Formidable formulas
7A, 6A postseasons undergo radical changes
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Little Rock Hall and Jacksonville competed against each other in the 6A-East Conference last year in all sports, but will be part of a 6A/7A conference this year. Hall is a Class 7A school, but will play mostly 6A schools in conference games.
Making the playoffs in the state’s two largest athletic classifications might be easier than trying to explain how those schools will now qualify for postseason play.
It’s convoluted, at times curious, but, thankfully, completed for the 2010-2012 cycle.
“I think it will work,” said Lance Taylor, executive director of the Arkansas Activities Association, the organization that oversees rules and regulations agreed upon by more than 400 member schools. “We might run into a few problems, but the schools will get together and iron out those problems.”
During the recently completed two-year classification cycle, certifying playoff representatives in Class 7A and Class 6A - each with 16 schools and two conferences - was straightforward.
Each classification sent 12 teams, or the ...
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Sports, Pages 27 on 06/27/2010
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