[Pulp Fiction]

I once saw this analogy used, and I thought it was fitting.

If one out of every 125 students is considered a "good athlete" then schools with 200 total kids can hope for 1 or 2. Schools with 1500, can hope for 11 or 12. Yet, we are going to pit those schools against each other?

This isn't about giving everyone a trophy. It's about a balanced system giving the best opportunities. There are some places that can't compete with bigger schools.

If we had Caverna and Trinity in the same class in football, would we just say "should have tried harder"? Of course not. Well, at least a smart person wouldn't.

The whole "get better" excuse is lazy and useless. Period. It's an attempt to over simplify extremely complex matters, by people who don't understand greater dynamics at play.


Look at boxing. A historically great lightweight isn't going to stand a chance against an average-at-best heavyweight. Would you tell then to get better? Or admit that there's no reason for them to be competing against each other?



6 classes isn't needed, but, something is. Maybe 2 or 3. But, I can promise you'd get a ton of great post season games with that, in every sport.

Excellent post!!! :Thumbs:


This is the way I see any realistic chance of some type of Class being implemented with the KHSAA.
- The KHSAA will send some type of survey to the member schools asking if they think all offered or selected sports/activities should be Classed.
- If they reply No, then that's the end of the survey.
- If they reply Yes, the next questions will be "Should all sports/activities be Classed" or "List the sports/activities you think should be Classed."
- Giving member schools a chance to vote on what sports/activities they feel needs to be classed would be the best way to get this off the ground.

I see the KHSAA wanting to keep the Boys & Girls Sweet 16 as it is, but, IMO, these sports might be up for some type of Classification discussion.
- Boys & Girls Soccer
- Boys & Girls Golf
- Boys & Girls Swimming
- Boys & Girls Tennis
- Boys & Girls Bowling
- Baseball
- Softball
- Volleyball


Wrestling, Boys & Girls Basketball, Bass Fishing and Boys & Girls Archery are the sports/activities, IMO, that won't be voted to be Classed.


1A, 2A, 3A - Small School
4A, 5A, 6A - Large School

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This Classification breakdown would be the best and most logical. Two classes would be enough to make the 6A teams earn it and give the 1A schools a true fighting chance. I think a two class system would end the Public/Private discussion. And for the all Girl schools without a football class, they would be Classed based on their enrollment with current football Class numbers.
This would still allow the Small school and Large school state champion play each other for some type of Overall State Champion, but still award a sanctioned KHSAA Small School & Large School state champion. I would rather see a statewide Class system rather than the state broken up in to Sectionals like some states do.