[oneijoe]

I think it would be a very interesting game between the 2. Despite 3a and below being much smaller there are plenty of athletes still yet. With a limit on roster length i believe it would go either way. Who you got?

The difference wouldn't be in "number of athletes", it would be in the number of BIG players (linemen) who can RUN.

This comparison is between a pool of approx 18,000 boys (number of males in A-3A schools) vs a pool of 40,000 boys (number of males in 4A-6A schools).

It's nothing more than simple math. The larger group's team, all else being equal, should come out on top 69% of the time. The actual difference could be even worse because all things won't usually BE equal. A team put together for a game like this will have time for only the simplest of plays - plays which favor simple plays. The simplest entail running and blocking straight ahead. This plays to the bigger team's strength.