Interesting things about 1968 plays and classifications besides the enrollment numbers

[bullitpdq68]

The 4 classification were broke down like this. This comes from the Daily Standard September 26th 1968 Sikeston, Missouri. page 4 the complete rules can be found there.
The interesting thing I find is they broke it down by actually enrollment not by trying to keep the schools in each class even.

AAAA 1201 and Above
AAA 501 through 1200
AA 251 through 500
A 250 and under
There will be four districts for each Class with approximately an equal number of schools in each distric district will be determined geographically after cards are returned as instructed.
Semifinal games will be November 23, 1968
Final games Nover30,1968

 

[bullitpdq68]

From the Springfield leader and Press 1968 Sept 12 page 37, By Marty Eddlemon

They state a total of 262 of Missouri's 274 high school football teams have signed up to participate in the states first playoffs this fall.

 

[panther72]

I think my enrollment numbers came from St. Joe News-Press. The classes were fairly close in the number of schools. I also think the 1A cutoff was the Class S cutoff at the time for other sports.

 

[Toots_mcgee]

Class 3? 501 to 1200. Good Lord.

 

[panther72]

FYI
MSHSSA defined other sports as Class A/L until 1964 at 501 and above. Then until 72 it grew to 626 and above. In 73 it went to 1001 and the next year when other sports went to 4 classes and the following year to 1201 before dropping down each year when 5A was made in FB in 82. Class 3A was always a mess in the range of size.

 

[TheRealJoey]

Gee, imagine using size cut offs

 

[stocktiger82]

The 4 classification were broke down like this. This comes from the Daily Standard September 26th 1968 Sikeston, Missouri. page 4 the complete rules can be found there.
The interesting thing I find is they broke it down by actually enrollment not by trying to keep the schools in each class even.

AAAA 1201 and Above
AAA 501 through 1200
AA 251 through 500
A 250 and under
There will be four districts for each Class with approximately an equal number of schools in each distric district will be determined geographically after cards are returned as instructed.
Semifinal games will be November 23, 1968
Final games Nover30,1968

It was like that when i started high school in 1978, except class 1 was 200 for top enrollment.

 

[Fort80]

