UPDATED Nov. 17, 2011
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AHSAA releases new prep football classifications By KURT DURYEA
The
reclassification of schools in the Alabama High School Athletic
Association for the 2012 and 2013 football seasons was released
Wednesday by Executive Director Steve Savarese.
The reclassification alignment was approved by the Central Board of Control
at its fall meeting. The process is implemented every two years to consider
the changing enrollments of schools, school consolidations and closings, new
schools and association members and current member schools adding sports to
their interscholastic program.
In Class 1A, area teams will move from a seven-team to a nine-team region in
2012. Cedar Bluff,
Reigning Region 7 champion
“It’s good for us,” Beckett said. “We get to stay with our rivals and our
travel is limited.”
Beckett also liked the fact that the Panthers will only have to search for
two non-region opponents to fill out a ten-game schedule.
Perennial 1A power Sweet Water, winner of nine Class 1A state championships,
will test the competition in Class 2A next year as they climb the
classification ladder.
Sand Rock gets a change, as they go from Region 6 to Region 7 in Class 2A.
Joining the Wildcats will be familiar foes Fyffe, Ider,
Bulldog coach Steve Smith likes the look of the new regions.
“I think they are about as fair as you could be,” Smith said. “One nice
thing is that our travels issues should not be large concerns.
Plus, we’ve got some great region matchups.”
Two significant moves occurred in Class 3A, as traditionally dominant
Deshler drops from 4A. Handley also was moved up to Class 4A. It will be a
historic first meeting when they tangle with new Clay County Central (
While most other area schools received a makeover, Class 4A Alignments are made for each sport in each class, based on the number of schools participating in a sport. The reclassification alignment for football is listed below.
Writer’s note: Within minutes of the Central Board’s approval of the plan
for reclassification, it was pointed out that Pope John Paul II Catholic
High School of Huntsville had been inadvertently omitted from the
reclassification list.
Once committee members entered Pope John Paul II into their proper spot, a
domino effect begin that resulted in several adjustments in classes 4A and
5A. Below are
the changes that occurred as a result of the initial exclusion. (No local
teams were disrupted in the process.) _ _ _
Saraland moves from Class 5A, Region 1 to Class 5A, Region 3. _ _ _
Tallassee moves from Class 4A, Region 3 to Class 4A, Region 2. _ _
Carbon Hill moves from Class 4A, Region 8 to Class 4A, Region 4. _
Priceville moves from Class 4A, Region 7 to Class 4A, Region 8. _
Pope John Paul II moves into Class 4A, Region 7. The
corrected classifications and regions are reflected below:
Class 1A
Region 1 J.U.
Blacksher
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Addison
Region 7
Region 8
Class 2A
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Calhoun
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Fultondale
Region 7
Region 8
Class 3A
Region 1
Bayside Academy
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4 B.B.
Comer
Region 5
Ashville
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8
Class 4A
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4 Bibb
County
Region 5
Region 6
Crossville
Region 7
Region 8
Brooks
Class 5A
Region 1
Region 2
Region 3
Citronelle
Region 4
Briarwood Christian
Region 5
Brookwood
Region 6
Region 7 Arab
Region 8
Class 6A
Region 1
Baker
Region 2
Region 3
Region 4
Region 5
Region 6
Region 7
Region 8 AustinBob Jones Buckhorn James Clemens (new member) Hazel Green Sparkman |