Star Staff Reports
This has been updated as the TSSAA has changed some numbers.
The new classification period was here and the TSSAA was trying to sort through everything. They had previously voted to keep football at 6 public (Division I) classes and 3 private (Division II) classes. Placement in a specific classification is strictly based on enrollment figures that have been turned in to the state and then given to the TSSAA.
In regards to the public side, once they determine the total number of schools that are playing football, they divide them evenly by 6 and you have your six different classifications (1A-6A).
There will be 49 teams in each classification. They will determine what the regions are after teams decide whether or not they want to play up in a higher classification.
Schools can choose to play up in a higher classification than they are in but they can’t play down in a lesser one. Each school will have a chance to notify the TSSAA if they want to move up prior to the Board of Control meeting on November 12.
The private schools have their classification set by a predetermined number instead of just dividing them up evenly as the public schools do. D2A is 0-265, AA is 266-530 and AAA is 530 and up. Schools can choose to play up as well.
With all of that being said, here is our best guess of where all of the area teams will wind up. This does not take into consideration whether a team plays up or not. These are strictly based on the numbers.
CLASS 1A
Bluff City, BTW, MASE, Middle College, Westwood
CLASS 2A
Fairley, Freedom Prep, Hillcrest, KIPP, MAHS, Manassas, MLK Prep, Mitchell, Oakhaven
CLASS 3A
Bolton, Covington, Douglass, East, Hamilton, Memphis Business Academy, Millington, Raleigh Egypt, Sheffield, Trezevant, Wooddale
CLASS 4A
Craigmont, Fayette Ware, Kirby, Melrose, Ridgeway
CLASS 5A
Brighton, Central, Kingsbury, Munford, Overton, Southwind
CLASS 6A
Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville, Cordova, Germantown, Houston, White Station, Whitehaven
D-II A West
Clarksville Academy, Columbia Academy, FACS, Fayette Academy, Harding Academy, Jackson Christian, Nashville Christian, Tipton Rosemark, Trinity Christian, USJ
D-II AA West
ECS, Lausanne, Northpoint Christian, St. George’s
D-II AAA West
Briarcrest, CBHS, MBA, MUS, Pope John Paul, St. Benedict
There has been some talk of rotating the Nashville schools so MBA & PJP could be replaced with Brentwood Academy and Father Ryan.
