2018-19 SCHSL Realignment

6/14/17

"WELCOME TO 5A" Chapin Slated To Become Lexington County's 6th Class 5A School
Lexington Chronicle

*** Lexington/Richland County schools in bold

*** Classifications will consist of 40, 42, 44, 46, or 48 teams so below is using the "medium" number:

135 ADM NUMBERS (2017)

CLASS 5A
1. Wando - 4,365
2. Dorman - 3,344
3. Summerville - 3,012
4. Carolina Forest - 2,425
5. J.F. Byrnes - 2,368
6. Sumter - 2,336
7. Boiling Spring - 2,313
8. Mauldin - 2,310
9. Ashley Ridge - 2,283
10. Fort Dorchester - 2,280
11. Clover - 2,191
12. Fort Mill - 2,133
13. Dutch Fork - 2,132
14. Hillcrest - 2,128
15. Spring Valley - 2,079
16. West Ashley - 2,060
17. Gaffney - 2,032
18. Rock Hill - 2,015
19. Goose Creek - 1,990
20. Blythewood - 1,987
21. Nation Ford - 1,962
22. River Bluff - 1,934
23. Spartanburg - 1,913
24. Northwestern - 1,904
25. White Knoll - 1,854
26. Lexington - 1,840
27. West Florence - 1,833
28. T.L. Hanna - 1,829
29. Cane Bay - 1,809
30. Stratford - 1,809
31. Woodmont - 1,798
32. J.L. Mann - 1,746
33. Easley - 1,725
34. Socastee - 1,724
35. Wade Hampton (Greenville) - 1,714
36. Irmo - 1,712
37. Conway - 1,688
38. Riverside - 1,681
39. Westside - 1,667
40. Chapin - 1,645
41. St. James - 1,636
42. James Island Charter - 1,632
43. Lugoff -Elgin - 1,631
44. South Florence - 1,627

CLASS 4A
45. Colleton County - 1,622
46. Laurens District 55 - 1,607
47. Greenwood - 1,583
48. York Comprehensive - 1,573
49. Berkeley - 1,547
50. North Augusta - 1,501
51. Eastside - 1,500
52. R.B. Stall - 1,495
53. Myrtle Beach - 1,484
54. North Myrtle Beach - 1,460
55. Aiken - 1,444
56. South Aiken - 1,427
57. Midland Valley - 1,423
58. Richland Northeast - 1,423
59. Greenville - 1,402
60. Pickens - 1,377
61. A.C. Flora - 1,375
62. Lancaster - 1,369
63. Airport - 1,363
64. Westwood - 1,354
65. Hartsville - 1,351
66. South Pointe - 1,343
67. Ridge View - 1,343
68. Beaufort - 1,320
69. Hilton Head Island - 1,297
70. Darlington - 1,259
71. Bluffton - 1,233
72. Wilson - 1,204
73. Travelers Rest - 1,203
74. Greer - 1,197
75. Crestwood - 1,196
76. Lower Richland - 1,163
77. Wren - 1,156
78. Dreher - 1,152
79. Lakewood - 1,127
80. Belton-Honea Path - 1,119
81. Marlboro County - 1,114
82. Union County - 1,100
83. Blue Ridge - 1,093
84. Daniel - 1,074
85. Orangeburg-Wilkinson - 1,040
86. Georgetown - 1,030
87. Walhalla - 1,030
88. Brookland-Cayce - 1,029

CLASS 3A
89. Palmetto - 1,020
90. Berea - 1,018
91. Camden - 988
92. Indian Land - 975
93. Seneca - 974
94. Hanahan - 970
95. Lake City - 958
96. May River - 955
97. Gilbert High School - 941
98. Broome - 904
99. Dillon - 896
100. West-Oak - 891
101. Loris - 890
102. Powdersville - 880
103. Emerald - 879
104. Waccamaw - 866
105. Chapman - 857
106. Swansea - 856
107. Chester - 853
108. Aynor - 848
109. Pendleton - 833
110. Battery Creek - 833
111. Manning - 831
112. Clinton - 824
113. Strom Thurmond - 818
114. Newberry - 805
115. Fairfield Central - 801
116. Crescent - 765
117. Mid-Carolina - 763
118. Woodruff - 763
119. Carolina - 761
120. Southside - 758
121. Lake Marion - 740
122. Marion - 711
123. Edisto - 708
124. Ridgeland-Hardeeville - 703
125. Cheraw - 696
126. Pelion - 688
127. Liberty - 683
128. Bishop England - 683
129. Wade Hampton (Hampton) - 670
130. Academic Magnet - 655
131. W.J. Keenan - 651
132. Chesnee � 651

CLASS 2A
133. Barnwell - 643
134. Landrum - 641
135. Silver Bluff - 640
136. Lee Central - 637
137. Timberland - 635
138. Woodland - 635
139. Andrew Jackson - 633
140. Columbia - 626
141. Buford - 624
142. Kingstree - 623
143. Central - 607
144. Saluda - 603
145. North Charleston - 595
146. Fox Creek - 589
147. Andrews - 582
148. Eau Claire - 580
149. Batesburg-Leesville - 542
150. Blacksburg - 533
151. Garrett Academy - 526
152. Chesterfield - 510
153. Whale Branch Early College - 495
154. Ninety-Six - 493
155. Abbeville - 487
156. Latta - 479
157. North Central - 469
158. Calhoun County - 439
159. Greer Middle College Charter - 438
160. Brashier Middle College Charter - 436
161. St. Joseph�s Catholic - 434
162. Greenville Tech Charter - 424
163. Mullins - 423
164. Bamberg-Ehrhardt - 415
165. Gray Collegiate Academy - 411
166. East Clarendon - 405
167. NEXT - 400
168. Johnsonville - 397
169. Christ Church Episcopal - 396
170. C.A. Johnson - 391
171. Carvers Bay - 389
172. Lewisville - 380
173. Burke - 371
174. Hannah-Pamplico - 354
175. Dixie - 354
176. Southside Christian - 352

