The Schwab wrote:Flying Wallenda wrote:The Schwab wrote:ND Sports Fan wrote:defensewinsgames wrote:You have 22 seniors and more than 50 kids on your team and likely would have won the AA state title (the level you have been one of the best teams at for years)...........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Just as the Grand Forks schools and fargo schools being uncompetitive was supposed to be considered............................................................................................................
Very few fight for the little schools. So it is a hill I'm willing to die on. You don't have to agree with me but that probably means you aren't from or don't have friends/family/kids struggling to compete and then showing up to play teams with more seniors than you have kids. That isn't a talent/hardwork issue; it's a numbers/safety issue.
So let me clearly understand your position. In the former AA system, Central Cass (under 300: 9-12) should play Jamestown (under 1000: 9-12), that you are good with, but Linton should not play Central Cass in the current 11-B system.
Your logic is what????
I would tell you, having 2 class B schools play each other, rather than have a class B school play a class A school makes a lot more sense. BTW: when is the last time Central Cass was a football power with all of their high enrollment? 1980 was their last football state championship. IF you are from a small school, you cry foul, but you are happy to have a the middle man (Central Cass) take on the Class A schools, because it doesn't affect you. Seems about right!!!
One could make an argument that the make up of Central Cass is closer to that of Jamestown than it is to Linton.
2021 Enrollment figures as on NDHSAA website:
Jamestown/Medina: 415
Central Cass: 152
Linton/HMB/Strasburg/Zeeland: 90
Notice that I didn't say enrollment numbers. I'm well aware that they are closer in enrollment to Linton than Jamestown.
If we want to play that game.
Fargo Shanley has 214 per NDHSAA and they are in class 11AA where the next smallest school has 611.
The make up of the school has as much to do with success as the enrollment.
Shanley opted up to 11AA correct?
Of what game are you referring? I'm well aware that you said the "makeup of Central Cass is closer to that of Linton". However, unless we are going back to the "if you town has a traffic light and burger king" conversation I'm not sure how applicable it is.
Perhaps the perfect plan would be related to demographic location to a metropolitan area of ND and private schools? "If 1 of your cooperative schools are within 30 miles of Fargo/Grand Forks/Bismarck/Minot.etc.....or you are a private school you will play in the same class as St. Mary/Shanley/Wahp/VC/etc....."
But does that still leave Jamestown on an Island? They seem to be having success this year.