Muda69 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miner_Pride Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 GO VIKINGS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US31 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 I've said it for football, looks like its more ture in Bball.... There should be no P/P in 1A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice60 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice60 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 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... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slice60 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Mathers Posted Monday at 06:55 PM Share Posted Monday at 06:55 PM 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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