CLASS 1A
177. Allendale-Fairfax - 340
178. McBee - 339
179. St John's - 339
180. Green Sea-Floyds - 334
181. Philip Simmons - 325
182. Lamar - 323
183. Oceanside Collegiate Academy - 319
184. C.E. Murray - 308
185. Hemingway - 297
186. Lake View - 284
187. Wagener-Salley - 279
188. Charleston Charter - 277
189. Ware Shoals - 270
190. Williston-Elko - 256
191. Governor's School of Science & Math - 250
192. Baptist Hill - 248
193. Ridge Spring-Monetta - 232
194. Estill - 227
195. Military Magnet - 224
196. Palmetto Scholars Academy - 222
197. Scott�s Branch - 214
198. Cross - 209
199. McCormick - 205
200. Blackville-Hilda - 204
201. Branchville - 197
202. Bethune-Bowman - 195
203. Timmonsville 193
204. Great Falls - 193
205. Denmark-Olar 178
206. Whitmire - 178
207. Creek Bridge - 175
208. High Point Academy - 175
209. Coastal Leadership Academy 170
210. Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 163
211. North - 160
212. Royal Live Oaks Academy - 157
213. Bridges Preparatory - 138
214. Lowcountry Leadership Charter - 138
215. Richland One Middle College - 111
216. SC School for the Deaf & Blind - 100
217. Calhoun Falls Charter - 94

8/8/17

Brookland-Cayce will appeal realignment proposal
Lou Bezjak, The State

Proposed Region 5-4A
50. North Augusta - 1,501
55. Aiken - 1,444
56. South Aiken - 1,427
57. Midland Valley - 1,423
63. Airport - 1,363
88. Brookland-Cayce - 1,029

To be honest, this is a region that BCHS was a part of for most of its AAAA history and has been paired with many of the same teams in AAA. Natural I-20 Augusta to Columbia geographic region.

MV traveled to Airport, Swansea, and BC. Travel was terrible yet we still had to do it. Wouldn't Region 4 work better for them anyway?

So B-C wants to stay down to stay a top program in athletics. The travel argument is a wash. We have schools in the lowcountry that have to travel further for region games.

The student population difference from top to bottom is huge though. Curious to see which way the league rules on this one

Agreed. It makes me wonder how long before another classification system is thought about or discussed

Quote:

"Moving us leaves the region we came from with only five teams," Charpia said. "We are sitting at 1,000 students, and some other schools have 500 or 600 more students than we have. So I think we've got a good argument.

Last time BCHS was in a region with this proposed version:
2016, Aiken - R53A
2016, Airport - R53A
2017, Midland Valley - R53A
1996, North Augusta - R34A
2010, South Aiken - R53A

Originally Posted By: Kyle Heise

Quote:

"Moving us leaves the region we came from with only five teams," Charpia said. "We are sitting at 1,000 students, and some other schools have 500 or 600 more students than we have. So I think we've got a good argument.

Last time BCHS was in a region with this proposed version:
2016, Aiken - R53A
2016, Airport - R53A
2017, Midland Valley - R53A
1996, North Augusta - R34A
2010, South Aiken - R53A

Man, I am in a region with a team that has 50% more students than we do, and another with 43% more students.

(very) simple math suggests 3A and 4A are fairest groupings.
As percent size of smallest school population to largest

5A 38%
4A 63%
3A 64%
2A 27%
1A 28%

Certainly no expertise here but seems pretty basic algorithm used to group by forced ranking and dividing pool into by 5.

Always going to have someone top and bottom of each range (with clear advantage/disadvantage) with that system.

MY PROPOSAL
----------------------------
0-400, 1A = 50 schools (#217 Calhoun Falls Charter - #167 NEXT HS)
----------------------------
401-800, 2A = 50 schools (#166 East Clarendon - #116 Crescent)
----------------------------
801-1300, 3A = 46 schools (#115 Fairfield Central - #69 Hilton Head Island)
----------------------------
1301-1900, 4A = 43 schools (#68 Beaufort - #25 White Knoll)
----------------------------
1901+, 5A = 24 schools (#24 Northwestern - #1 Wando)

What is this region thing you speak of? I've been coaching 1A soccer for 19 years and have played 2 region games - it is overrated. (hey - in the last 5 years I think we've only played 2 games against 1A opponents) Imagine going into a season with the knowledge that you can't win a region championship, none of your players will be all-region, etc. Next, realize that every school you play will have hundreds of more students than your school - a lot of times more than 1000 more students. Do I have a solution to propose? Nope, except to say that maybe the league should adjust the rules, classes and regions based on individual sports - what works for football probably doesn't work for all other sports. Yupp, I know the headaches that would create for the league - but hey they get paid the big bucks, don't they? Thanks for putting up with my little rant, and hey - I hope y'all win your region - whatever that is!

So, B-C wants to have its cake and eat it too? What's good for the goose is good for the gander!

1,029 Brookland-Cayce
941 Gilbert
856 Swansea
818 Strom Thurmond
708 Edisto
688 Pelion

Blythewood, Spring Valley win appeals, extra region added in Class 5A
The State

Lugoff-Elgin and Brookland-Cayce lost their appeals Tuesday, while York, Berkeley, Union County and Landrum each won their appeals.