H.S. Football Classes (A, 2A, 3A, etc) What's The Difference?

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Posted: 12/6/2009 3:39:28 PM EDT

I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:41:37 PM EDT

[#1]

its related to the size of the school

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:41:37 PM EDT

[#2]

Size of the school is the difference. Usually A is the largest also called Division I and so on down to the little tiny schools

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:42:11 PM EDT

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Generally its school size, but I have seen them put a program that year after year trounce the competition up a class. The more A's the bigger the school here in Oklahoma.

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Posted: 12/6/2009 3:44:46 PM EDT

[#4]

Size of the school. It gets even more fun when you add 9 man teams to the mix. In SD we had 11AA, 11A, 11B, 9A, and 9B. I think they've added a 9AA class.

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:49:12 PM EDT

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Posted: 12/6/2009 3:54:16 PM EDT

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As already noted there are enrollment numbers that determine classifications.

Now in Texas to even further dilute it the have a Division I and Division II state champ in each of the larger classifications.

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:55:19 PM EDT

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In TX 1A is the littlerest an 5A is the big'un.

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:55:39 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:

Size of the school is the difference. Usually A is the largest also called Division I and so on down to the little tiny schools

yall do it wrong up north. A is the smallest on up to 4 or 5A. I think the biggest classification we have in Texas is 4A, but it could have changed since I graduated.

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:56:04 PM EDT

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Yep, it's the size of the school (how many kids per class)

I played in a 3A team and beat all the 5A teams. Big public schools of memphis, tn are not too good

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:56:41 PM EDT

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In TX 1A is the littlerest an 5A is the big'un.

KS is similar, except we do 1-6A.

1-2A schools, in football, are usually 8-man, since they're so small.

Posted: 12/6/2009 3:59:59 PM EDT

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I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

OMSH? What year?

I bounced in '91

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:01:43 PM EDT

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I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

OMSH? What year?

I bounced in '91

Old Mill is 4A I think, and they won too.

I went to Eastern Tech. Class o' 97.

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:02:46 PM EDT

[#13]

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Size of the school is the difference. Usually A is the largest also called Division I and so on down to the little tiny schools

yall do it wrong up north. A is the smallest on up to 4 or 5A. I think the biggest classification we have in Texas is 4A, but it could have changed since I graduated.

My HS was 5A, had 2 5A and 2 4A schools when I graduated. Now they have 3 5A schools and 2 4A's

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:04:14 PM EDT

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I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

What school?

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:06:16 PM EDT

[#15]

in PA for athletics it goes...

A - smallest schools
AA - small schools
AAA - bigger schools
AAAA - biggest schools

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:19:33 PM EDT

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As already noted there are enrollment numbers that determine classifications.

Now in Texas to even further dilute it the have a Division I and Division II state champ in each of the larger classifications.

There are talks about adding a 6A to get rid of the Super 5As and making everything more fair.

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:21:58 PM EDT

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in PA for athletics it goes...

A - smallest schools
AA - small schools
AAA - bigger schools
AAAA - biggest schools

More correctly, it is the size based on gender and for some sports depends on if the school has a "freshman" team. For example, a school for 479 boys in the 4 classes (freshman through senior) would be Class AAA. However, if the sport is football and the school has a freshman team then only the male class size of the uper 3 are counted against classification (sophomore, junior, senior). So, a school with 479 in the upper 4, minus 120 for the freshman class would equal 359, placing them in 3AAA size. Women's sports are then classed on the number of women along the same lines. So you could have a school which plays baseball in AA but the girls play in AAA in softball. Of course each school can also elect to play one (or 2 maybe) classes above them (ie: a Class A mens basketball could elect to play in A, AA or AAA).

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:28:15 PM EDT

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I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

What school?

Eastern Tech, formally EVT.

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:33:49 PM EDT

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It allows more schools the chance to compete an get recognition at the state level.

MN used to have one class for all high school hockey. It really sucked because the big fat twin city schools would beat up on the northern schools with 1/30th their enrollment and then go around thumping their chests at how good they were.

Now that we have classes the little northern schools tend to open up a lot of whoop ass at state!

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:38:33 PM EDT

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As already noted there are enrollment numbers that determine classifications.

Now in Texas to even further dilute it the have a Division I and Division II state champ in each of the larger classifications.

Yep, some districts take four schools into the playoffs. Because of the differences in enrollment in some of the classifications you will have large and small schools in the playoffs. It's all about the $$$$$$ for the districts. The more schools in the playoffs the more money there is to be made. A long playoff run can be worth 250K or more to the school district.

Posted: 12/6/2009 4:39:59 PM EDT

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Here in Maryland it is like most people have stated already.

1A - smallest
2A
3A
4A - biggest

The high school I went to was 1A and I wouldn't want it any other way. You know everybody and they all know you.

Posted: 12/6/2009 5:53:29 PM EDT

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I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

What school?

Eastern Tech, formally EVT.

Easy Victory Today!

Hey, when did you graduate? My son's 7-9 head coach use to coach there.

Posted: 12/7/2009 3:22:01 AM EDT

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Quoted:

Quoted:
I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

What school?

Eastern Tech, formally EVT.

Easy Victory Today!

Hey, when did you graduate? My son's 7-9 head coach use to coach there.

1997

Posted: 12/7/2009 3:34:07 AM EDT

[#24]

My HS was a private 1A team. We had 20 players my Sr year

So I played TE (RB first five games...then I hurt my knee), LB, P, K. Good times...but talk about exhausted at the end of the night

And through all of that I ended up a 3 Star rated LB...woo.

Posted: 12/7/2009 5:58:49 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I just found out the high school I graduated from won the state championship, but it was classified as the 2A state title. I saw other teams win the 3A, 4A, etc. Is it a difference in talent/competition?

What school?

Eastern Tech, formally EVT.

Easy Victory Today!

Hey, when did you graduate? My son's 7-9 head coach use to coach there.

1997

Coach Crane?