Districts
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It's typically the 3rd week of practice, on that Friday. So that would be Nov. 18th. If it is the same as prior years.
6 classes.
Released on Friday.
Boys and girls can be in different classes and districts this year. Boys and girls games will be played on different nights during the post season.
Released on Friday.
Boys and girls can be in different classes and districts this year. Boys and girls games will be played on different nights during the post season.
Only private schools were like that last year. This year, the entire thing will be determined separately. There will be many schools that are in different districts and classes.
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It's only stupid if it's not your school that has teams in different districts and classes.
Not sure I follow you. I think it is stupid no matter where my team is in the district process. Having a district with 1 or 2 teams is just dumb. It makes zero sense in any fashion.
So the teams in the bootheel that don't have very many girl's basketball teams should have to run all over the place to play in a district not the same as their boys and split up their fans in the process?
Yes. Other sports do it. There was a softball district a couple years ago that went from like Aurora to Doniphan. Makes more sense than having a district with a couple teams.
I agree, and the fact that in most cases, a somewhat neutral location is chosen as the host site helps eliminate the really bad travel scenarios.
There is no splitting of the fans. The boys and girls play on different nights.
The District Tournaments shall be played as follows:
Classes 1, 2, & 3 - February 20-25, 2022 (boys - Mon, Wed, Fri; girls – Tues, Thurs, Sat)
Class 4 - February 27 - March 4, 2022 (boys - Mon, Wed, Fri; girls – Tues, Thurs, Sat)
Class 5 & 6 – March 1-7, 2022 (boys – Wed, Fri, Mon; girls – Thurs, Sat, Tues)
Class 5 & 6 are pushed back a week because they do not have sectionals so winner of districts are in the quarterfinals and there isn't a week-long break between district and quarterfinal rounds.
OK, no splitting of fans, just twice the travel. How did anybody decide it was a good idea to do away with sectional games in the big classes? Pretty much means Jackson and P.B. will go to St.Louis every year for districts unless they switch to a rotation rather than getting enough votes to host the district
MSHSAA being lazy would be by guess. They no longer have to find venues for sectional games in classes 5 and 6. Probably saves them money too. I think its ridiculous not to have sectional games as well, but it is what it is.
Our sectional games were at Farmington so it was somewhat equal travel and I have no doubt Farmington would still host it if they played the games. It was a SEMO team vs a St. Louis team so it worked out quite well for teams and fans traveling.
While I would love to see perfect 8 team brackets for my OCD, the school groupings since they have went to 6 classes especially in the lower classes has been very good IMO. Class 5 & 6 are where they are way too thin IMO.
Ironically the Versailles wrestling team makes that trip every year. I think they do it to see who they might face in for state tournament
Back in 2004-2009 or 10,
West Plains was stuck in a 4 team football district with
Poplar Bluff=105 miles
Sikeston= 156 miles
Cape Central= 186 miles
One of those cycles they were also thrown in w/
Farmington= 164 miles
In the last 10-12 years, they’ve had to go as far as:
Webb City=180 miles
These were all district games.
I think Jackson and PB will be just fine.
And the thing is, 80-90% of the time in Bball, Softball etc... A Host site is selected that is typically somewhat geographically Neutral.... Not always, but its the norm rather than the exception.
Regardless, I'm excited for tmw to see what teams fall in what class, and how the Districts are broken up.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when these decisions are being made in COMO.
Regardless, I'm excited for tmw to see what teams fall in what class, and how the Districts are broken up.
I'd love to be a fly on the wall when these decisions are being made in COMO.
Just like when WP had to that there was NO reason to do it this way over here! They find some way for the St.Louis schools NOT to travel more 25 miles.
I wish MSHSAA would post the districts at midnight. I have to go to work soon and don’t have a lot of time to analyze.
The football board has multiple threads on this same issue as well. I think what some people forget is winning a district championship does mean something to these kids. It isn't just about the state championship. Some still get letterman's jacket and patches. Track is brutal sometimes as well.
Blue Springs South and Rockbridge's softball teams were both top 10 nationally and knocked out many on that list. Their only losses were to each other and they get put in the same district. One ends up not even being district champion when there was no doubt they'd have been in the finals against each other.
Seems like an easy fix if MSHSAA would actually do some work. Pick the site hosts ahead of time each year and create the districts at season's end. The majority would choose to travel an extra hour in some cases vs. having loaded districts. It really wouldn't take much work.
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