Is this what they use?
8-Man Football Declarations
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No. Those are 20-21 numbers. Schools have to report attendance as of Oct 1, and those get used. The NSAA has not certified attendance for fall 2021 as of now that I know of.
Agreed. I wish C1 and C2 could be healthy again, but with the lack of effort to form more co-ops and consolidations hurts that. Plus the football participation issue.
I think Roncalli will be C1 next year.
population shift is something we will see more in Nebraska, small communities under 3500 not near the interstate or Lincoln or omaha will continue to get smaller. With those surrounding he Lincoln and Omaha area will grow, C1 and C2 may shrink but in time it will return and grow again. This is a major shift right now but will settle out in the next 10 to 15 years. You will see more coops and consolidations but it will take time.
Any word on what class the coop between Omaha Brownell-Talbot, Cornerstone Christian, and Quest Forward Academy will be? The number would have to be around 100, but didn't know if they would opt down and still play 8-man.
Will Conestoga opt down to 8-man again?
Anybody hear what Lutheran High Northeast is doing? They were at the end of their 2 year exemption.
Will Conestoga opt down to 8-man again?
Anybody hear what Lutheran High Northeast is doing? They were at the end of their 2 year exemption.
The numbers are on the Dept of Ed site but you'd have to mine them out. Actually I think you can download the .csv which would help with that. https://cdn.education.ne.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MembershipByGradeRaceAndGender_20202021.pdf
Looking at todays' updates on the NSAA website...(11-11-21)
EMF has declared for 8 man
Nebraska Christian 8 man
Perkins County 8 man
Updated list of what I'm still looking for:
I'm looking at getting the 8-man teams for the upcoming years sorted out (hopefully enrollment numbers are released soon). The following teams have not declared for 2022-2023 and have at least some possibility that they could be 8-man. Does anyone know what these schools are doing?
Brady
College View Academy
Conestoga
Cornerstone Christian, OBT, & Quest Academy
Crawford
Dundy County Stratton
Gibbon
Heartland Lutheran
Hershey
St. Francis
Louisville
Maxwell
Lutheran High Northeast
Medicine Valley
Morrill
Mullen
Nebraska Lutheran
North Platte St. Pat's -- gotta be 11, but they have been 8-man eligible recently
Palmyra
Pawnee City
Paxton
Sandy Creek
Santee
Shelton
South Platte
Sterling
S-E-M
Superior
Tri County
Wauneta-Palisade
Just trying to get a handle on the upcoming season.
Thanks!
I'm looking at getting the 8-man teams for the upcoming years sorted out (hopefully enrollment numbers are released soon). The following teams have not declared for 2022-2023 and have at least some possibility that they could be 8-man. Does anyone know what these schools are doing?
Brady
College View Academy
Conestoga
Cornerstone Christian, OBT, & Quest Academy
Crawford
Dundy County Stratton
Gibbon
Heartland Lutheran
Hershey
St. Francis
Louisville
Maxwell
Lutheran High Northeast
Medicine Valley
Morrill
Mullen
Nebraska Lutheran
North Platte St. Pat's -- gotta be 11, but they have been 8-man eligible recently
Palmyra
Pawnee City
Paxton
Sandy Creek
Santee
Shelton
South Platte
Sterling
S-E-M
Superior
Tri County
Wauneta-Palisade
Just trying to get a handle on the upcoming season.
Thanks!
I think it would be safe to assume there is a 0% chance Santee will be 8 man.
From what I've been told l, Lutheran high will be well over the 8 man # and will likely play 11 man. With them using Memorial Field in Norfolk, there's no work on their end to switch a field from 8 to 11 man.
I know this thread is about 8 man but I'm really curious as to how the 11 man ranks work out.
I'm assuming Gretna and Gretna East will be B along with the new LPS schools. Also, won't the new OPS schools be B too likely? Does any of the other OPS schools, such as Benson, drop because of lower enrollment with the new schools. Does Platteview move up into class B?
Moving on down many traditional class B programs appear they could fall below the 160 mark and move into C1 if you just purely go off the 8th-10th grade enrollments from last year, though this is tough to figure as some of these cities have small parochial schools that end in 8th grade and they are so close to the line that a new kid or two moving into or out of the district could effect it. It appears York, Alliance, Mc Cook, and Aurora all have potential to be below 160 and in C1. If so, do any opt up? I've always thought C1 is a really good competitive class and if those traditional B schools fall into C1, man that will be a fun class.
On to C2 where there will likely be a ton of change. northeastNebraska commented that they are splitting C evenly this year, into C1 and C2. If so there could be 5-8, if not more current C1 teams that will drop into C2. This potentially includes two teams in the C1 Semifinals tonight in Battle Creek and Kearney Catholic as well as potentially North Bend, Malcolm, Fillmore Central, Louisville, Mitchell, Milford, O'Neil, etc.. C2 is gaining a couple from D1 but are also losing more in Crofton, Twin River, Sutton, BRLD, and potentially more. It would be great to see Lutheran High in C2 again. Regardless, if C is split evenly then there will be a major shake up.
