The University Interscholastic League (UIL) released the conference cutoff numbers for the 2014-2016 alignment earlier this morning, December 2, 2013, at 9:00 a.m.
Forney High School and North Forney High School will each be classified as 5A in the new UIL classification system which now includes a class 6A. According to Forney Independent School District's Athletic Director Neal Weaver, Forney High School submitted a student count of 1359 and North Forney submitted a count of 1161.
The district alignments won't be released by the UIL until February 3, 2014 – until then we can only speculate which teams Forney and North Forney will play against in the 2014-15 football and basketball seasons. All other district alignments for other sports will be released in order of their seasons, according to UIL Media spokesperson Kate Hector.
The new 6A classification essentially came with the renaming of six-man division to Class 1A. Most schools will advance in classification in name alone if their enrollments numbers remained steady. The new classification narrowed some of the classes by about 50 students compared to the old numbers – providing a narrower field of competitiveness between schools in each district.
“The big news, obviously, is Highland Park being in the 6A classification,” says inForney.com sports writer Tony "Gonzo" Gonzalez. “Many fans have wondered how Highland Park was able to stay below the largest classification for years, so this is pretty significant for many fans.”
Forney High School's previous enrollment number for the old alignment was 1,303 and North Forney High School's was 1,031.
Conference cutoffs:
6A – 2,100 and above
5A – 1,060 – 2,099
4A – 465 – 1,059
3A – 220 – 464
2A – 105 – 219
1A – 104.9 and below
The district alignments won't be released by the UIL until February 3, 2014 – until then we can only speculate which teams Forney and North Forney will play against in the 2014-15 football and basketball seasons. All other district alignments for other sports will be released in order of their seasons, according to UIL Media spokesperson Kate Hector.
The new 6A classification essentially came with the renaming of six-man division to Class 1A. Most schools will advance in classification in name alone if their enrollments numbers remained steady. The new classification narrowed some of the classes by about 50 students compared to the old numbers – providing a narrower field of competitiveness between schools in each district.
“The big news, obviously, is Highland Park being in the 6A classification,” says inForney.com sports writer Tony "Gonzo" Gonzalez. “Many fans have wondered how Highland Park was able to stay below the largest classification for years, so this is pretty significant for many fans.”
Forney High School's previous enrollment number for the old alignment was 1,303 and North Forney High School's was 1,031.
Conference cutoffs:
6A – 2,100 and above
5A – 1,060 – 2,099
4A – 465 – 1,059
3A – 220 – 464
2A – 105 – 219
1A – 104.9 and below