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Will Class 5A Be Split into Two?
A decision on whether 5A will split into Division I and Division II before the season could come by the beginning of next year.
On Sunday, the UIL policy committee ordered a referendum ballot on a split 5A. The proposal passed unchanged through the general legislative council on Monday. Superintendents will now vote on whether to split the classification before the season, like the UIL does for Class 4A and below.
UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison said a survey of 5A schools found 47 percent were in favor of a split, but the raw survey of school district superintendents had 60 percent support.
A UIL spokesperson said the vote could be completed as early as next year. If the proposal passes it will go into effect during the 2018 realignment. If it fails, it can't be revisited for three years, unless the UIL's legislative committee determines it an emergency.
"I would be in favor of it," Chris Gilbert, coach of 5A Lancaster, said this week. "More kids matters. If you've got a higher enrollment, you've usually got more big kids."
Lancaster, with 1901.5 students at last year's realignment, is the fourth-smallest high school in its district. It is likely headed to the Division II playoffs this season. In a split 5A, they'd be probably be in Division I.
If 5A was split exactly in half at this realignment, the Division I cutoff would be 1,741 students.
A CONTRAST TO TODAY'S FOOTBALL LANDSCAPE
Remember when teams would grind it out with the running game? Three yards and a cloud of dust? We don’t see that much anymore in today’s football landscape.
Garland Naaman Forest and Frisco High are two such teams still in existence. Naaman Forest averages about eight passes per game and are 4-3 on the season. Frisco averages only five passes per game and they are 5-2 so far.
Rockwall Heath has only attempted 12 passes all season. Thats two attempts per game.
Reminds of the ’96 Lewisville Farmers, who rode the Wishbone T to a state championship victory over Converse Judson. The Farmers scored 45 points per game and knocked off Judson 58-34. In the win over Judson, Lewisville did not attempt a single pass.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of that state championship season.
CLASS 6A COULD EXPAND
ROUND ROCK -- The UIL's legislative council gave the UIL some more leeway during realignment, increasing the maximum number of schools in 6A from 245 to 250.
That could send a few area teams from being one of the biggest 5A schools to being one of the smallest 6A schools.
Mansfield Summit, Mansfield Lake Ridge, and Highland Park were three of the five biggest 5A schools at the most recent realignment. (Amarillo and Laredo Nixon were the other two).
UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison said during the change doesn't necessarily mean the UIL will use all 250 slots, but it has maxed out the number of 6A schools in recent realignments. (courtesy DMN)
NOTABLE GAMES THIS WEEK
Longview vs John Tyler
College Station vs Waco
Keller Fossil Ridge vs Keller Central
George Ranch vs Pearland
GP North Shore vs Channelview
Klein Collins vs Stratford
Waxahachie vs Mansfield Timberview
Judson vs Clemens
Navarro vs Wimberley
Rockdale vs McGregor
Yoakum vs Van Vleck
DeSoto vs Duncanville
Lewisville Hebron vs Euless Trinity
Richmond Foster vs Victoria East
Trophy Club Byron Nelson vs Southlake Carroll
Keller Timber Creek vs Keller High
Tacquon Graham (49) and another Temple Wildcat corral an opposing QB.
TEXAS COMMITS / HOW THEY FARED
1. Josh Thompson, (6’0, 185) DB, Nacogdoches, TX lost to Corsicana, 23-20.
Caught 25-yd TD pass which sent game into OT. Two receptions for 46 yards, 1 TD.
THIS WEEK – vs Whitehouse, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

2. Montrell Estelle (6’2, 180) DB, Hooks, TX defeated Daingerfield 33-20, Friday.
No stats available.
THIS WEEK – vs Paul Pewitt, Friday, 7:30 p.m..


3. Kobe Boyce (6’0, 170) DB, Lake Dallas HS (Corinth, TX) lost to The Colony 65-42. No stats available.

THIS WEEK – vs Carrollton Creekview, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
 

John Tyler’s Damion Miller hauled in a 56-yd touchdown pass last Friday.
4. Damion Miller (6’2, 170), John Tyler HS (Tyler, TX) defeated Rockwall-Heath 48-0. Miller caught a 56-yard touchdown pass for the game’s first score. 