I'm assuming Gretna and Gretna East will be B along with the new LPS schools. Also, won't the new OPS schools be B too likely? Does any of the other OPS schools, such as Benson, drop because of lower enrollment with the new schools. Does Platteview move up into class B?
Moving on down many traditional class B programs appear they could fall below the 160 mark and move into C1 if you just purely go off the 8th-10th grade enrollments from last year, though this is tough to figure as some of these cities have small parochial schools that end in 8th grade and they are so close to the line that a new kid or two moving into or out of the district could effect it. It appears York, Alliance, Mc Cook, and Aurora all have potential to be below 160 and in C1. If so, do any opt up? I've always thought C1 is a really good competitive class and if those traditional B schools fall into C1, man that will be a fun class.
On to C2 where there will likely be a ton of change. northeastNebraska commented that they are splitting C evenly this year, into C1 and C2. If so there could be 5-8, if not more current C1 teams that will drop into C2. This potentially includes two teams in the C1 Semifinals tonight in Battle Creek and Kearney Catholic as well as potentially North Bend, Malcolm, Fillmore Central, Louisville, Mitchell, Milford, O'Neil, etc.. C2 is gaining a couple from D1 but are also losing more in Crofton, Twin River, Sutton, BRLD, and potentially more. It would be great to see Lutheran High in C2 again. Regardless, if C is split evenly then there will be a major shake up.
you know what you could do is start a new thread. just saying
Going by trends and past schedules I can't see these teams leaving the six man ranks...I think you could take these teams out of your numbers for 8 man.
Crawford
Heartland Lutheran
Santee
South Platte
Sterling
SEM
Paxton and Wa-Pa may be wildcards and maybe they jump back to D2?
For reference:
2016-2017 8 & 6 man classifications: (This was the last cycle of combined boys and girls enrollment numbers)
* = School is in two-year exemption period and IS eligible for playoffs
** = School IS NOT eligible for playoffs
CLASS D1
1. Winnebago - 121**
2. Ravenna - 109**
3. Ainsworth - 106**
4. Omaha Nation - 94*
4. Thayer Central - 94**
4. Wakefield - 94**
7. Southwest - 92*
8. Sutherland - 90*
9. Homer - 89**
9. Nebraska Christian - 89**
9. Superior - 89**
12. Perkins County - 88*
13. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 87**
13. Neligh-Oakdale - 87**
15. Amherst - 85*
15. Plainview - 85**
17. Cambridge - 83
17. Creighton - 83
17. Niobrara/Verdigre - 83
20. Atkinson West Holt - 82
20. Diller-Odell - 82
20. Hartington-Newcastle - 82
23. Hemingford - 80
24. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 79
25. Howells-Dodge - 78
26. Burwell - 76
26. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 76
28. Pender - 75
28. Tri County - 75
30. Overton - 72
31. Dundy County-Stratton - 71
31. Heartland - 71
31. South Loup - 71
34. Boyd County - 70
34. Clarkson/Leigh - 70
34. Clearwater/Orchard - 70
34. Nebraska City Lourdes - 70
38. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing - 68
38. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 68
38. High Plains - 68
38. Kenesaw - 68
42. East Butler - 67
42. McCool Junction - 67
42. Medicine Valley - 67
42. Omaha Christian - 67
46. Alma - 66
46. Franklin - 66
46. Johnson-Brock - 66
49. Morrill - 65
49. Palmer - 65
51. Bertrand - 64
51. Elm Creek - 64
51. Nebraska Lutheran – 64
CLASS D2
1. Arapahoe - 63
1. Maxwell - 63
1. Pawnee City - 63
4. Elkhorn Valley - 62
4. Fullerton - 62
6. Blue Hill - 61
6. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 61
6. Friend - 61
6. Weeping Water - 61
10. Ansley/Litchfield - 59
10. Meridian - 59
10. North Central - 59
10. Osmond - 59
10. Randolph - 59
10. Shelton - 59
16. Osceola - 58
17. Creek Valley - 57
17. Hitchcock County - 57
17. Paxton - 57
20. Bloomfield - 56
20. Cedar Bluffs - 56
20. Central Valley - 56
20. Emerson-Hubbard - 56
20. Pleasanton - 56
25. Giltner - 54
25. Sterling - 54
