Who Is Switching Classes Next Cycle?

[troutstamp1]

Is there a timeline when classifications will be released or districts?

Whenever Boone figures it out but obviously they haven't yet.

 

[FootballJunky23]

I would guess next week for classifications, with districts soon after.

 

[BlameIt]

I would guess next week for classifications, with districts soon after.

I'd bet they wait until after Basketball state is over. Not to steal thunder.

 

[Scott Ervin]

Missouri Valley is sharing all sports with West Harrison going forward, so that should put them in Class 1A. Which means District 8 in Class 1A should probably be: Tri-Center, Treynor, Underwood, Shenandoah, Red Oak and Missouri Valley. Just my thoughts.

 

[MepoDawg#]

I would guess next week for classifications, with districts soon after.

My thoughts as well. So 3 more weeks at least.

 

[Hooper2021]

Rumblings in the NW corner is that Sioux Central will also be dropping to A from 1A, but I honestly have no idea.

 

[PNation]

I think in 2 years they will be, but I don't see that, I have their number at 153.1278, which is the 191st biggest school, if the previously mentioned co-ops/schools separating happens. If Missouri Valley bumps up to 1A that would make South Hamilton the biggest Class A now their enrollment is 145.18084, and then MMCRU is next after them at 141.3696. So they are a ways above the cutoff, but I will say it looks like their classes will be smaller moving forward.

I am also wondering if Grand View Christian will be in 2A. I have no enrollment number for them, I know that Des Moines Christian's enrollment has really exploded the last couple of years, and honestly Grand View went from 8 man to Class A last time around. I have no number for them at all other than their enrollment the state uses for this school year. The "official" BEDs document has their middle school and elementary but not the high school, and the middle school has classes in the 80s.

 

[Hooper2021]

A document I have seen from an AD in this area that they have been sharing amongst themselves has Sioux Central at 138.54, the doc has the same # for South Hamilton and MMCRU as you have.

Not sure where they pulled that from for Sioux Central.

 

[PNation]

I'll just tell you how I got my number, the 9,10,11 grades at Sioux Central this year have enrollments of 52,66,71 which is 189, and they have a FRL of 47.45%. Which comes of to the 153 number. I am not doubting you, I'm just telling you how I got my number. The only thing I can think of is that their 8th grade is 54 which if you put that instead of 71 and keep the FRL it would be around 139?

 

[troutstamp1]

The Iowa football coaches association clinic is this weekend in Des Moines and as always members of the IAHSAA will be in attendance so I assume they will get a ton of questions when these are going to be posted.

 

[PNation]

2 years ago the districts were released on March 20th (I am not sure when the classifications were released because they were "updated" in August of 2023).

 

[troutstamp1]

Classifications were released at least a few weeks prior to districts.

 

[MepoDawg#]

Classifications were released at least a few weeks prior to districts.

I’m finding articles from KMA and KJAN on March 13, 2023 about preliminary classifications.

 

[Scott Ervin]

I agree with PNation about Sioux Central. I think they will be in Class 1A again.

 

[FootballJunky23]

Districts usually come within a week or so of classifications. Figuring out the districts is the easy part in the whole process...it's the classifications and then the full schedules that take forever!!

 

[IGo42]

This has been floating around for a few weeks now. I know several coaches that were sharing it back & forth, but I don't know where it originated. Likely someone's predictions, so I would take this with a grain of salt....

1A Districts

D1
West Lyon
Hinton
Lawton-Bronson
Ridge View
MVAOCOU
Alta-Aurelia

D2
E-burg
East Sac
Manson NW Web
Pocahontas
Eagle Grove
Clarion-Goldfield

D3
Central Springs
S Hardin
A-P
Grundy Center
Hudson
Union La Porte

D4
Wat Columbus
Jesup
Beckman
Bellevue
MFL
Sum-Fred

D5
Lisbon
Camanche
Durant
Cascade
Louisa- Musc
NE Goose Lake

D6
Cardinal
Sig-Keota
EBF
Grandview Christian
Regina
Pleasantville

D7
S Hamilton
Ogden
I-35
Panorama
W Central Valley
S Central Cal

D8
missing info
(it wasn't listed, like someone screenshot it and missed D8)

 

[Scott Ervin]

This has been floating around for a few weeks now. I know several coaches that were sharing it back & forth, but I don't know where it originated. Likely someone's predictions, so I would take this with a grain of salt....

1A Districts

D1
West Lyon
Hinton
Lawton-Bronson
Ridge View
MVAOCOU
Alta-Aurelia

D2
E-burg
East Sac
Manson NW Web
Pocahontas
Eagle Grove
Clarion-Goldfield

D3
Central Springs
S Hardin
A-P
Grundy Center
Hudson
Union La Porte

D4
Wat Columbus
Jesup
Beckman
Bellevue
MFL
Sum-Fred

D5
Lisbon
Camanche
Durant
Cascade
Louisa- Musc
NE Goose Lake

D6
Cardinal
Sig-Keota
EBF
Grandview Christian
Regina
Pleasantville

D7
S Hamilton
Ogden
I-35
Panorama
W Central Valley
S Central Cal

D8
missing info
(it wasn't listed, like someone screenshot it and missed D8)

D8
Treynor
Missouri Valley
Shenandoah
Tri-Center
Red Oak
Underwood

 

[MathGuy12]

Here's my take on 4A:

District 1 (Western):
Sioux City West
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Denison-Schleswig
Council Bluffs TJ
Lewis Central
Glenwood