THIS WEEK – at Longview, Friday, 7:30 p.m. (Lobo Stadium)
 

5. Sam Ehlinger (6’1, 207) QB, Westlake HS (Austin, TX) – had an open date last week.
THIS WEEK – vs Kyle Lehman, 7:30 p.m. Westlake
 

6. LaGaryonn Carson (6’5, 260) DE, Liberty-Eylau HS (Texarkana, TX) defeated North Lamar 38-14. Carson is suspended.
THIS WEEK – at Anna, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
 

7. Taquon Graham (6’4, 240) DE, Temple, TX defeated Waco 48-45, Friday. No stats available.

THIS WEEK – Open Date
ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE RANKINGS
CLASS 6A
School – Total – Points – Prv
1. Allen (23) 7-0 247 1
2. DeSoto (2) 7-0 225 2
3. Lake Travis 6-1 188 3
4. The Woodlands 7-0 158 5
5. Cibolo Steele 6-1 155 4
6. GP North Shore 6-1 101 6
7. San Angelo Central 7-0 100 7
8. Converse Judson 6-1 69 8
9. Southlake Carroll 6-1 61 9
10. RR Cedar Ridge 8-0 39 10
Others receiving votes: Cedar Hill 11 Austin Westlake 7, Katy 7, Longview 4, Klein Collins 2, Alief Taylor 1.
CLASS 5A
1. Aledo (10) 7-0 229 2
2. Cedar Park (8) 7-0 220 1
3. Manvel (4) 7-0 206 3
4. Denton Ryan (3) 7-0 189 4
5. Richmond Foster 7-0 149 5
6. Lancaster 6-1 104 7
7. Texarkana Texas 7-0 86 8
8. College Station 8-0 83 9
9. Frisco Lone Star 6-1 46 10
10. Dal. Highland Park 6-1 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Waxahachie 14, Port Arthur Memorial 6, Pflugerville Connally 4, Lubbock Coronado 4, Mansfield Legacy 3, Richland 3, Grapevine 2, Lubbock Cooper 1, Denton 1, CC Calallen 1, Justin Northwest 1.
CLASS 4A
1. W.O.-Stark (18) 8-0 242 1
2. Argyle (3) 6-0 220 2
3. Waco La Vega (3) 7-0 200 3
4. Cuero (1) 7-0 170 4
5. Geronimo Navarro 7-0 123 7
6. China Spring 6-1 99 5
7. Gilmer 6-1 93 8
8. Abilene Wylie 5-1 73 9
9. Van 8-0 61 10
10. El Campo 8-0 38 NR
Others receiving votes: Henderson 22, Sweetwater 19, Celina 8, Kilgore 4, Stafford 3.
CLASS 3A
1. Brock (20) 7-0 245 1
2. Newton (5) 7-0 226 2
3. Malakoff 7-0 199 3
4. Sunnyvale 7-0 160 4
5. White Oak 7-0 146 6
6. Franklin 6-1 118 7
7. Hallettsville 8-0 86 8
8. Canadian 5-2 59 9
9. Cisco 5-1 50 10
10. Rockdale 6-1 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Cameron Yoe 17, East Bernard 10, George West 8, Mineola 6, Elysian Fields 5, Pottsboro 4, Crockett 4, Eastland 2, Gunter 2, Sonora 2, Wall 2, Teague 1, Grandview 1, Clyde 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Bremond (18) 7-0 240 1
2. Iraan (2) 7-0 197 2
3. Refugio (5) 6-1 196 3
4. Mart 7-0 179 4
5. Tenaha 7-0 149 5
6. Lovelady 6-0 120 6
7. Stratford 6-1 80 7
8. Albany 6-1 65 8
9. Price Carlisle 7-0 53 9
10. Muenster 6-1 33 10
Others receiving votes: Shiner 18, Crawford 12, Mason 10, Italy 8, Tahoka 6, Goldthwaite 4, Christoval 3, Burton 1, Wellington 1.
MAXPREPS NATIONAL TOP 25 POLL
1. Bishop Gorman (NV)
2. IMG Academy (Fla)
3. DeSoto, TX
4. Mater Dei (Cal)
5. DeMatha (MD)
6. Roswell, GA
7. St John Bosco (Cal)
8. Grayson (GA)
9. Mountain Pointe (AZ)
10. Allen TX
11. St Thomas Aquinas (Fla)
12. American Heritage (Fla)
13. Colerain (Ohio)
14. Saguaro (AZ)
15. Cass Tech (MI)
16. Centennial (Cal)
17. McGill-Toolen (Ala)
18. Mission Viejo (Cal)
19. Bingham (UT)
20. St Joseph’s Prep (PA)
21. Trinity (KY)
22. Warren Central (IND)
23. Jenks, Okla
24. Salt Lake East (UT)
25. Wayne (Ohio)
Bubble teams – Mill Creek (GA), Lake Travis (TX), South Pointe (SC), The Woodlands (TX), Kahuku (Hawaii)
A decision on whether 5A will split into Division I and Division II before the season could come by the beginning of next year.