1968 All-State Football

Year Class Team Position Player School Year Height Weight
1968 AAAA 1st B Dan Nerling Independence William Chrisman Sr 5-10 195
1968 AAAA 1st B Mark Mueller St Louis Cleveland Sr 5-10 185
1968 AAAA 1st B Bob Bruegging Kansas City Southwest Sr 6-2 180
1968 AAAA 1st B Larry Britt Jefferson City Sr 6-1 200
1968 AAAA 1st E Randy Weber Raytown Sr 6-2 180
1968 AAAA 1st E Jack Ettinger St Louis Riverview Gardens Sr 6-2 185
1968 AAAA 1st T Calvin Payne St Louis Soldan Sr 6-2 221
1968 AAAA 1st T Rocky Crouch Springfield Glendale Sr 6-3 197
1968 AAAA 1st G Brett Dingerson Kansas City Oak Park Sr 5-10 195
1968 AAAA 1st G Jerry Ellis Jefferson City Sr 5-9 190
1968 AAAA 1st C Scott Henderson Kansas City Oak Park Sr 6-1 225
1968 AAAA 1st Def Bob Arthur St Louis McCluer Jr 6-1 160
1968 AAAA 1st Def Tom Keliett St Louis University High Sr 6-2 185
1968 AAAA 1st Def Kim Godwin Cape Girardeau Central Sr 6-1 190
1968 AAAA 1st Def Scott Sodergren Jefferson City Sr 6-0 185
1968 AAA 1st B Jim Taylor Perryville Sr 6-0 175
1968 AAA 1st B Nick Hartje Kirksville Sr 6-1 183
1968 AAA 1st B Jim Mayberry Liberty Sr 6-1 185
1968 AAA 1st B Lenvil Elliott Richmond Sr 6-0 190
1968 AAA 1st E Eric Thompson Jefferson City Helias Sr 6-5 200
1968 AAA 1st E Bill Buckner Brentwood Sr 6-3 175
1968 AAA 1st T Keith Meyr Perryville Sr 6-1 200
1968 AAA 1st T Louis Nigro Kansas City DeLaSalle Sr 6-1 245
1968 AAA 1st G Scott Oliver Joplin Memorial Sr 6-0 180
1968 AAA 1st G Willard Hergins Marshall Sr 5-8 185
1968 AAA 1st C Gavin Woolley St Louis Chaminade Sr 6-0 185
1968 AAA 1st Def Allen Frentzel Perryville Sr 5-10 174
1968 AAA 1st Def Dave Austin Joplin Memorial Sr 6-0 180
1968 AAA 1st Def Steve Thomas Brentwood Sr 5-10 190
1968 AAA 1st Def Tom Briggs Fulton Sr 5-10 185
1968 AA 1st B Ron Roof Putnam County Jr 6-0 197
1968 AA 1st B Jay Ware Pleasant Hill Sr 6-1 184
1968 AA 1st B Jerry White Hayti Sr 5-9 160
1968 AA 1st B Stan Gardner St Louis John Burroughs Sr 5-7 165
1968 AA 1st E Jim Myers Platte County Sr 6-0 184
1968 AA 1st E Frank Caldwell South Shelby Sr 6-2 205
1968 AA 1st T Mark Norris Malden Sr 6-0 190
1968 AA 1st T Chuck Brookfield Kansas City Pembroke Hill Sr 6-6 240
1968 AA 1st G Ken Coleman North Callaway Jr 5-11 190
1968 AA 1st G Paul Burch Crystal City Sr 5-10 165
1968 AA 1st C Roger Southard Tarkio Sr 5-11 185
1968 A 1st B Randy Rader Lockwood Sr 6-1 185
1968 A 1st B George Boyer Princeton Sr 6-1 190
1968 A 1st B Bill James St Louis Priory Sr 6-2 200
1968 A 1st B Bob Larison West Platte Sr 5-11 185
1968 A 1st E Gary Hosack Cass Midway Sr 6-4 185
1968 A 1st E Bob Prather Worth County Jr 6-2 185
1968 A 1st T Jeff Fulk West Platte Sr 5-11 190
1968 A 1st T Terry Brown Princeton Sr 5-11 190
1968 A 1st G Ed Williams South Holt Sr 5-11 165
1968 A 1st G Chuck Browning Drexel Sr 6-1 215
1968 A 1st C Larry Persell Princeton Sr 5-9 170

 

[Veer2Eternity]

