[Pulp Fiction]

big schools, have big advantage

Grammar errors aside, I'm not making the argument that "Big schools" always have the advantage.

Take Wrestling for example, there are reasons why the NFHS & the KHSAA have specific weight classes and require wrestlers to make weight before competing in an event. Having a 160 lbs. wrestler compete for a individual championship against a 113 lbs. wrestler wouldn't be fair. Even though the 113 lbs. wrestler might be the best in his weight class, that big of weight difference is the exact reason why their are different weight classes.


1A & 2A (1A)
3A & 4A (2A)
5A & 6A (3A)

1A, 2A, 3A (Small School)
4A, 5A, 6A (Large School)


Two or three classes would be the best. Or having a Public/Private split are the options I see that would level the playing field for all involved. Sports are about striving to be the best and winning the competition you compete in. However, when a goal is so far out of reach that it doesn't become fun for the players, we have a problem. Giving the schools who've never been to a state championship game or state tournament the idea they can actually win a state title, IMO, would be a great way to rejuvenate participation numbers and community support for the member schools.