27. Brady - 53
27. Lawrence-Nelson - 53
27. Twin Loup - 53
27. Wallace - 53
31. Crawford - 52
31. Falls City Sacred Heart - 52
31. Mullen - 52
34. Allen - 51
34. Anselmo-Merna - 51
36. Garden County - 50
36. Humphrey St. Francis - 50
36. Sandhills/Thedford - 50
36. Wausa - 50
40. Exeter-Milligan - 49
40. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 49
42. Axtell - 47
42. Eustis-Farnam - 47
42. Scribner-Snyder - 47
42. Wauneta-Palisade - 47
46. Leyton - 46
46. Winside - 46
48. O'Neill St. Mary's - 45
49. Loomis - 44
50. Mead - 42
51. Stuart - 39
52. Stapleton - 36
53. Wynot - 34
54. Parkview Christian – 32
6-MAN
1. Harvard - 74
2. Walthill - 70
3. Deshler - 60
4. Minatare - 52
5. Cody-Kilgore - 51
6. Silver Lake - 48
6. Wilcox-Hildreth - 48
8. Elwood - 47
9. Hampton - 46
9. Riverside - 46
11. Heartland Lutheran - 44
12. Potter-Dix - 39
12. Santee - 39
12. South Platte - 39
15. Red Cloud - 38
16. Hyannis - 37
16. St. Edward - 37
18. Maywood/Hayes Center - 36
19. Elba - 35
20. Banner County - 33
21. Spalding Academy - 32
22. Hay Springs - 30
23. McPherson County - 22
24. Arthur County - 20
24. Sioux County - 20
2016-2017 8 & 6 man classifications: (This was the last cycle of combined boys and girls enrollment numbers)
* = School is in two-year exemption period and IS eligible for playoffs
** = School IS NOT eligible for playoffs
CLASS D1
1. Winnebago - 121**
2. Ravenna - 109**
3. Ainsworth - 106**
4. Omaha Nation - 94*
4. Thayer Central - 94**
4. Wakefield - 94**
7. Southwest - 92*
8. Sutherland - 90*
9. Homer - 89**
9. Nebraska Christian - 89**
9. Superior - 89**
12. Perkins County - 88*
13. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 87**
13. Neligh-Oakdale - 87**
15. Amherst - 85*
15. Plainview - 85**
17. Cambridge - 83
17. Creighton - 83
17. Niobrara/Verdigre - 83
20. Atkinson West Holt - 82
20. Diller-Odell - 82
20. Hartington-Newcastle - 82
23. Hemingford - 80
24. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 79
25. Howells-Dodge - 78
26. Burwell - 76
26. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 76
28. Pender - 75
28. Tri County - 75
30. Overton - 72
31. Dundy County-Stratton - 71
31. Heartland - 71
31. South Loup - 71
34. Boyd County - 70
34. Clarkson/Leigh - 70
34. Clearwater/Orchard - 70
34. Nebraska City Lourdes - 70
38. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing - 68
38. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 68
38. High Plains - 68
38. Kenesaw - 68
42. East Butler - 67
42. McCool Junction - 67
42. Medicine Valley - 67
42. Omaha Christian - 67
46. Alma - 66
46. Franklin - 66
46. Johnson-Brock - 66
49. Morrill - 65
49. Palmer - 65
51. Bertrand - 64
51. Elm Creek - 64
51. Nebraska Lutheran – 64
CLASS D2
1. Arapahoe - 63
1. Maxwell - 63
1. Pawnee City - 63
4. Elkhorn Valley - 62
4. Fullerton - 62
6. Blue Hill - 61
6. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 61
6. Friend - 61
6. Weeping Water - 61
10. Ansley/Litchfield - 59
10. Meridian - 59
10. North Central - 59
10. Osmond - 59
10. Randolph - 59
10. Shelton - 59
16. Osceola - 58
17. Creek Valley - 57
17. Hitchcock County - 57
17. Paxton - 57
20. Bloomfield - 56
20. Cedar Bluffs - 56
20. Central Valley - 56
20. Emerson-Hubbard - 56
20. Pleasanton - 56
25. Giltner - 54
25. Sterling - 54
27. Brady - 53
27. Lawrence-Nelson - 53
27. Twin Loup - 53
27. Wallace - 53
31. Crawford - 52
31. Falls City Sacred Heart - 52
31. Mullen - 52
34. Allen - 51
34. Anselmo-Merna - 51
36. Garden County - 50
36. Humphrey St. Francis - 50
36. Sandhills/Thedford - 50
36. Wausa - 50
40. Exeter-Milligan - 49
40. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 49
42. Axtell - 47
42. Eustis-Farnam - 47
42. Scribner-Snyder - 47
42. Wauneta-Palisade - 47
46. Leyton - 46
46. Winside - 46
48. O'Neill St. Mary's - 45
49. Loomis - 44
50. Mead - 42
51. Stuart - 39
52. Stapleton - 36
53. Wynot - 34
54. Parkview Christian – 32
6-MAN
1. Harvard - 74
2. Walthill - 70
3. Deshler - 60
4. Minatare - 52
5. Cody-Kilgore - 51
6. Silver Lake - 48
6. Wilcox-Hildreth - 48
8. Elwood - 47
9. Hampton - 46
9. Riverside - 46
