In past years we have not only known the schedule but District alignments long before now. But, one of the big changes this year was MSHSAA deciding to go to annual reclassification. Part of that is a later release of not only those classifications, but also the list of districts.
Next Friday all will be revealed. Until then, its anyone’s guess how everything will turn out.
Reeds Spring and Hollister have been in the same district since MSHSAA went to this current format. I look for this to remain the same. The real questions for this district stands with Monett, Logan-Rogersville, and East Newton. Bare in mind, as I type this I have not seen all of the enrollment numbers that have been turned in by the schools. I dont know how many teams will drop varsity football at the last second… But for entertainment purposes only… Here is what I can see happening..
Monett dodged the bullet two years ago. The Cubs will not be so lucky this time. They are headed for Class 4 and the same district as Webb City.
Logan-Rogersville….talk about a coin flip. I am going to say the see-saw will stop on the DOWN side for them and they stay in Class 3. (this is close and I am not totally confident at all… If one or more KC or STL schools end up not playing it could all change for the Wildcats.)
That leaves East Newton on my list. Again I have not seen numbers that were turned in but they have to be close and I am going to say that they drop below the magic number (whatever that is) and go down to Class 2 (Hello Lamar)
So what does that mean for Class 3 District 4. Well, again with MSHSAA you never know.. They could go up and pull Clinton down. But, I see Springfield Catholic and Logan-Rogersville leaving District 3 and joining their conference brothers.
So if my GUESS, is right.. We are looking at a district that would consist of… Reeds Spring, Hollister, Catholic, Rogersville, Cassville, Seneca, Aurora, and Mount Vernon. That is a very solid District.
GUESS is the key word in everything you just finished reading. I didnt even think of the East Newton part of this equation until Last Night…
Branson will most likely see a change in their district as well. Ozark could very possibly move up to Class 6. Nixa wont be far behind them but for now I think the Eagles will stay down. I could have those two reversed. Nixa turned in the higher number two years ago but I think they have traded places in that respect. Class 5 is still the “catch all” class so they can and do have an uneven number of teams in districts. MSHSAA could simply not replace Ozark in the district and just have a Five team district, They have done it before. It would be simple to move Nixa over, but that would cause the same issue in the district they vacate. It will be interesting to see how that comes out.
Forsyth will be in a district for the first time… Look for them to be Class 2. I think they get shipped east with the likes of Ava, Mountain Grove, Willow Springs, and other SCA schools.
All the guess work will be old news pretty soon. The waiting will end and the new Class and District assignments will be released next Friday. Until then its all speculation….