On Sunday, the UIL policy committee ordered a referendum ballot on a split 5A. The proposal passed unchanged through the general legislative council on Monday. Superintendents will now vote on whether to split the classification before the season, like the UIL does for Class 4A and below.
UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison said a survey of 5A schools found 47 percent were in favor of a split, but the raw survey of school district superintendents had 60 percent support.
A UIL spokesperson said the vote could be completed as early as next year. If the proposal passes it will go into effect during the 2018 realignment. If it fails, it can't be revisited for three years, unless the UIL's legislative committee determines it an emergency.
"I would be in favor of it," Chris Gilbert, coach of 5A Lancaster, said this week. "More kids matters. If you've got a higher enrollment, you've usually got more big kids."
Lancaster, with 1901.5 students at last year's realignment, is the fourth-smallest high school in its district. It is likely headed to the Division II playoffs this season. In a split 5A, they'd be probably be in Division I.
If 5A was split exactly in half at this realignment, the Division I cutoff would be 1,741 students.
A CONTRAST TO TODAY'S FOOTBALL LANDSCAPE
Remember when teams would grind it out with the running game? Three yards and a cloud of dust? We don’t see that much anymore in today’s football landscape.
Garland Naaman Forest and Frisco High are two such teams still in existence. Naaman Forest averages about eight passes per game and are 4-3 on the season. Frisco averages only five passes per game and they are 5-2 so far.
Rockwall Heath has only attempted 12 passes all season. Thats two attempts per game.
Reminds of the ’96 Lewisville Farmers, who rode the Wishbone T to a state championship victory over Converse Judson. The Farmers scored 45 points per game and knocked off Judson 58-34. In the win over Judson, Lewisville did not attempt a single pass.
This year marks the 20th anniversary of that state championship season.
CLASS 6A COULD EXPAND
ROUND ROCK -- The UIL's legislative council gave the UIL some more leeway during realignment, increasing the maximum number of schools in 6A from 245 to 250.
That could send a few area teams from being one of the biggest 5A schools to being one of the smallest 6A schools.
Mansfield Summit, Mansfield Lake Ridge, and Highland Park were three of the five biggest 5A schools at the most recent realignment. (Amarillo and Laredo Nixon were the other two).
UIL deputy director Jamey Harrison said during the change doesn't necessarily mean the UIL will use all 250 slots, but it has maxed out the number of 6A schools in recent realignments. (courtesy DMN)
NOTABLE GAMES THIS WEEK
Longview vs John Tyler
College Station vs Waco
Keller Fossil Ridge vs Keller Central
George Ranch vs Pearland
GP North Shore vs Channelview
Klein Collins vs Stratford
Waxahachie vs Mansfield Timberview
Judson vs Clemens
Navarro vs Wimberley
Rockdale vs McGregor
Yoakum vs Van Vleck
DeSoto vs Duncanville
Lewisville Hebron vs Euless Trinity
Richmond Foster vs Victoria East
Trophy Club Byron Nelson vs Southlake Carroll
Keller Timber Creek vs Keller High
Tacquon Graham (49) and another Temple Wildcat corral an opposing QB.
TEXAS COMMITS / HOW THEY FARED
1. Josh Thompson, (6’0, 185) DB, Nacogdoches, TX lost to Corsicana, 23-20.
Caught 25-yd TD pass which sent game into OT. Two receptions for 46 yards, 1 TD.
THIS WEEK – vs Whitehouse, Friday, 7:30 p.m.

