Bill would require powerhouse Nebraska teams to move up in class

[DrunkOffPunch]

Don't think so.

Huh. Just thought by now all the students would be Laurel students.

 

[HSKR]

BTW, here are the enrollment numbers for next year.

https://nsaahome.org.../1415enroll.pdf

and classifications for football

https://nsaahome.org...fbl/fbclass.pdf

South Sioux is now up to class A. Benson has dropped to B. Elkhorn South isn't far from moving up to A meaning North Platte and Columbus (who has been going back and forth between A and B) will be struggling to hold on to those last spots in A. Gretna will likely be moving to A in a few more years as well with the growth in the area.

Although there are a few schools in A and B, this issue is primarily focused on that C and D schools as that is where you find the majority of them. I know some years you can see six or seven private schools ranked in the top 10 in either football or basketball and they probably make up less then 25% of the schools in that class.

As for the issue itself, I'd say the the Senator from Wilbur is a wuss. When I was in high school we loved playing the bigger school or Catholic school. It was that much bigger of a win when you took them out.

From everything I have hear regarding this situation the school district is very close to building a 3rd Elkhorn high school to make sure that both current schools stay in class B. Not entirely sure on dates of when it would/could happen but this is what I've heard.

http://www.omaha.com.../NEWS/131229363

This makes it sound like they will make Elkhorn South larger and build a third high school eventually. I simply don't see a way the two current high schools or even a future one will ever stay B schools. Way too much growth. Same for Gretna.

North Platte probably has the worst travel in the state being a class A team. Kearney and Grand Island are the "close" A schools. After that, Lincoln. Them dropping to B may not be all that bad of a thing.