SCHSL looks at.

Carolina Forest which is listed as being the 4th largest school behind Wando, Summerville and Dorman isn't even list!

Carolina Forrest not being part was the BIG ISSUE I mentioned in my first post.

[Damefan]

Here is my proposal....based on last years ending numbers....of course...this is using grades 9-12....was hard to do with 40 teams ...so went with 42
still hard to balance...but was only done in a few minutes. Would like to keep 5A at 40 or less, but hard to do. Going to work with 32 teams tomorrow

Region 5A-1
Easley High
Hillcrest High
J L Mann High Academy
Mauldin High
T L Hanna High
Westside High
Woodmont High

Region 5A-2
Boiling Springs High
Dorman High
Eastside High
James F Byrnes High
Riverside High
Spartanburg High
Wade Hampton High

Region 5A-3
Clover High
Ft Mill High
Gaffney High
Nation Ford High
Northwestern High
Rock Hill High

Region 5A-4
Blythewood High
Dutch Fork High
Lexington High
Lugoff-Elgin
River Bluff High
Spring Valley High
White Knoll High

Region 5A-5
Carolina Forest High
Socastee High
South Florence High
St. James High
Sumter High
West Florence High

Region 5A-6
Ashley Ridge High
Berkeley High
Cane Bay High
Fort Dorchester High
Goose Creek High
Stratford High
Summerville High
Wando High
West Ashley High

Only change I would make to bring it down to 40 would be take Berkeley and Spring Valley out. Berkeley originally was in AAAA and petitioned to be in AAAAA to avoid traveling for all their games in the last alignment.

[Chuckster]

Here is my proposal....based on last years ending numbers....of course...this is using grades 9-12....was hard to do with 40 teams ...so went with 42
still hard to balance...but was only done in a few minutes. Would like to keep 5A at 40 or less, but hard to do. Going to work with 32 teams tomorrow

Region 5A-1
Easley High
Hillcrest High
J L Mann High Academy
Mauldin High
T L Hanna High
Westside High
Woodmont High

Region 5A-2
Boiling Springs High
Dorman High
Eastside High
James F Byrnes High
Riverside High
Spartanburg High
Wade Hampton High

Region 5A-3
Clover High
Ft Mill High
Gaffney High
Nation Ford High
Northwestern High
Rock Hill High

Region 5A-4
Blythewood High
Dutch Fork High
Lexington High
Lugoff-Elgin
River Bluff High
Spring Valley High
White Knoll High

Region 5A-5
Carolina Forest High
Socastee High
South Florence High
St. James High
Sumter High
West Florence High

Region 5A-6
Ashley Ridge High
Berkeley High
Cane Bay High
Fort Dorchester High
Goose Creek High
Stratford High
Summerville High
Wando High
West Ashley High

Only change I would make to bring it down to 40 would be take Berkeley and Spring Valley out. Berkeley originally was in AAAA and petitioned to be in AAAAA to avoid traveling for all their games in the last alignment.

That makes perfect sense....I agree and like the region assignments you put forth. Berkeley needs to go down to 4A. That would make the proposed Region 6 5A at 10 teams compared to 8 team regions in the others. You could rotate 2 teams as non region games to equal it out in that region. It is a tough call to make; but, your region assignments based on attendance and geographic / travel issues works out well......

[AngryMax]

Here is my proposal....based on last years ending numbers....of course...this is using grades 9-12....was hard to do with 40 teams ...so went with 42
still hard to balance...but was only done in a few minutes. Would like to keep 5A at 40 or less, but hard to do. Going to work with 32 teams tomorrow

Region 5A-1
Easley High
Hillcrest High
J L Mann High Academy
Mauldin High
T L Hanna High
Westside High
Woodmont High

Region 5A-2
Boiling Springs High
Dorman High
Eastside High
James F Byrnes High
Riverside High
Spartanburg High
Wade Hampton High

Region 5A-3
Clover High
Ft Mill High
Gaffney High
Nation Ford High
Northwestern High
Rock Hill High

Region 5A-4
Blythewood High
Dutch Fork High
Lexington High
Lugoff-Elgin
River Bluff High
Spring Valley High
White Knoll High

Region 5A-5
Carolina Forest High
Socastee High
South Florence High
St. James High
Sumter High
West Florence High

Region 5A-6
Ashley Ridge High
Berkeley High
Cane Bay High
Fort Dorchester High
Goose Creek High
Stratford High
Summerville High
Wando High
West Ashley High

Looks good, but I highly doubt Nation Ford and Fort Mill will be 5A as Catawba Ridge opened and took about 600 kids(and counting as they add a senior class) from each school. Could be a good 4A region with South Pointe, York, NaFo, Fort Mill, Catawba Ridge, Lancaster and possibly Indian Land.

[tigergirl]

Nation Ford and Fort Mill will stay 5A
South Pointe could actually move to 5A since they are only counting ADM from 9th-11th. The STEM program is bringing South Pointe numbers up.

[AHS14]

Opinions on what to do with private/charter schools? Options that could possibly be implemented include

1. Nothing
2. Multiplier (Would make most charter/privates at least AAA)
3. Competitive balance (Increase classification only for certain sports, for example, if you are good at Football you get bumped up for that sport only)
4. Separate playoffs (in this scenario, private/charter and public can be in the same regions but will be separated in postseason, Georgia does this for 1A sports)
5. Separate conference all together

[Onion Rings]

multiplier or separate conference

[In_the_know]

FM only lost a little over 200 total students to both NF and CR. FM is an embarrassment now. They can’t even filed a 9th grade team with over 2000 students. Both NF and FM remain 5A. Gaffney will petition to get out of Region 3 because of travel.

[Deputy]

Opinions on what to do with private/charter schools? Options that could possibly be implemented include

1. Nothing
2. Multiplier (Would make most charter/privates at least AAA)
3. Competitive balance (Increase classification only for certain sports, for example, if you are good at Football you get bumped up for that sport only)
3. Separate playoffs (in this scenario, private/charter and public can be in the same regions but will be separated in postseason, Georgia does this for 1A sports)
4. Separate conference all together

Make them play in their own completely different classification. I have nothing against the charter type schools. Buy being able to market only going to actual school for half a day is very attractive to teenagers and that can give them an edge with some kids that can unbalance things.