District 2 (N/W):
LeMars
Fort Dodge
Storm Lake
Spencer
Mason City
Boone

District 3 (NE):
Decorah
Waverly-Shell Rock
Waterloo East
Xavier
Marion
CR, Wash

District 4 (Eastern):
Western Dubuque
North Scott
Davenport, North
Davenport, West
Clinton
Burlington

District 5 (East/Central):
Clear Creek Amana
Oskaloosa
Pella
Grinnell
Carlisle
Newton

District 6 (DSM-Metro):
ADM
Des Moines North
Bondurant-Farrar
Gilbert
North Polk
Ballard

 

[Scott Ervin]

I decided to throw out my Class 1A and Class A district predictions. Of course these are only a guess and some of them are the same as what others have predicted.
Class 1A
Disrict 1
West Lyon
HInton
MVAOCOU
Ridge View
Alta-Aurelia
Sioux Central

District 2
Eagle Grove
C-G-D
Poky
Emmetsburg
Central Springs
G-H-V

District 3
South Hardin
Grundy Center
Hudson
Aplington-Parkersburg
Waterloo Columbus
Union

District 4
Bellevue
Cascade
MFL Mar Mac
Beckman
Sumner-Fred
Jesup

District 5
Durant
NE, Goose Lake
Lisbon
Camanche
IC Regina
Louisa-Muscatine

District 6
E-B-F
Cardinal
I-35
Pleasantville
S-K
GVC

District 7
Manson-NWW
SCC
East Sac
Ogden
Panorama
WC Valley

District 8
Shenandoah
Treynor
Red Oak
Underwood
Missouri Valley
Tri-Center

Class A
District 1
West Sioux
Sibley-O
South O'Brien
Gehlen
H-M-S
Akron-Westfield
MMCRU

District 2
West Hancock
B-K
North Butler
St. Ansgar
MC Newman
Lake Mills
West Fork

District 3
N-P
Wapsie Valley
South Winn
Postville
East Buch
Starmont
Clayton Ridge

District 4
Maq. Valley
North Linn
North Cedar
Highland
Columbus Community
Midland
Wapello

District 5
New London
Danville
BGM
N. Mahaska
Van Buren
Pekin
L-S

District 6
Madrid
Colfax-Mingo
Mst. M
BCLUW
East Marshall
AGWSR
South Hamilton

District 7
Earlham
Central Decatur
Mt. Ayr
Nodaway Valley
AHSTW
Riverside
AC/GC
Southwest Valley

District 8
Woodbine
Lo-Ma
IKM-Manning
Woodbury Central
Lawton-Bronson
Westwood
West Monona
St. Albert

 

[PNation]

This is my update for 2A, 1A, and A. I just have a feeling that Grand View Christian might be a 2A. Truthfully of these classes A is the toughest, because no matter how you do it you're going to have a district with a bunch of travel.

2A

District 1
Central Lyon GLR
Western Christian
BH/RV
Cherokee
Sheldon
Unity Christian

District 2
Spirit Lake
Okoboji
Esterville LC
Kuemper
OABCIG
Southeast Valley

District 3
Forest City
Osage
Crestwood
New Hampton
Waukon
NFV

District 4
Denver
Oelwein
Dike New Hartford
Vinton Shellsburg
Alburnett
Anamosa

District 5
Monticello
Mid Prairie
West Branch
West Liberty
Wilton
Tipton

District 6
Grad View Christian
South Tama
West Marshall
Hampton Dumont CAL
Woodward Granger
Roland Story

District 7
PCM
Pella Christian
Davis County
Central Lee
Mediapolis
West Burlington ND

District 8
Clarinda
Van Meter
Clarke
Chariton
Centerville
Albia

1A

District 1
West Lyon
Hinton
Lawton Bronson
MVAOCOU
Ridge View
Alta Aurelia

District 2
Sioux Central
Emmetsburg
Pocahontas
Manson NW Webster
East Sac
SCC

District 3
Eagle Grove
GHV
CGD
Central Springs
AP
Grundy Center

District 4
Union
Hudson
Waterloo Columbus
Jesup
Sumner Fred
MFL MarMac

District 5
Beckman
Cascade
Bellevue
Lisbon
Camanche
NE Goose Lake

District 6
Durant
Regina
Louisa Muscatine
Cardinal
Sigourney Keota
Eddyville BF

District 7
Pleasantville
I35
West Central Valley
South Hardin
Odgen
Panorama

District 8
Missouri Valley
Shenandoah
Red Oak
Treynor
Underwood
Tri-Center

A

District 1
West Sioux
Akron Westfield
Gehlen
MMCRU
South O'Brien
HMS
Sibley Ocheyden

District 2
West Hancock
Lake Mills
Belmond Klemme
West Fork
Newman
North Butler
Saint Ansgar

District 3
Nashua Plainfield
Wapsie
East Buc
South Winn
Clayton Ridge
Postville
Starmont

District 4
North Linn
Highland
Columbus Community
Wapello
Maquoketa Valley
Midland
North Cedar

District 5
Danville
Van Buren
Pekin
North Mahaska
Lynnville Sully
Wayne
Central Decatur

District 6
East Marshall
AGWSR
BCLUW
South Hamilton
BGM
Colfax Mingo
Madrid

District 7
AC/GC
Earlham
Martendale St Marys
Nodaway Valley
Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley
Riverside

District 8
AHSTW
Saint Albert
IKM-Manning
LoMa
West Monona
Westwood
Woodbury Central