ndlionsfan wrote:maddog1971 wrote:WalkingStick wrote:RiverMiner99 wrote:Who will all the the non CC & Bismarck fans be cheering for tonight? A class B school with an enrollment over 300 or the Region 5 private school that has been at the state tournament 11 of the last 13 years?
These 2 schools are the poster children for why there will be 3 classes.
Central Cass may be large but they haven’t been successful at state since 1968…rarely at State recently (9 times is deceiving since most happened well before the 2000s)
Shiloh has been there the most since 2000 and 10 of last 12 tournaments (including Covid year)
That is the reason that the 3rd class was needed. I don't think it has anything to do with CC but everything to do with Shiloh. The problem was not the Big B's.... it is the private schools and the new class A will have the same problem when St. Mary's decides that they want to win some state titles and they drop down to A. You can not complain about CC since they have been there one time in 23 years.
Yes, in some part. I think Shiloh's dominance in Region 5 shows a clear need for 3 class system. But also if you look at Region 1 and Region 2, how many small schools have actually had an opportunity for a state berth in the last decade? North Border had their best chance in a generation and couldn't make a championship game. Enderlin had a generational team and couldn't make it out of their region for 3 years.
This is an easy question to answer and IMO speaks AGAINST at 3 class system. Region 1 is more diverse than Region 2.
Past 10 years - Region 1 (7 teams)
Milnor - 2014
Oak Grove - 2015
Northern Cass - 2016
Oak Grove - 2017
Wynmere Lidgerwood - 2018
Richland - 2019
Richland - 2020
Kindred - 2021
Kindred - 2022
Central Cass - 2023
*Note: Central Cass is the largest Class B school, yet Milnor, W/L, and Richland have all been
to the State B as many or more times in the past 10 years.
Region 2 ( 5 teams)
Cavalier - 2014
MayPort - CG - 2015
Grafton - 2016
HCV - 2017
HCV - 2018
Thompson - 2019
HCV - 2020
Grafton - 2021
Grafton - 2022
Thompson - 2023
*Less diversity in Region 2, yet still 5 teams. Most of which will transition up.
The argument that "small schools" cannot compete, is simply not true, especially in Region 1. The facts negate the passion. 7 different teams in 10 years, unless 10 different teams is the only acceptable goal.