Fort Smith Northside, Barton and Paris high schools all had appeals for conference reclassifications denied by the Arkansas Activities Association on Wednesday.
The AAA first approved reclassifications for the next three seasons on Dec. 14, completely reclassifying 33 schools and moving 79 schools to new conferences.
All three schools that appealed were neither reclassified, nor changed conferences in December.
Northside's lack of change was a talking point in the AAA's approval meeting in December, as the school is the furthest west in the 7A-Central, 130 miles from its nearest opponent, and a 260-mile drive from Jonesboro, which joins the conference in 2022.
Both Little Rock Parkview and White Hall high schools withdrew appeals before the hearing took place.