Stanberry 8 man fb and class 2 basketball?
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Stanberry will be the smallest Class 2 basketball team for the next cycle. An unusually large freshmen class put them right on the cut line. With how small the 8th grade class is, next year their enrollment will be well below the cutoff, however the current year's enrollment is what counts for the 2-year cycle.
They would be either the smallest or 2nd smallest 11-Man team in the state if they moved up. Not to mention, the junior high team finished the season with 8 players this year, started with 9. When the freshmen class graduates, Stanberry will have an enrollment under 100 for the foreseeable future. They are where they need to be.
They would be either the smallest or 2nd smallest 11-Man team in the state if they moved up. Not to mention, the junior high team finished the season with 8 players this year, started with 9. When the freshmen class graduates, Stanberry will have an enrollment under 100 for the foreseeable future. They are where they need to be.
I think you mean half their size. The smallest team, by enrollment, in 8-Man for the next cycle is 87 students, according to what MSHSAA released today. So, no they don't. Stanberry has been in the middle of the enrollment for the 8-Man classification for years, often being in the lower half, with all of the co-ops and teams moving to 8-Man in the last few years. The only 11-Man school in the entire state that is smaller than them is Orrick.
Stanberry did not have 30 kids on the team this year, I don't know where you got "30 plus." And again, there were 9 players on the junior high team this year and they finished with 8 after an injury.
You say that they play against schools [half] their size (which is false), so your solution is to make them the 2nd smallest 11-Man team in the state and force them to start playing against schools that actually are twice their size? You obviously haven't taken the time to actually look at the numbers in regards to what you're saying.
Your statement has some truth to it but the likes of Worth County, Mound City, Stanberry, and North Andrew force schools that 8 man is intended for, to coop, just so the might be able to compete a little.
Btw...Hardin did win 11 man with 12 or 13 players?
Albany should be class 1 too. Ask their superintendent why they stepped down. It wasnt because of enrollment numbers
Btw...Hardin did win 11 man with 12 or 13 players?
Albany should be class 1 too. Ask their superintendent why they stepped down. It wasnt because of enrollment numbers
Oh and I dont see other schools class 1 thru 4 complaining about schools being twice their size. Competitors want to compete against the best
Those are good programs with a solid system and good coaching in place. That is why they are successful. Worth County (even before the NEN co-op) and Mound City had lots of 8-Man success for years with enrollments under 100.
Let's just call this what it is. Stanberry has had a lot of success in recent years and you are mad about it, so they're the logical starting point when you want to point a finger.
Let's just call this what it is. Stanberry has had a lot of success in recent years and you are mad about it, so they're the logical starting point when you want to point a finger.
You act like Stanberry has dominated 8-Man forever. They had never even been to a state championship before 2012. The coaches and those boys the last few years worked hard to build the program from one that was competitive, but could never make it to the big game to what it is now.
They have one strong cycle of talent and have some success and people like you want to devalue their hard work.
ha, ha, here we go again with this crap, we have 8 man for a reason, cut off is 200, heck iowa has more 8 man teams than we do and they move back and forth all the time, most of the 8 man schools have been 8 man for a long time, let it go, let it go
Good point freezeoption.
Zimmerman you on this again? You have never been right in regards to what you say haha. let it go man. Stanberry is right where they need to be.
Zimmerman you on this again? You have never been right in regards to what you say haha. let it go man. Stanberry is right where they need to be.
Hardin-Central never won 11-man with 12 or 13 players. They did make it to the playoffs, however, with that number in the late 90s. Their state championships in 80 and 87 occurred with squad sizes in the 20s at least. While they were the smallest school to win the 11-man championship in Class 1A in 87 with an official enrollment of 73, the largest school in the class topped out at 198.
This roster in the link below shows 29 players. Don't know how accurate it is.
http://scores.nfhsnetwork.com/missouri/school/stanberry-bulldogs/football/varsity/boys
Stanberry enrollment of 121
Polo enrollment of 139
Should Polo drop to 8 man?
Or Maysville at 174?
Schools like Stanberry are reasons why 8 many doesn't get a whole lot of respect. You all aren't even headed down to MO State with the state championship games. You all are headed to Cameron or Chilli. If I were you, I would try and play it at Missouri Western
Polo enrollment of 139
Should Polo drop to 8 man?
Or Maysville at 174?
Schools like Stanberry are reasons why 8 many doesn't get a whole lot of respect. You all aren't even headed down to MO State with the state championship games. You all are headed to Cameron or Chilli. If I were you, I would try and play it at Missouri Western
Two years ago, Stanberry's enrollment was 101 (which you can still see on the MSHSAA website). When the freshman class graduates, it will be around 75. So yes, it is completely different than Maysville.
But please, let's keep ignoring the fact that the junior high couldn't have played 11-Man football this year and won't be able to for the next 10+ years. There isn't 4 consecutive classes below 8th grade that add up to more than 95. There is a really large freshmen class and that is why the number is so high right now. This would be the only combination of 4 classes in the past 10 years or the 10 years after that would even get close to the Class 2 cutoff.
Again, let's call this what it really is. You're mad Stanberry is winning. I suppose they had some unfair advantage in basketball the last 4 years too and that's why they made 3 trips to the Final Four? There are bigger schools in 8-Man than Class 1 basketball.
Been a lurker on this forum for years and it seems fitting my first post is about 8-man football. I played for one of the above mentioned teams, and even won a state title with them back in the late 90s. I would echo what NWBearcat43 has said, but want to add...can we knock if off with the "play with the big boys" thing? I played with plenty of guys that would knock the socks off a lot of your "big boys".
Wow very old post.... I played football at my local school and if I woulda went to a football meeting and the coach said we are droping to 8 man half our team would of quit.. I know in my town a lot of the kids find 8 man to be a joke... Not the athletes ( the kids who play 8 man ) but the cutting down of the field and all the other dumb things that go with it.. 8 man might be for some but I'm not 1 of them
