The p/p hegemony rules 1A basketball

[Muda69]

Upcoming semistate matchups:

Class A

At Michigan City

Liberty Christian (17-9) vs. Marquette Catholic (12-15), 10 a.m.

Elkhart Christian (17-9) vs. Fort Wayne Canterbury (16-9), Noon

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

Class A

At Washington

Greenwood Christian (18-7) vs. Bethesda Christian (21-7), 10 a.m.

Evansville Christian (24-2) vs. Barr-Reeve (24-2), 11:45 a.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

 

Seven out of the eight schools are p/p's, with only Barr-Reeve representing the government schools.     The takeover is complete, and probably won't be relinquished anytime soon.  

[Miner_Pride]

GO VIKINGS!

 

[US31]

I've said it for football, looks like its more ture in Bball....

There should be no P/P in 1A

[slice60]

P/P won 12 of the 16 1A sectionals. So I guess you could say that P/P's do have their own class-- unfortunately, it's called 1A.

[slice60]

2 privates just beat 2 publics in 3A Semistate semis. St Joe & Guerin Catholic may meet up in 14 days at State Finals. 

In 2A, Park Tudor got knocked off by Brownstown Central (hooray!) In the other bracket, defending champion FW Blackhawk is looking for yet another small class title.

In addition to the Success Factor, the IHSAA should incorporate an enrollment multiplier as some states do-- multiply p/p enrollment by 1.5 to determine their class. But they never will...

[slice60]

Maybe we can start a grass-roots movement-- the school that wins the highest class tournament is the STATE CHAMPION...the school that wins all of the smaller class tournaments are CLASS CHAMPIONS.

[Marshall Mathers]

These are my 2 thoughts, and thats all I'll say about it after coaching 2 years in a small school setting. 

1. Private school athletes typically have more opportunity than public school athletes. Many private schools are located in an urban/suburban area, with AAU and trainers at their doorsteps, and the means to afford it. Many of our small public schools are located in rural areas, with AAU/Trainers 45+ minutes away. Once again this is not the case for EVERY athlete, because some private school families can't afford it either. Overall, in my opinion, athletes that are enrolled at a private school typically have more opportunity than those in a public school.  

2. Recruiting.. In my opinion both levels recruit in some way. The kids that live in urban/suburban areas have more schools around, which could make it easier to find a school of their choosing, but could go either way. I don't know the exact rules, but it does seem that private schools follow a different recruiting rulebook than public.. but I could be wrong.

I like the way Illinois does their private schools with a x1.65 student multiplier. This would take a few of the top dogs out of 1A, but not all of them.