All... About six months till game one. Now nobody really knows this early sometimes not even until the postseason qualifiers are actually announced what class certain schools will be placed in.
When the Ihsa brings out the preseason class designation list as teams drop from consideration during the year many schools end up playing in a different class in the playoffs. Having mentioned that I'm bored and have worked up some very early Researching I looked at and compared past historical and up to the present playoff class school enrollment numbers and this is what I came up with.
5A looks to be a beast in 2023. In no particular order Nazareth, JCA, St. Francis NLP, although at 1296.075 they appear to be a 5A/6A bubble team. A newcomer to 5a is runner up 6A Prairie Ridge. SHG 536 (884.40) (LFF2023) is in 5A due to the success factor as well. There are others and don't forget Peoria even though they lose their stud RB. They are a pain in the a$$ to play.
Two schools that now appear to be a class 3A/4A on the bubble team would make noise if ending up in 3A. The first although not the power team as in the past would be Phillips. The second Richmond (Burton). Schools all over the state with enrollment drops makes all of this speculation difficult. We will see. Ratsy
When the Ihsa brings out the preseason class designation list as teams drop from consideration during the year many schools end up playing in a different class in the playoffs. Having mentioned that I'm bored and have worked up some very early Researching I looked at and compared past historical and up to the present playoff class school enrollment numbers and this is what I came up with.
5A looks to be a beast in 2023. In no particular order Nazareth, JCA, St. Francis NLP, although at 1296.075 they appear to be a 5A/6A bubble team. A newcomer to 5a is runner up 6A Prairie Ridge. SHG 536 (884.40) (LFF2023) is in 5A due to the success factor as well. There are others and don't forget Peoria even though they lose their stud RB. They are a pain in the a$$ to play.
Two schools that now appear to be a class 3A/4A on the bubble team would make noise if ending up in 3A. The first although not the power team as in the past would be Phillips. The second Richmond (Burton). Schools all over the state with enrollment drops makes all of this speculation difficult. We will see. Ratsy
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