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The All A is not a mandatory tournament for small schools. The All A Classic committee is not part of the KHSAA. The 125 smallest schools get invited, if one says no, they go to the next one until the enrollment reaches a certain level. It's a way for small schools to make some much needed money, get some good competitive mid-season tournament experience, and give schools that struggle making it out of their own district a chance at winning something statewide.

For example, Louisville Collegiate is back in the All A State tournament. They are in the same district as St. Xavier, Male and Manual. If they're lucky enough to make regionals, they have to beat Trinity, Eastern, Ballard, Jeffersontown, or Moore to win the region. I believe in miracles, but not those types.

The only way to fix future scheduling conflicts is by getting rid of regular season tournaments, which is an absurd idea