2. Montrell Estelle (6’2, 180) DB, Hooks, TX defeated Daingerfield 33-20, Friday.
No stats available.
THIS WEEK – vs Paul Pewitt, Friday, 7:30 p.m..


3. Kobe Boyce (6’0, 170) DB, Lake Dallas HS (Corinth, TX) lost to The Colony 65-42. No stats available.

THIS WEEK – vs Carrollton Creekview, Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
 

John Tyler’s Damion Miller hauled in a 56-yd touchdown pass last Friday.
4. Damion Miller (6’2, 170), John Tyler HS (Tyler, TX) defeated Rockwall-Heath 48-0. Miller caught a 56-yard touchdown pass for the game’s first score. 

THIS WEEK – at Longview, Friday, 7:30 p.m. (Lobo Stadium)
 

5. Sam Ehlinger (6’1, 207) QB, Westlake HS (Austin, TX) – had an open date last week.
THIS WEEK – vs Kyle Lehman, 7:30 p.m. Westlake
 

6. LaGaryonn Carson (6’5, 260) DE, Liberty-Eylau HS (Texarkana, TX) defeated North Lamar 38-14. Carson is suspended.
THIS WEEK – at Anna, Friday, 7:30 p.m.
 

7. Taquon Graham (6’4, 240) DE, Temple, TX defeated Waco 48-45, Friday. No stats available.

THIS WEEK – Open Date
ASSOCIATED PRESS STATE RANKINGS
CLASS 6A
School – Total – Points – Prv
1. Allen (23) 7-0 247 1
2. DeSoto (2) 7-0 225 2
3. Lake Travis 6-1 188 3
4. The Woodlands 7-0 158 5
5. Cibolo Steele 6-1 155 4
6. GP North Shore 6-1 101 6
7. San Angelo Central 7-0 100 7
8. Converse Judson 6-1 69 8
9. Southlake Carroll 6-1 61 9
10. RR Cedar Ridge 8-0 39 10
Others receiving votes: Cedar Hill 11 Austin Westlake 7, Katy 7, Longview 4, Klein Collins 2, Alief Taylor 1.
CLASS 5A
1. Aledo (10) 7-0 229 2
2. Cedar Park (8) 7-0 220 1
3. Manvel (4) 7-0 206 3
4. Denton Ryan (3) 7-0 189 4
5. Richmond Foster 7-0 149 5
6. Lancaster 6-1 104 7
7. Texarkana Texas 7-0 86 8
8. College Station 8-0 83 9
9. Frisco Lone Star 6-1 46 10
10. Dal. Highland Park 6-1 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Waxahachie 14, Port Arthur Memorial 6, Pflugerville Connally 4, Lubbock Coronado 4, Mansfield Legacy 3, Richland 3, Grapevine 2, Lubbock Cooper 1, Denton 1, CC Calallen 1, Justin Northwest 1.
CLASS 4A
1. W.O.-Stark (18) 8-0 242 1
2. Argyle (3) 6-0 220 2
3. Waco La Vega (3) 7-0 200 3
4. Cuero (1) 7-0 170 4
5. Geronimo Navarro 7-0 123 7
6. China Spring 6-1 99 5
7. Gilmer 6-1 93 8
8. Abilene Wylie 5-1 73 9
9. Van 8-0 61 10
10. El Campo 8-0 38 NR
Others receiving votes: Henderson 22, Sweetwater 19, Celina 8, Kilgore 4, Stafford 3.
CLASS 3A
1. Brock (20) 7-0 245 1
2. Newton (5) 7-0 226 2
3. Malakoff 7-0 199 3
4. Sunnyvale 7-0 160 4
5. White Oak 7-0 146 6
6. Franklin 6-1 118 7
7. Hallettsville 8-0 86 8
8. Canadian 5-2 59 9
9. Cisco 5-1 50 10
10. Rockdale 6-1 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Cameron Yoe 17, East Bernard 10, George West 8, Mineola 6, Elysian Fields 5, Pottsboro 4, Crockett 4, Eastland 2, Gunter 2, Sonora 2, Wall 2, Teague 1, Grandview 1, Clyde 1.
CLASS 2A
1. Bremond (18) 7-0 240 1
2. Iraan (2) 7-0 197 2
3. Refugio (5) 6-1 196 3
4. Mart 7-0 179 4
5. Tenaha 7-0 149 5
6. Lovelady 6-0 120 6
7. Stratford 6-1 80 7
8. Albany 6-1 65 8
9. Price Carlisle 7-0 53 9
10. Muenster 6-1 33 10
Others receiving votes: Shiner 18, Crawford 12, Mason 10, Italy 8, Tahoka 6, Goldthwaite 4, Christoval 3, Burton 1, Wellington 1.
MAXPREPS NATIONAL TOP 25 POLL
1. Bishop Gorman (NV)
2. IMG Academy (Fla)
3. DeSoto, TX
4. Mater Dei (Cal)
5. DeMatha (MD)
6. Roswell, GA
7. St John Bosco (Cal)
8. Grayson (GA)
9. Mountain Pointe (AZ)
10. Allen TX
11. St Thomas Aquinas (Fla)
12. American Heritage (Fla)
13. Colerain (Ohio)
14. Saguaro (AZ)
15. Cass Tech (MI)
16. Centennial (Cal)
17. McGill-Toolen (Ala)
18. Mission Viejo (Cal)
19. Bingham (UT)
20. St Joseph’s Prep (PA)
21. Trinity (KY)
22. Warren Central (IND)
23. Jenks, Okla
24. Salt Lake East (UT)
25. Wayne (Ohio)
Bubble teams – Mill Creek (GA), Lake Travis (TX), South Pointe (SC), The Woodlands (TX), Kahuku (Hawaii)
