Rebel Bert Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 According to one popular Facebook page the 1.5 multiplier will be enforced on the upcoming 2027-29 Reclassification period coming this fall for private schools playing in MHSAA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 6 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: According to one popular Facebook page the 1.5 multiplier will be enforced on the upcoming 2027-29 Reclassification period coming this fall for private schools playing in MHSAA. What does that even mean? I have never even heard of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 58 minutes ago, Vott said: What does that even mean? I have never even heard of it Been around since the 80s. If St Andrew's has 200 students for reclassification their official number is 300. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 30 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said: Been around since the 80s. If St Andrew's has 200 students for reclassification their official number is 300. Hogwash. The only schools where a double multiplier is in effect is for those schools with only one gender - SSC, OLA, and Piney Woods. There has never been a 1.5 in Mississippi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 The multplier should be used for all the cruitin skools............such an unfair advantage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guntriple Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 They are adding it for next reclass. MHSAA just announced it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastfootballfanman Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I imagine we will see some schools jump over to MAIS because of this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 47 minutes ago, coastfootballfanman said: I imagine we will see some schools jump over to MAIS because of this. What schools could you jumping to MAIS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 I don't think this is a great decision and may wind up having some schools leave for the MAIS. When the association decided schools along the river couldn't let non-MS resident athletes participate several parochial schools left. This may cause a similar defection. The Booneville fan base was very vocal on FB about Presbyterian Christian winning the 3A baseball championship over them. Neaves is from that area and probably heard a good bit of chatter about it from old friends. These decisions to me generally seems short sighted and knee jerk reactions to a small number of coaches, principals, and parents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 1 hour ago, Vott said: What schools could you jumping to MAIS Vott, if you took 1A Resurrection for example and put a 1.5x multiplier on them where would that put them? The multiplier puts these small private schools that have been in the MHSAA a long time at a disadvantage. Thankfully St. Al got out a while ago, but like @coastfootballfanmansaid, you might see them jump to MAIS because of this. But who honestly asked for this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Washed_Up_Athlete Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 It is amusing that, for years, the chatter was that MAIS teams would be unable to compete with MHSAA teams. Now that they've been successful, the chatter is that they're too good to compete with schools of the same size. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 10 minutes ago, Washed_Up_Athlete said: It is amusing that, for years, the chatter was that MAIS teams would be unable to compete with MHSAA teams. Now that they've been successful, the chatter is that they're too good to compete with schools of the same size. Isn't it more the fact that they can get athletes from a larger extended area to come to school at said recruiting school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guntriple Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 Definitely will be the most interesting reclassification in a while. Almost every other state has a multiplier for private schools. We were one of the few without it. I think 1.5 is a little high but a 1.3 atleast like Alabama is needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maroontide06 Posted June 2 Share Posted June 2 6 minutes ago, Washed_Up_Athlete said: It is amusing that, for years, the chatter was that MAIS teams would be unable to compete with MHSAA teams. Now that they've been successful, the chatter is that they're too good to compete with schools of the same size. Who said MAIS teams couldn't compete with MHSAA teams? Didn't we just witness Greenville Christian beat Oak Grove a few years ago? We play Jackson Academy this year at home Week 2 and I expect that to be a dog fight. These private schools from the MAIS are not too good to compete with schools from the MHSAA. The larger classification schools in the MHSAA have numbers and the larger classification MAIS schools have Benjamins. Now if you take a larger MAIS school and put them up against a small MHSAA school, there's no advantage for the MHSAA school. With these larger MAIS schools like MRA, you're not going to beat them via the pocketbook, but you can beat them with size, athleticism, and depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted June 2 Author Share Posted June 2 3 hours ago, MSSportsGuy said: I don't think this is a great decision and may wind up having some schools leave for the MAIS. When the association decided schools along the river couldn't let non-MS resident athletes participate several parochial schools left. This may cause a similar defection. The Booneville fan base was very vocal on FB about Presbyterian Christian winning the 3A baseball championship over them. Neaves is from that area and probably heard a good bit of chatter about it from old friends. These decisions to me generally seems short sighted and knee jerk reactions to a small number of coaches, principals, and parents. My numbers for October 2025 now puts both schools in 4A. I did have Booneville as the smallest 4A school. Now they get rid of PCS Classification wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Bert Posted June 3 Author Share Posted June 3 2024 numbers School. # 1.5 St Patrick. 316. 474. 4A *St Stanislaus 316. 474 4A PCS. 256. 384. 4A St Andrew's. 226. 339. 4A *OLA. 212. 318. 3A Sacred Heart. 161. 241.5 3A **MSMS. 127. 190.5 2A TCPS. 127. 190.5 2A Resurrection. 114. 171. 2A French Camp. 92. 138. 1A Piney Woods. 48. 72. 1A **MSD. ?? ?? 1A * 2.0 multiplier already added St Stanislaus may be adjusted down to 227 or 3A OLA may be adjusted down to 159 1A ** State schools with special needs or math/science's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac7633 Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 4 hours ago, MSSportsGuy said: I don't think this is a great decision and may wind up having some schools leave for the MAIS. When the association decided schools along the river couldn't let non-MS resident athletes participate several parochial schools left. This may cause a similar defection. The Booneville fan base was very vocal on FB about Presbyterian Christian winning the 3A baseball championship over them. Neaves is from that area and probably heard a good bit of chatter about it from old friends. These decisions to me generally seems short sighted and knee jerk reactions to a small number of coaches, principals, and parents. I laughed at boonevile fans for that because hadn’t it been for sumrall, St. Patrick would’ve had a few championships themselves and no one would’ve said a word 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 Does Sumrall grow all the baseball talent there local or is there some(ahem) relocating involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, pancho said: Does Sumrall grow all the baseball talent there local or is there some(ahem) relocating involved? Its pretty much all grown talent from there. I have a nephew at sumrall who will be a senior this coming yr and pretty much all the boys on the baseball team are players I have seen him grow up with since they were old enough to start playing ball. Even though hes not on the team I can confirm that is homegrown talent that has played a lot of travel ball together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pancho Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 ok, pretty much Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vott Posted June 3 Share Posted June 3 1 hour ago, pancho said: ok, pretty much I got a feeling that was sarcasm when you typed that. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rebel Bert Posted June 4 Author Share Posted June 4 On 6/2/2026 at 7:28 PM, Rebel Bert said: 2024 numbers School. # 1.5 St Patrick. 316. 474. 4A *St Stanislaus 316. 474 4A PCS. 256. 384. 4A St Andrew's. 226. 339. 4A *OLA. 212. 318. 3A Sacred Heart. 161. 241.5 3A **MSMS. 127. 190.5 2A TCPS. 127. 190.5 2A Resurrection. 114. 171. 2A French Camp. 92. 138. 1A Piney Woods. 48. 72. 1A **MSD. ?? ?? 1A * 2.0 multiplier already added St Stanislaus may be adjusted down to 227 or 3A OLA may be adjusted down to 159 1A ** State schools with special needs or math/science's Correction: St Patrick to 5A but I will recheck OLA to 4A Louisville top 4A pending an adjustment up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s1nglewing Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 I wonder why most, if not all, wouldn't go MAIS. They'd have much better competition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSSportsGuy Posted June 4 Share Posted June 4 6 hours ago, s1nglewing said: I wonder why most, if not all, wouldn't go MAIS. They'd have much better competition I tend to agree, but travel could be an issue for some of them if they go MAIS. Tupelo Christian, St Patrick, and Resurrection don’t have many MAIS options that wouldn’t involve significantly more travel. I’ll be curious how this plays out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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