4A-II Realignent for Footbball 2017-18

[Twirling Time]

OK - Not going to have enough schools left for 4A-2.

Either Krum or Farmersville will slide in to replace Bonham. I'm guessing Krum is a better fit considering how far they'd have to go staying in Region I.

[rb585]

Krum would love that, because that D3 is much tougher than that D5.

[panther89]

That Gilmer district will be salty.

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

4A-II Realignment for Football 2017-18 :


REGION IV

D-13

Bandera
Geronimo Navarro
Llano
Wimberley
Hondo (or D-14)
Austin Eastside Memorial (or D-10)

D-14

Carrizo Springs
Crystal City
Devine
Pearsall
Poteet
Hondo (or D-13)

D-15

Rockport-Fulton
Cuero
Ingelside
Sinton
Sweeny
Wharton

D-16

CC West Oso
Orange Grove
Port Isabel
Raymondville
Rio Hondo
Robstown

First off, you completely left off Progreso in D16

Also, if we're trying to keep districts with 6 teams, with the addition of Progreso, I can easily see Orange Grove being D15 with West Oso and Robstown both in D16. The reason why is both West Oso and Robstown are nearest to Highway 77 that heads down to the RGV. That would make D16: Port Isabel, Rio Hondo, Progreso, Raymondville, West Oso, Robstown. D15: Rockport, Sinton, Ingleside, Orange Grove, Cuero, Sweeny. I would send Wharton back to Region 3 since they are the closest to Houston.

Also, don't be too surprised to see one district in Region IV being a 5-team district. The most likely candidate is D15. There's a strong chance the UIL will want to send both Wharton AND Sweeny back to Region 3. This would make a nice "Coastal Bend" district with the one lone long-distance game being Cuero, which isn't too bad. It's basically Corpus to Victoria + another 35 miles or so?

Your D14 is fine as is. As for your D13, I would keep Austin Eastside there, and also add Gonzalez, since (someone correct me if I'm wrong) they turned in 4A DII numbers. I would add Gonzalez into D13 to round that off at 6 teams.

[slpybear the bullfan]

I do not believe Bowie made the move to 4A.... correct?

[Third]

Did you mean Gonzales to D15? Gonzales to D13 would not make much sense.

[waterboy]

Most of those districts make good sense, but we're talking about the UIL. A lot of things they do don't make sense. It's like sometimes they don't even look at a map.

[Old QB]

I totally agree with you.

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

Did you mean Gonzales to D15? Gonzales to D13 would not make much sense.

Gonzales to D15 wouldn't make much sense either, seeing as though the majority of the teams in that district are Corpus Christi area teams. Geographically speaking, Gonzales is closer to Austin/San Antonio than it is to Corpus Christi.

I did have a look at travel between Gonzales and a few of the towns from both D13 and D15. D13 would make better sense for Gonzales. Their nearest opponent would be Navarro, 40 miles. Furthest would be Llano at 132 miles. On the other side, if Gonzales were to be put in D15, their nearest opponent would be Cuero at 33 miles. Furthest would be Orange Grove at 131 miles. However, keep in mind that the majority of D15 teams are 100+ miles away from Gonzales. That's why Gonzales in D13 makes better sense.

Regardless, Gonzales would be in for some really sucky travel times. It just wouldn't be as bad if they are in D13.

[stardog]

First off, you completely left off Progreso in D16

Also, if we're trying to keep districts with 6 teams, with the addition of Progreso, I can easily see Orange Grove being D15 with West Oso and Robstown both in D16. The reason why is both West Oso and Robstown are nearest to Highway 77 that heads down to the RGV. That would make D16: Port Isabel, Rio Hondo, Progreso, Raymondville, West Oso, Robstown. D15: Rockport, Sinton, Ingleside, Orange Grove, Cuero, Sweeny. I would send Wharton back to Region 3 since they are the closest to Houston.

Also, don't be too surprised to see one district in Region IV being a 5-team district. The most likely candidate is D15. There's a strong chance the UIL will want to send both Wharton AND Sweeny back to Region 3. This would make a nice "Coastal Bend" district with the one lone long-distance game being Cuero, which isn't too bad. It's basically Corpus to Victoria + another 35 miles or so?

Your D14 is fine as is. As for your D13, I would keep Austin Eastside there, and also add Gonzalez, since (someone correct me if I'm wrong) they turned in 4A DII numbers. I would add Gonzalez into D13 to round that off at 6 teams.

Gonzales moves up to 4A-Division I

[stardog]

4A-II Realignment for Football 2017-18 : CORRECTED

REGION I

D-1

Dalhart
Perryton
Borger
Levelland
Lubbock Estacado
Lamesa (or D-2)

D-2

Fort Stockton
Midland Greenwood
Monahans
Pecos
Sweetwater
Snyder

D-3

Bridgeport
Graham
Iowa Park
Krum
Vernon
Bowie

D-4

Glen Rose
Godley
Hillsboro
Venus
Ferris

REGION II

D-5

Aubrey
Caddo Mills
Nevada Community
Dallas Lincoln
Dallas Roosevelt

D-6

Canton
Farmersville
Sunnyvale
Wills Point
Brownsboro
Bullard

D-7

Gilmer
Longview Spring Hill
Pittsburg
Texarkana Pleasant Grove
Texarkana Liberty-Eylau

D-8

Huntington
Jasper
Rusk
Center
Sheperd

REGION III

D-9

Fairfield
Lorena
Mexia
Robinson
Salado
Waco Connally

D-10

Caldwell
Giddings
La Grange
Smithville
Madisonville
Austin Eastside Memorial (or D-13)

D-11

Bellville
Cleveland Torkington
Brookshire Royal
Houston Kashmere
Houston Scarborough
Houston Washington
La Marque (or D-12)

D-12

Hamshire-Fannett
Liberty
SL Hardin-Jefferson
West Orange Stark
Silsbee
La Marque (or D-11)

REGION IV

D-13

Bandera
Geronimo Navarro
Llano
Wimberley
Hondo (or D-14)
Austin Eastside Memorial (or D-10)

D-14

Carrizo Springs
Crystal City
Devine
Pearsall
Poteet
Hondo (or D-13)

D-15

Rockport-Fulton
Cuero
Ingelside
Sinton
Sweeny
Wharton

D-16

CC West Oso
Orange Grove
Port Isabel
Progresso
Raymondville
Rio Hondo
Robstown

[buckeyebob]

There is also no way on earth they’d put LaMarque in the Golden Triangle district. They’d have to drive through Houston to get here, unless they wanted to take the Galveston ferry.

You still think the UIL has any sense of reasoning...Union Hill and High Island...253 miles (4-1/2hr drive by car) for a district game

[Matthew328]

You still think the UIL has any sense of reasoning...Union Hill and High Island...253 miles (4-1/2hr drive by car) for a district game

To be fair there aren't many great options in 1A for Union Hill or High Island...Union Hill could go to 15 but with the lack of six man programs east of I-45 a four team district probably wasn't preferred... I can see why the UIL opted to move Union Hill south to make a five team district...

[TarponFanInNorthTexas]

Gonzales moves up to 4A-Division I

Ok, like I said in my previous post I was unsure about Gonzales. I knew they were right on the bubble.

[Rabid Cougar]

REGION III

D-9

Fairfield
Lorena
Mexia
Robinson
Salado
Waco Connally

Good old Fairfield Vs Salado road trips. 2 hour bus trips each way for a 1 hour 7th grade B game on Thursday nights