Appeals Results from the UIL

AUSTIN— The District Assignment Appeals Committee of the University Interscholastic League heard 19 appeals regarding reclassification and realignment Thursday. The committee, composed of UIL Legislative Council members, heard testimony from all interested parties in regards to each appeal.

The committee granted appeals from Corpus Christi Calallen High School and Alice High School, both schools move from conference 5A district 29 to conference 5A district 30. The committee denied Beaumont West Brook High School’s appeal to change its football district, but granted the appeal for basketball. Beaumont West Brook will remain in conference 6A district 12 for football and move to conference 6A district 22 in basketball.

Livingston High School previously reported incorrect enrollment figures, corrected figures require it to move from conference 4A to conference 5A. The District Assignment Appeals Committee assigned Livingston to conference 5A district 22 for football only. Livingston’s district assignments for basketball and other activities will be released at a later date.

The District Assignment Appeals Committee voted to deny appeals from Castroville Medina Valley High School, Frankston High School, Llano High School, Eustace High School, San Angelo Central High School, Wylie High School, Pflugerville Connally High School, Buda Hays High School, Kyle Lehman High School and Lockhart High School.

The following schools were granted appeals automatically because the schools received unanimous approval from all schools in the original conference and district and the requested conference and district:

School	Original District	New District
Apple Springs	1A Division II – 15	1A Division I – 16
Pharr San Juan Alamo Southwest	5A – 32	6A – 31
San Antonio Fox Tech	5A – 28	3A – 26
Fort Worth Young Men’s Leadership	6A – 4	5A – 7
Fort Worth Young Women’s Leadership	6A – 4	5A – 7
Shepherd	4A – 23	4A – 21

 

2016 UIL Appeals following Realignment and Reclassification

Appeals will be heard beginning at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, Feb. 18.

Schools Scheduled to Appeal District Assignment:

	School	Original District	Requested District
1.	Corpus Christi Calallen	5A – 29	5A – 30
2.	Alice	5A – 29	5A – 30
3.	Castroville Medina Valley	5A – 26	5A – 29
4.	Frankston	3A DII – 10	3A DII – 8
5.	Llano	4A – 19 (Basketball)	4A – 28
6.	Eustace	3A DI – 9	3A DI – 7
7.	San Angelo Central	6A – 8 (Basketball)	6A – 2
8.	Wylie	6A – 6	6A – 10
9.	Beaumont West Brook	6A – 12	6A – 22
10.	Pflugerville Connally	5A – 19	5A – 25
11.	Buda Hays	6A – 25	6A – 14
12.	Kyle Lehman	6A – 25	6A – 14
13.	Lockhart	5A – 26	5A – 25
14.	Apple Springs*	1A DII – 15	1A DI – 16
15.	Pharr San Juan Alamo Southwest*	5A – 32	6A – 31
16.	San Antonio Fox Tech*	5A – 28	3A – 26
17.	Fort Worth Young Men’s Leadership*	6A – 4	5A – 7
18.	Fort Worth Young Women’s Leadership*	6A – 4	5A – 7

* = Unanimous approval from both districts

UIL Appeal Process Completed

The UIL had completed it's appeal hearing regarding school districts desiring a change in districts or classification.

Approved:

1. Rule from 1A Division 2 to 11 1A Division 2 – 10 for basketball
2. Brackettville Brackett from 1A Division 1 to 27 1A Division 1 – 28 for basketball

 All other appeals regarding football and/or basketball were denied.

1. Lockhart from 4A – 27 to 4A – 26
2. Barksdale Nueces Canyon from 1A Division 1 to 27 1A Division 1 – 28 for basketball
3. Shallowater from 3A – 2 to 2A – 1 or 2
4. Ferris from 3A – 11 to 3A – 14
5. Irving North Hills Prep from 3A – 11 to 3A – 10
6. Paint Rock from 1A 6Man Div. 1 – 6 to 1A 6Man Div. 2 – 8 for football
7. Paint Rock from 1A Division 2 – 14 to 1A Division 2 – 29 or 15 for basketball
8. McKinney from 5A – 10 to 5A – 11
9. McKinney Boyd from 5A – 10 to 5A – 11
10. Amarillo Tascosa from 5A – 2 to 4A – 3
11. Pollok Central from 3A – 20 to 2A – 19 for basketball

With this process completed, all schools can finalize their football schedules and within a few weeks, the UIL will release all the other realignments. These include: cross-country, volleyball, swimming and diving, baseball, softball, soccer, spring meet (includes academics, golf, tennis), team tennis and wrestling.