11. Heartland Lutheran - 44
12. Potter-Dix - 39
12. Santee - 39
12. South Platte - 39
15. Red Cloud - 38
16. Hyannis - 37
16. St. Edward - 37
18. Maywood/Hayes Center - 36
19. Elba - 35
20. Banner County - 33
21. Spalding Academy - 32
22. Hay Springs - 30
23. McPherson County - 22
24. Arthur County - 20
24. Sioux County - 20
2018-2019 8 & 6 man Classifications:
109 Total Eight-Man Schools, 7 Ineligible
102 Total Eligible Eight Man Schools, Split Evenly Between D1 and D2
CLASS D1 - 57 teams (7 ineligible)
10 districts - 3 districts with 5 teams, 7 districts with 6 teams
Playoffs = 10 District Champs + 22 wildcards = 32-team bracket
1. Winnebago - 71 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
2. Madison - 68 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
3. Ravenna - 60 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
4. Kimball - 55 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
5. Hemingford - 54 (exempt, eligible)
5. Wakefield - 54 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
7. Perkins County - 51 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
8. Cambridge - 49 (exempt, eligible)
9. Morrill - 48 (exempt, eligible)
9. Palmyra - 48 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
11. Ainsworth - 47
11. Elmwood-Murdock - 47
11. Lutheran High Northeast - 47
11. Osceola/High Plains - 47
15. Arcadia/Loup City - 46
15. Bayard - 46
15. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 46
15. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 46
15. South Loup - 46
15. Thayer Central - 46
15. Wisner-Pilger - 46
22. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 45
22. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 45
22. Neligh-Oakdale - 45
22. Omaha Nation - 45
22. Sutherland - 45
27. Amherst - 44
27. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer - 44
27. Tri County - 44
30. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 43
31. Alma - 42
31. Creighton - 42
31. Cross County - 42
31. Heartland - 42
31. Howells-Dodge - 42
31. Nebraska Christian - 42
31. Nebraska Lutheran - 42
31. Southern - 42
31. Weeping Water - 42
40. Burwell - 41
40. Niobrara/Verdigre - 41
40. Palmer - 41
43. Fullerton - 40
43. Southwest - 40
45. Boyd County - 39
45. Shelton - 39
47. Arapahoe - 38
48. Atkinson West Holt - 37
48. Hitchcock County - 37
50. Dundy County-Stratton - 36
50. Elm Creek - 36
50. Homer - 36
50. North Central - 36
54. Ansley/Litchfield - 34
54. East Butler - 34
54. Elkhorn Valley - 34
54. Nebraska City Lourdes – 34
CLASS D2 - 52 teams (1 ineligible)
9 districts - 2 districts with 5 teams, 7 districts with 6 teams
Playoffs - 9 District Champs + 23 Wildcards = 32-team bracket
1. Franklin - 39 (opt down from D1, ineligible)
2. Clearwater/Orchard - 33
2. Hartington-Newcastle - 33
4. Overton - 32
4. Pleasanton - 32
6. Bertrand - 31
6. Elwood - 31
6. Garden County - 31
6. Meridian - 31
10. Omaha Christian - 30
11. Kenesaw - 29
11. Pawnee City - 29
11. Paxton - 29
11. Twin Loup - 29
15. Allen - 28
15. Bloomfield - 28
15. Clarkson/Leigh - 28
15. Emerson-Hubbard - 28
15. Maxwell - 28
15. Plainview - 28
15. Sandhills/Thedford - 28
22. Anselmo-Merna - 27
22. Axtell - 27
22. Cedar Bluffs - 27
22. Leyton/Banner County - 27
22. Pender - 27
22. Wauneta-Palisade - 27
28. Blue Hill - 26
28. Johnson-Brock - 26
30. Brady - 25
30. Central Valley - 25
30. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing - 25
30. Diller-Odell - 25
30. Randolph - 25
35. Mullen - 24
36. Loomis - 23
36. Medicine Valley - 23
36. Riverside - 23
36. Wausa - 23
40. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 22
40. Mead - 22
40. Osmond - 22
40. Parkview Christian - 22
40. Winside - 22
45. Humphrey St. Francis - 21
46. Lawrence-Nelson - 20
46. Wallace - 20
48. Stuart - 19
48. Wynot - 19
50. Falls City Sacred Heart - 18
50. Giltner - 18
52. O'Neill St. Mary's – 17
6-MAN - 31 teams (2 ineligible)
6 Districts - 5 districts with 5 teams, 1 district with 6 teams
Playoffs = 16 Wildcards (no auto district berths) = 16-team bracket
1. Walthill - 47 (exempt, eligible)
2. Harvard - 40 (exempt, eligible)
3. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 34 (opt down from D2, ineligible)
4. Maywood/Hayes Center - 31 (exempt, eligible)
5. Stapleton/McPherson County - 30 (opt down from D2, ineligible)
6. Wilcox-Hildreth - 29 (exempt, eligible)
7. Deshler - 27
7. McCool Junction - 27
7. Minatare - 27
10. Crawford - 25
11. Creek Valley - 24
12. Heartland Lutheran - 23
13. Eustis-Farnam - 22
13. Hyannis - 22
13. Santee - 22
13. Silver Lake - 22
17. Dorchester - 21
17. Lewiston - 21
17. Sterling - 21
20. Cody-Kilgore - 19
20. Hay Springs - 19
20. Potter-Dix - 19
23. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 18
24. Hampton - 16
25. Elba - 13
25. South Platte - 13
27. Spalding Academy - 12
28. Red Cloud - 11
28. St. Edward - 11
30. Arthur County - 9
31. Sioux County - 8
109 Total Eight-Man Schools, 7 Ineligible
102 Total Eligible Eight Man Schools, Split Evenly Between D1 and D2
CLASS D1 - 57 teams (7 ineligible)
10 districts - 3 districts with 5 teams, 7 districts with 6 teams
Playoffs = 10 District Champs + 22 wildcards = 32-team bracket
1. Winnebago - 71 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
2. Madison - 68 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
3. Ravenna - 60 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
4. Kimball - 55 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
5. Hemingford - 54 (exempt, eligible)
5. Wakefield - 54 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
7. Perkins County - 51 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
8. Cambridge - 49 (exempt, eligible)
9. Morrill - 48 (exempt, eligible)
9. Palmyra - 48 (opt down from C2, ineligible)
11. Ainsworth - 47
11. Elmwood-Murdock - 47
11. Lutheran High Northeast - 47
11. Osceola/High Plains - 47
15. Arcadia/Loup City - 46
15. Bayard - 46
15. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 46
15. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 46
15. South Loup - 46
15. Thayer Central - 46
15. Wisner-Pilger - 46
22. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 45
22. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 45
22. Neligh-Oakdale - 45
22. Omaha Nation - 45
22. Sutherland - 45
27. Amherst - 44
27. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer - 44
27. Tri County - 44
30. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 43
31. Alma - 42
31. Creighton - 42
31. Cross County - 42
31. Heartland - 42
31. Howells-Dodge - 42
31. Nebraska Christian - 42
31. Nebraska Lutheran - 42
31. Southern - 42
31. Weeping Water - 42
40. Burwell - 41
40. Niobrara/Verdigre - 41
40. Palmer - 41
43. Fullerton - 40
43. Southwest - 40
45. Boyd County - 39
45. Shelton - 39
47. Arapahoe - 38
48. Atkinson West Holt - 37
48. Hitchcock County - 37
50. Dundy County-Stratton - 36
50. Elm Creek - 36
50. Homer - 36
50. North Central - 36
54. Ansley/Litchfield - 34
54. East Butler - 34
54. Elkhorn Valley - 34
54. Nebraska City Lourdes – 34
CLASS D2 - 52 teams (1 ineligible)
9 districts - 2 districts with 5 teams, 7 districts with 6 teams
Playoffs - 9 District Champs + 23 Wildcards = 32-team bracket
1. Franklin - 39 (opt down from D1, ineligible)
2. Clearwater/Orchard - 33
2. Hartington-Newcastle - 33
4. Overton - 32
4. Pleasanton - 32
6. Bertrand - 31
6. Elwood - 31
6. Garden County - 31
6. Meridian - 31
10. Omaha Christian - 30
11. Kenesaw - 29
11. Pawnee City - 29
11. Paxton - 29
11. Twin Loup - 29
15. Allen - 28
15. Bloomfield - 28
15. Clarkson/Leigh - 28
15. Emerson-Hubbard - 28
15. Maxwell - 28
15. Plainview - 28
15. Sandhills/Thedford - 28
22. Anselmo-Merna - 27
22. Axtell - 27
22. Cedar Bluffs - 27
22. Leyton/Banner County - 27
22. Pender - 27
22. Wauneta-Palisade - 27
28. Blue Hill - 26
28. Johnson-Brock - 26
30. Brady - 25
30. Central Valley - 25
30. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing - 25
30. Diller-Odell - 25
30. Randolph - 25
35. Mullen - 24
36. Loomis - 23
36. Medicine Valley - 23
36. Riverside - 23
36. Wausa - 23
40. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 22
40. Mead - 22
40. Osmond - 22
40. Parkview Christian - 22