1968 All-State Football

Year Class Team Position Player School Year Height Weight
1968 AAAA 1st B Dan Nerling Independence William Chrisman Sr 5-10 195
1968 AAAA 1st B Mark Mueller St Louis Cleveland Sr 5-10 185
1968 AAAA 1st B Bob Bruegging Kansas City Southwest Sr 6-2 180
1968 AAAA 1st B Larry Britt Jefferson City Sr 6-1 200
1968 AAAA 1st E Randy Weber Raytown Sr 6-2 180
1968 AAAA 1st E Jack Ettinger St Louis Riverview Gardens Sr 6-2 185
1968 AAAA 1st T Calvin Payne St Louis Soldan Sr 6-2 221
1968 AAAA 1st T Rocky Crouch Springfield Glendale Sr 6-3 197
1968 AAAA 1st G Brett Dingerson Kansas City Oak Park Sr 5-10 195
1968 AAAA 1st G Jerry Ellis Jefferson City Sr 5-9 190
1968 AAAA 1st C Scott Henderson Kansas City Oak Park Sr 6-1 225
1968 AAAA 1st Def Bob Arthur St Louis McCluer Jr 6-1 160
1968 AAAA 1st Def Tom Keliett St Louis University High Sr 6-2 185
1968 AAAA 1st Def Kim Godwin Cape Girardeau Central Sr 6-1 190
1968 AAAA 1st Def Scott Sodergren Jefferson City Sr 6-0 185
1968 AAA 1st B Jim Taylor Perryville Sr 6-0 175
1968 AAA 1st B Nick Hartje Kirksville Sr 6-1 183
1968 AAA 1st B Jim Mayberry Liberty Sr 6-1 185
1968 AAA 1st B Lenvil Elliott Richmond Sr 6-0 190
1968 AAA 1st E Eric Thompson Jefferson City Helias Sr 6-5 200
1968 AAA 1st E Bill Buckner Brentwood Sr 6-3 175
1968 AAA 1st T Keith Meyr Perryville Sr 6-1 200
1968 AAA 1st T Louis Nigro Kansas City DeLaSalle Sr 6-1 245
1968 AAA 1st G Scott Oliver Joplin Memorial Sr 6-0 180
1968 AAA 1st G Willard Hergins Marshall Sr 5-8 185
1968 AAA 1st C Gavin Woolley St Louis Chaminade Sr 6-0 185
1968 AAA 1st Def Allen Frentzel Perryville Sr 5-10 174
1968 AAA 1st Def Dave Austin Joplin Memorial Sr 6-0 180
1968 AAA 1st Def Steve Thomas Brentwood Sr 5-10 190
1968 AAA 1st Def Tom Briggs Fulton Sr 5-10 185
1968 AA 1st B Ron Roof Putnam County Jr 6-0 197
1968 AA 1st B Jay Ware Pleasant Hill Sr 6-1 184
1968 AA 1st B Jerry White Hayti Sr 5-9 160
1968 AA 1st B Stan Gardner St Louis John Burroughs Sr 5-7 165
1968 AA 1st E Jim Myers Platte County Sr 6-0 184
1968 AA 1st E Frank Caldwell South Shelby Sr 6-2 205
1968 AA 1st T Mark Norris Malden Sr 6-0 190
1968 AA 1st T Chuck Brookfield Kansas City Pembroke Hill Sr 6-6 240
1968 AA 1st G Ken Coleman North Callaway Jr 5-11 190
1968 AA 1st G Paul Burch Crystal City Sr 5-10 165
1968 AA 1st C Roger Southard Tarkio Sr 5-11 185
1968 A 1st B Randy Rader Lockwood Sr 6-1 185
1968 A 1st B George Boyer Princeton Sr 6-1 190
1968 A 1st B Bill James St Louis Priory Sr 6-2 200
1968 A 1st B Bob Larison West Platte Sr 5-11 185
1968 A 1st E Gary Hosack Cass Midway Sr 6-4 185
1968 A 1st E Bob Prather Worth County Jr 6-2 185
1968 A 1st T Jeff Fulk West Platte Sr 5-11 190
1968 A 1st T Terry Brown Princeton Sr 5-11 190
1968 A 1st G Ed Williams South Holt Sr 5-11 165
1968 A 1st G Chuck Browning Drexel Sr 6-1 215
1968 A 1st C Larry Persell Princeton Sr 5-9 170

Pretty sure one of those class a still posts here

 

[Toots_mcgee]

Looks like perryville was loaded.

 

[Graphic Edge Guy]

Richmond's Lenvil Elliott could ball...he played college football at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State) and played in the NFL for 5 years with the Bengals and 3 with the 49ers.

He tragically died of a heart attack at age 57 in October of 2008.

Lenvil Elliott - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

His former coach, Russ Sloan, said Elliott was the first player he targeted upon taking over at the Kirksville school. "I thought at one point I had lost him to Texas-El Paso, but he called me at home and asked if he could still come to Northeast Missouri," Sloan recalled. "I cannot begin to describe how awesome Lenvil was in his first full contact scrimmage as a freshman. I knew then that he was special, and in my playing career at Missouri I had not seen a better back in The Big 8. Lenvil could do it all. He was a great runner, solid blocker and a superb receiver out of the backfield. His 40 time was 4.3, and rarely was the first tackler able to bring Lenvil down."