Class 3A 2027-2029

[FBdude]

40 minutes ago, coastball said:

MHSAA once again establishes its credibility. 

Those playoff games aren’t bringing in any real money.  24 team playoff, give district champs a bye.

[Rebel Bert]

2 hours ago, FBdude said:

Those playoff games aren’t bringing in any real money.  24 team playoff, give district champs a bye.

Money, coaches are driving the system. 

[Rebel Bert]

On 10/27/2026 at 1:03 PM, pancho said:

That argument typically does not fly

They got sent there and no screaming?

[pancho]

Not sure if schools like North tippah who isn't fully organized yet or North Pontotoc or New Albany put up much of a fight or not. 

[Rebel Bert]

2 hours ago, pancho said:

Not sure if schools like North tippah who isn't fully organized yet or North Pontotoc or New Albany put up much of a fight or not. 

Yea but if there were 8 or 9 schools in 4A in NE Ms they might have a reason or say in where they want to be region wise. All they had to do was ship the western most school of 6 to Region 2. Sometimes that happens to a new school. Ask Choctaw County when they first organized. The director said if your going to consolidate do it now and not next summer. Less pain and frustration from MHSAA. 

[pancho]

Did these schools protest at all?

[Rebel Bert]

49 minutes ago, pancho said:

Did these schools protest at all?

Not to my knowledge.  In the past schools had a week to protest the classification then a week to protest regions. You don't see protests anymore. However they gave the schools a week Sept 21 until Sept 28 to correct numbers.

[Panther2015]

12 hours ago, pancho said:

Did these schools protest at all?

I wish Quitman had protested. We are 15 minutes from Clarkdale & 30 minutes from Southeast Lauderdale yet we are not in the same region?!?!?! Instead we are stuck traveling an hour & half to Megee & Mendenhall!! 

[Rebel Bert]

9 hours ago, Panther2015 said:

I wish Quitman had protested. We are 15 minutes from Clarkdale & 30 minutes from Southeast Lauderdale yet we are not in the same region?!?!?! Instead we are stuck traveling an hour & half to Megee & Mendenhall!! 

They should have taken Pisgah and St Andrew's north. I instead they created a completely new weak region 6. 2 hours to McLaurin pending your direction you drive. 

[Rebel Bert]

9 hours ago, Panther2015 said:

I wish Quitman had protested. We are 15 minutes from Clarkdale & 30 minutes from Southeast Lauderdale yet we are not in the same region?!?!?! Instead we are stuck traveling an hour & half to Megee & Mendenhall!! 

I think will be interesting how they draw up the region schedule. I am sure Magee and Mendenhall will play the last weak. I think McLaurin and Quitman should play first Friday in October at least u get some daylight driving.

[FBdude]

5 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

They should have taken Pisgah and St Andrew's north. I instead they created a completely new weak region 6. 2 hours to McLaurin pending your direction you drive. 

I have a feeling St Andrew’s and Pisgah refused to go north. Probably have more pull than Southeast and Clarkdale. Quitman also got screwed in the process.

[Rebel Bert]

16 hours ago, FBdude said:

I have a feeling St Andrew’s and Pisgah refused to go north. Probably have more pull than Southeast and Clarkdale. Quitman also got screwed in the process.

St Andrew's i can see protesting to be put in region 3. McLaurin was in region 5 with Noxabee a few years back. When the classes came out the South had a 22-18 advantage. 2 schools had to go north. 

[Rebel Bert]

According to the directors podcast this morning schools have until Thursday to appeal classes and regions. Those appeals will be heard beginning Monday November 16th.

[FBdude]

7 minutes ago, Rebel Bert said:

St Andrew's i can see protesting to be put in region 3. McLaurin was in region 5 with Noxabee a few years back. When the classes came out the South had a 22-18 advantage. 2 schools had to go north. 

Two did have to go. I was commenting on you saying “they should have sent St Andrew and Pisgah north”. Quitman, CDale, and SE are right beside each other and now in separate divisions. 

[Rebel Bert]

4 minutes ago, FBdude said:

Two did have to go. I was commenting on you saying “they should have sent St Andrew and Pisgah north”. Quitman, CDale, and SE are right beside each other and now in separate divisions. 

Union and St Andrew's were further north. When they decided to go with: 5 schools each region vs 6/5/4/4 with Union only that changed things. They could have simply sent Union and Pisgah to region 4. They obviously decided to send 3 north and leave Pisgah and St Andrew's South. If ever coaches with seniority won out it was i believe the Pisgah coach having more seniority vs the other coaches. Not by many years but they also prefer to have a Jackson area region in each class if possible.  That's what they got. 

[Rebel Bert]

10 minutes ago, FBdude said:

Two did have to go. I was commenting on you saying “they should have sent St Andrew and Pisgah north”. Quitman, CDale, and SE are right beside each other and now in separate divisions. 

Clarkdale and SE Lauderdale has to look at it this way who do you want to play Noxabee or Raleigh in a 5 team region when it could be Noxabee, Raleigh,  SE, Clarkdale,  and Quitman.  That makes easy to say 3rd or 4th place on the road vs 1 or 2 seed at home.

[Rebel Bert]

IF my thinking is correct in 2027 the round opponents will be R1 vs R4, R2 vs R3, R5 vs R8, R6 vs R7, 2028 R1 vs R2, R3 vs R4, R5 vs R6, R7 vs R8. So yes a long road trip for playoffs from Clarkdale to say Ripley.

[pancho]

2 hours ago, Rebel Bert said:

IF my thinking is correct in 2027 the round opponents will be R1 vs R4, R2 vs R3, R5 vs R8, R6 vs R7, 2028 R1 vs R2, R3 vs R4, R5 vs R6, R7 vs R8. So yes a long road trip for playoffs from Clarkdale to say Ripley.

that would be roughly 3.5 hours on a yella bus

[Rebel Bert]

6 minutes ago, pancho said:

that would be roughly 3.5 hours on a yella bus

Yes if your region 5 #3/#4 seeds in all sports to the northern most part of the state for a playoff game.

[pancho]

and that don't include stopping for a good pre game meal

[Rebel Bert]

35 minutes ago, pancho said:

and that don't include stopping for a good pre game meal

Leave school at noon.

[Rebel Bert]

Pancho, do you think Winona, SE Lauderdale,  and Clarkdale will appeal by Thursday. I believe a trip from Yazoo County High to Coahoma County High is much further than Clarkdale to Ackerman.  I also believe if both Lauderdale County schools don't  appeal its a moot issue.

[pancho]

I'm not familiar enough with the process of what the options really are. Clarkdale to Alcorn Central or Kossuth is further than Ripley.  North Tippah is further than Ripley as well.   I simply do not buy what they claim to be selling. 

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, pancho said:

I'm not familiar enough with the process of what the options really are. Clarkdale to Alcorn Central or Kossuth is further than Ripley.  North Tippah is further than Ripley as well.   I simply do not buy what they claim to be selling. 

Here is some math its 26 miles closer from Clarkdale to Ackerman vs Yazoo County  to Coahoma Couth thus justified to put Yazoo County in the South for the second time and the Lauderdale schools in the North. I don't like the drive for a playoff game to the nearly the Tennessee line but that's what it will be as a road team down south vs a road team up north to Noxubee County.   In contrast a road trip from SE Lauderdale to Franklin County is a drive as well however its 4 lane all the way once u get on 59 south to 84 or 20 west to 55 south. In the early 80s there were neutral site games which I think should be in play so designated at one site for R1 vs R4, R5 vs R7, R2 vs R4 in 3A. Game in Starkville makes some sence here.