40. Winside - 22
45. Humphrey St. Francis - 21
46. Lawrence-Nelson - 20
46. Wallace - 20
48. Stuart - 19
48. Wynot - 19
50. Falls City Sacred Heart - 18
50. Giltner - 18
52. O'Neill St. Mary's – 17
6-MAN - 31 teams (2 ineligible)
6 Districts - 5 districts with 5 teams, 1 district with 6 teams
Playoffs = 16 Wildcards (no auto district berths) = 16-team bracket
1. Walthill - 47 (exempt, eligible)
2. Harvard - 40 (exempt, eligible)
3. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 34 (opt down from D2, ineligible)
4. Maywood/Hayes Center - 31 (exempt, eligible)
5. Stapleton/McPherson County - 30 (opt down from D2, ineligible)
6. Wilcox-Hildreth - 29 (exempt, eligible)
7. Deshler - 27
7. McCool Junction - 27
7. Minatare - 27
10. Crawford - 25
11. Creek Valley - 24
12. Heartland Lutheran - 23
13. Eustis-Farnam - 22
13. Hyannis - 22
13. Santee - 22
13. Silver Lake - 22
17. Dorchester - 21
17. Lewiston - 21
17. Sterling - 21
20. Cody-Kilgore - 19
20. Hay Springs - 19
20. Potter-Dix - 19
23. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 18
24. Hampton - 16
25. Elba - 13
25. South Platte - 13
27. Spalding Academy - 12
28. Red Cloud - 11
28. St. Edward - 11
30. Arthur County - 9
31. Sioux County - 8
2020-2021 8 & 6 Man Classifications:
CLASS D1
Total 8-Man Schools: 109 (104 playoff eligible, 52 playoff eligible in each 8-man class)
Boys Enrollment of 47 and below eligible
57 teams / 10 districts (3 w/ 5 teams, 7 w/ 6 teams)
52 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 32 teams (10 district winners + 22 wild cards)
** = ineligible
^^ = two-year exemption, are playoff eligible
1. Conestoga - 72**
2. Madison - 64**
3. Wakefield - 60**
4. Palmyra - 51**
5. Ravenna - 50**
6. Amherst - 54^^
6. Nebraska Christian - 54^^
8. Arcadia/Loup City - 53^^
9. Tri County - 51^^
10. Ainsworth - 50^^
10. Atkinson West Holt - 50^^
10. Lutheran High Northeast - 50^^
10. Wisner-Pilger - 50^^
14. Clarkson/Leigh - 47
14. Freeman - 47
14. Johnson County Central - 47
14. Summerland - 47
18. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer - 46
18. North Central - 46
20. Heartland - 45
20. Southern - 45
22. Bayard - 44
22. Cambridge - 44
22. Elkhorn Valley - 44
25. Alma - 43
25. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 43
25. Kimball - 43
28. Arapahoe - 42
28. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 42
28. Hemingford - 42
28. Plainview - 42
28. Sutherland - 42
33. Anselmo-Merna - 41
33. Cross County - 41
33. Dundy County-Stratton - 41
33. Hitchcock County - 41
33. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 41
33. Neligh-Oakdale - 41
33. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 41
40. Burwell - 40
40. East Butler - 40
40. Elmwood-Murdock - 40
40. Hartington-Newcastle - 40
40. Howells-Dodge - 40
40. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 40
40. Shelby/Rising City - 40
40. Thayer Central - 40
48. Nebraska City Lourdes - 39
48. Southern Valley - 39
50. Maxwell - 38
50. Perkins County - 38
50. Stanton - 38
53. Bertrand - 37
53. Cedar Bluffs - 37
53. Elm Creek - 37
53. Weeping Water - 37
57. Hi-Line - 36 (three-year average = 46.000)
CLASS D2
Boys Enrollment of 47 and below eligible
52 teams / 9 districts (2 w/ 5 teams, 7 w/ 6 teams)
52 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 32 teams (9 district winners + 23 wild cards)
1. Morrill - 36 (three-year average = 42.333)
1. Creighton - 36 (40.333)
1. Niobrara/Verdigre - 36 (39.333)
1. Homer - 36 (34.333)
5. Ansley/Litchfield - 35
5. Central Valley - 35
5. Mead - 35
5. Osmond - 35
5. Palmer - 35
5. Sandhills/Valley - 35
5. South Loup - 35
12. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 34
13. Lawrence-Nelson - 33
14. Fullerton - 32
14. Leyton - 32
16. Boyd County - 31
16. Emerson-Hubbard - 31
16. Garden County - 31
16. Johnson-Brock - 31
16. Walthill - 31
21. Kenesaw - 30
21. Omaha Christian / Omaha Street School - 30
21. Sandhills/Thedford - 30
24. Randolph - 29
25. Allen - 28
25. Axtell - 28
25. Bloomfield - 28
25. Blue Hill - 28
25. Loomis - 28
25. Maywood/Hayes Center - 28
25. Osceola - 28
