St Laurence 14 - DePaul Prep 26 F

[SiuCubFan8]

DePaul and StL are both outliers with that rule.

 

[doctor_d]

DePaul and StL are both outliers with that rule.

Yeah, I agree, but that doesn't mean the two year average enrollment rule isn't bad. There are public schools in the far SW, NW and west burbs that are now 8A and were 4A/5A a decade ago.
The whole two year average thing is just weird and arbitrary.

 

[SiuCubFan8]

Yeah, I agree, but that doesn't mean the two year average enrollment rule isn't bad. There are public schools in the far SW, NW and west burbs that are now 8A and were 4A/5A a decade ago.
The whole two year average thing is just weird and arbitrary.

Honest question what 8A school was 4/5A in 2014?

 

[doctor_d]

Honest question what 8A school was 4/5A in 2014?

Pretty sure Hampshire off the top of my head

 

[PowerI66]

Honest question what 8A school was 4/5A in 2014?

Burlington Central seems to be on that trajectory as well

 

[McCaravan]

Honest question what 8A school was 4/5A in 2014?

St. Ignatius was 5A I think when started, then they were 6A when they made the semis in 2022, then they went to 8A last season. I don't know if they petitioned down and it was only for a certain time. They're enrollment never significantly changes since they are very selective and turn many away.

 

[cenrik71]

In the case of both of these schools, the jump in enrollment is recent. The freshman and sophomore classes are where the growth have occurred. These classes have little to no impact on varsity football teams.

Actually, DCP's sophmore class will fill about half of the varsity roster next season, as juniors. That class is projected to carry more talent than former soph classes to the varsity team. The freshmen crop this season carried about 60 athletes and proved ahead in development. This playoff team already rostered 6 freshmen who have seen varsity playoff action.