UIL Appeals Hearing Today

Following the realignment that was released on Feb. 2, school districts had the opportunity to appeal their assignment involving football and/or basketball. Thirteen schools have appealed their assignment. The appeals hearing is going on today. Those schools and their desires are:

1. Rule from 1A Division 2 to 11 1A Division 2 – 10 for basketball
2. Lockhart from 4A – 27 to 4A – 26
3. Brackettville Brackett from 1A Division 1 to 27 1A Division 1 – 28 for basketball
4. Barksdale Nueces Canyon from 1A Division 1 to 27 1A Division 1 – 28 for basketball
5. Shallowater from 3A – 2 to 2A – 1 or 2
6. Ferris from 3A – 11 to 3A – 14
7. Irving North Hills Prep from 3A – 11 to 3A – 10
8. Paint Rock from 1A 6Man Div. 1 – 6 to 1A 6Man Div. 2 – 8 for football
9. Paint Rock from 1A Division 2 – 14 to 1A Division 2 – 29 or 15 for basketball
10. McKinney from 5A – 10 to 5A – 11
11. McKinney Boyd from 5A – 10 to 5A – 11
12. Amarillo Tascosa from 5A – 2 to 4A – 3
13. Pollok Central from 3A – 20 to 2A – 19 for basketball

In my opinion the following will have their appeals approved:

• Rule
• Lockhart
• Brackettville Brackett
• Barksdale Nueces Canyon
• Paint Rock's basketball appeal
• Pollok Central

I feel like that the following will have their appeals denied:

• Shallowater will be denied unless they can show an issue with their enrollment numbers. 
• Ferris as this would only leave 4 schools in 3A-11 for football
• Irving North Hills Prep is a basketball only school. Their appeal could hinge on Ferris' appeal outcome.
• Paint Rock's football appeal depends on if their enrollment is wrong unless they are using travel distances.
• McKinney and McKinney Boyd will probably be denied because it would only leave four teams in 5A-10
• Amarillo Tascosa is an interesting case since it's based on the extreme travel staying in 5A would cause. Approving the appeal would set a precedent about moving down based on travel so I don't see this being approved.

Districts to be Covered

Here's a list of the districts we'll be keeping track of this coming year.

5A Districts 1 and 2
4A Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4
3A Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
2A Division 1 Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4
2A Division 2 Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
1A Division 1 Districts 1, 2, 3, 4 and 14
1A Division 2 Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
6-man Division 1 Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
6-man Division 2 Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10

After I have mapped these out, I may make some adjustments then I'll list all the teams that are included. Also, if there are any changes due to appeals made to the UIL, I'll make those adjustments also.

Here's the link for the UIL website and realignment information: UIL Realignment Information

UIL Realignment is close!!

Originally published 1-24-12

Thursday, Feb. 2 is the biennial UIL realignment. As always, there is lots of speculation as to who is moving up or down, what the new districts are going to be and what impact is it going to have on travel, rivalries and what other changes will the UIL put out there. I will be posting my thoughts on the impact of the realignment on the West Texas region next Thursday. I suspect that there will be major changes in 5A and 4A since it looks as if some of the 5A schools in Lubbock and Amarillo will be shifting down to 4A. If that happens, then there will probably be one 5A district and two 4A districts in the Panhandle/South Plains/Permian Basin region. I'll also be looking at the El Paso region but it looks like most of that will stay close to what it has been the last couple of years.
There's also been lots of discussion about what schools will be moving to 6-man football since their enrollments have declined to levels that make it hard to field and compete in 11-man football. I've also been following the prospects of some of the smaller districts shutting their doors or deciding not to field athletic teams due to their enrollments.
All of these questions will be answered on Feb. 2 at 9AM.
We'll look at the 'solution' that the UIL puts out for us next week!

Football 2011 is completed: The Champions!

Originally published 1-24-12

Congratulations to all the teams that competed in State Championships. Win or lose, you made it to the big game. For the losers, it's a tough loss but in years to come you will remember that you and your teammates made it to the big game!!
The 2011 Texas High School Championship games and results are:
5A Div I - Southlake Carroll 36, Fort Bend Hightower 29
5A Div II - Spring Dekaney 34, Cibolo Steele 14
4A Div I - Austin Lake Travis 22, Waco Midway 7
4A Div II - Aledo 49, Manvel 28
3A Div I - Tyler Chapel Hill 20, Alvarado 19
3A Div II - Wimberly 21, Argyle 14
2A Div I - Melissa 28, Hempstead 15
2A Div II - Refugio 36, Cisco 35
1A Div I - Mason 62, Stamford 40
1A Div II - Tenaha 52, Munday 28
6m Div I - Throckmorton 48, Borden County 36
6m Div II - Richland Springs 76, Motley County 28