25. Riverside - 28
33. High Plains - 27
33. Medicine Valley - 27
33. Overton - 27
33. Pender - 27
33. Pleasanton - 27
38. Falls City Sacred Heart - 26
39. Chambers/Wheeler Central - 25
39. O'Neill St. Mary's - 25
41. Twin Loup - 24
41. Wausa - 24
43. Diller-Odell - 22
43. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 22
43. Hyannis - 22
43. Winside - 22
43. Wynot - 22
48. Brady - 21
48. Mullen - 21
48. Nebraska Lutheran - 21
51. Giltner - 20
52. Humphrey St. Francis – 18
CLASS D6
Boys Enrollment of 27 and below eligible
35 teams / 7 districts (7 w/ 5 teams)
33 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 16 teams (16 wild cards)
** = ineligible
^^ = two-year exemption, are playoff eligible
1. McCool Junction - 38^^
2. Franklin - 34**
3. Harvard - 30**
4. Deshler - 28^^
4. Silver Lake - 28^^
6. Pawnee City - 27
7. Hay Springs - 26
7. Southwest - 26
9. Sterling - 25
9. Wilcox-Hildreth - 25
11. Creek Valley - 24
11. Potter-Dix - 24
11. Wauneta-Palisade - 24
14. Paxton - 23
14. Wallace - 23
16. Red Cloud - 22
16. Stuart - 22
16. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 22
19. Heartland Lutheran - 21
19. Minatare - 21
21. Dorchester - 19
22. Hampton - 18
22. Lewiston - 18
22. Parkview Christian - 18
25. Arthur County - 17
25. Meridian - 17
25. South Platte - 17
25. St. Edward - 17
29. Santee - 15
30. Elba - 14
31. Crawford - 12
31. Spalding Academy - 12
33. Cody-Kilgore - 11
33. Sioux County - 11
35. Banner County - 9
CLASS D1
Total 8-Man Schools: 109 (104 playoff eligible, 52 playoff eligible in each 8-man class)
Boys Enrollment of 47 and below eligible
57 teams / 10 districts (3 w/ 5 teams, 7 w/ 6 teams)
52 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 32 teams (10 district winners + 22 wild cards)
** = ineligible
^^ = two-year exemption, are playoff eligible
1. Conestoga - 72**
2. Madison - 64**
3. Wakefield - 60**
4. Palmyra - 51**
5. Ravenna - 50**
6. Amherst - 54^^
6. Nebraska Christian - 54^^
8. Arcadia/Loup City - 53^^
9. Tri County - 51^^
10. Ainsworth - 50^^
10. Atkinson West Holt - 50^^
10. Lutheran High Northeast - 50^^
10. Wisner-Pilger - 50^^
14. Clarkson/Leigh - 47
14. Freeman - 47
14. Johnson County Central - 47
14. Summerland - 47
18. Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer - 46
18. North Central - 46
20. Heartland - 45
20. Southern - 45
22. Bayard - 44
22. Cambridge - 44
22. Elkhorn Valley - 44
25. Alma - 43
25. Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 43
25. Kimball - 43
28. Arapahoe - 42
28. Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 42
28. Hemingford - 42
28. Plainview - 42
28. Sutherland - 42
33. Anselmo-Merna - 41
33. Cross County - 41
33. Dundy County-Stratton - 41
33. Hitchcock County - 41
33. Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family - 41
33. Neligh-Oakdale - 41
33. Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 41
40. Burwell - 40
40. East Butler - 40
40. Elmwood-Murdock - 40
40. Hartington-Newcastle - 40
40. Howells-Dodge - 40
40. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 40
40. Shelby/Rising City - 40
40. Thayer Central - 40
48. Nebraska City Lourdes - 39
48. Southern Valley - 39
50. Maxwell - 38
50. Perkins County - 38
50. Stanton - 38
53. Bertrand - 37
53. Cedar Bluffs - 37
53. Elm Creek - 37
53. Weeping Water - 37
57. Hi-Line - 36 (three-year average = 46.000)
CLASS D2
Boys Enrollment of 47 and below eligible
52 teams / 9 districts (2 w/ 5 teams, 7 w/ 6 teams)
52 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 32 teams (9 district winners + 23 wild cards)
1. Morrill - 36 (three-year average = 42.333)
1. Creighton - 36 (40.333)
1. Niobrara/Verdigre - 36 (39.333)
1. Homer - 36 (34.333)
5. Ansley/Litchfield - 35
5. Central Valley - 35
5. Mead - 35
5. Osmond - 35
5. Palmer - 35
5. Sandhills/Valley - 35
5. South Loup - 35
12. Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 34
13. Lawrence-Nelson - 33
14. Fullerton - 32
14. Leyton - 32
16. Boyd County - 31
16. Emerson-Hubbard - 31
16. Garden County - 31
16. Johnson-Brock - 31
16. Walthill - 31
21. Kenesaw - 30
21. Omaha Christian / Omaha Street School - 30
21. Sandhills/Thedford - 30
24. Randolph - 29
25. Allen - 28
25. Axtell - 28
25. Bloomfield - 28
25. Blue Hill - 28
25. Loomis - 28
25. Maywood/Hayes Center - 28
25. Osceola - 28
25. Riverside - 28
33. High Plains - 27
33. Medicine Valley - 27
33. Overton - 27
33. Pender - 27
33. Pleasanton - 27
38. Falls City Sacred Heart - 26
39. Chambers/Wheeler Central - 25
39. O'Neill St. Mary's - 25
41. Twin Loup - 24
41. Wausa - 24
43. Diller-Odell - 22
43. Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 22
43. Hyannis - 22
43. Winside - 22
43. Wynot - 22
48. Brady - 21
48. Mullen - 21
48. Nebraska Lutheran - 21
51. Giltner - 20
52. Humphrey St. Francis – 18
CLASS D6
Boys Enrollment of 27 and below eligible
35 teams / 7 districts (7 w/ 5 teams)
33 playoff eligible teams
Playoffs: 16 teams (16 wild cards)
** = ineligible
^^ = two-year exemption, are playoff eligible
1. McCool Junction - 38^^
2. Franklin - 34**
3. Harvard - 30**
4. Deshler - 28^^
4. Silver Lake - 28^^
6. Pawnee City - 27
7. Hay Springs - 26
7. Southwest - 26
9. Sterling - 25
9. Wilcox-Hildreth - 25
11. Creek Valley - 24
11. Potter-Dix - 24
11. Wauneta-Palisade - 24
14. Paxton - 23
14. Wallace - 23
16. Red Cloud - 22
16. Stuart - 22
16. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 22
19. Heartland Lutheran - 21
19. Minatare - 21
21. Dorchester - 19
22. Hampton - 18
22. Lewiston - 18
22. Parkview Christian - 18
25. Arthur County - 17
25. Meridian - 17
25. South Platte - 17
25. St. Edward - 17
29. Santee - 15
30. Elba - 14
31. Crawford - 12
31. Spalding Academy - 12
33. Cody-Kilgore - 11
33. Sioux County - 11
35. Banner County - 9
I was searching for the list of Class B in 1993, the year before the big A-B-C1 shift, when B was still 64 teams. Was kind of interested in how many of those 64 (that because of my age I consider the 'traditional Class B) are now in C or D. Haven't found it yet.
I doubt Paxton or Wallace make a move. Paxton was way low on numbers two years ago and I think I saw a pic of Wallace's team after their quarterfinal win that had 11-12 kids. A co-op eventually here probably makes sense but I think they will stay put for now.
Garden County going 6 man next cycle is interesting. Wasn't too long ago they were 11 man. Also saw Kimball declared 8 man. Must be confident they have some young kids coming up???
Would Wallace co-op with Paxton or try Sutherland? I know Sutherland doesn’t need Wallace but they are down the Highway from them.
Yeah that's what I was going to say, there is no shot Paxton and Wallace ever co-op. Sutherland would be a realistic option if that is ever needed. Wallace already uses Sutherlands track for practice in the spring so they must have some form of decent relationship. The other thought would be Hayes Center but their confusing logistical co-op with Maywood will make that somewhat impossible.
Sutherland is probably closer for sure. Not sure they would want/need them at this point. I've heard Sutherland picked up some Hershey transfers for this year. Just rumor, but given what has been discussed on here about that situation I'd believe it. Hayes Center and Perkins County both kind of in the same area down there too. Road south of Paxton is actually pretty good with the exception of a couple of sharp corners. Paxton's facilities are top notch as far as that goes.
Edit: Quick google work shows 33 miles to Paxton, 27 to Hays Center, 32 to Grant, and 26 to Sutherland.
There are quite a few kids that live on the Paxton Elsie Road which is south of Paxton that go to Wallace currently. Which is somewhat confusing considering the kids that live in Elsie have the option to go to Perkins County or Wallace.
Crazy how that is in some of these towns! I've seen a Med Valley bus picking kids up in Maywood a few years back as well.
Right, which is so ironic because clearly Med Valley and Maywood should be the co-op.
No kidding, Hayes Center should be with Wallace or Wauneta-Palisade. I can't believe the Maywood-HC co-op is still happening. A lot of travel on dirt roads to make that work.
