TheMaximumHornetSting Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Just now, GardenStateBaller said: So all of the five would be Blessed Trinity? Blessed Trinity is good but yes. I would. SPX is a toss up but tge rest yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospeeder Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 Seems like some of the Midwest states have a handle on the problem. While not perfect, Indiana, Ohio and particularly IL. seem to have systems that seem to work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglesinsider Posted July 20, 2017 Report Share Posted July 20, 2017 7 hours ago, aZjimbo said: Too much whining. Go out and get better. How many states seperate the Catholics from the publics in the playoffs? I bet overall its not many. I've researched this topic a little being from Maryland and frustrated with the inability for private schools to ever play for a state championship. Full Separation - Maryland - Virginia (VA allows 1 private school (Liberty Christian) to play in the public school league) - Texas (TX allows the 2 largest private schools to play in the public school league) - DC (regular season only, public champ plays private/charter champ for city championship) Total Separation for Playoffs - New Jersey Partial Separation - Georgia (small privates separated from small publics) - Florida (small privates play 2A, small publics play 1A) NC, SC, AL, MS and others all have separate leagues for small private schools but it's a voluntary situation in those cases so I don't count them. IMO, full separation like MD would be awful for public school talent unless you have a football culture in the public schools like TX. In MD the top talent flocks to the MIAA A and WCAC schools. If you deny the privates the right to compete for a true state championship, what's keeping them from breaking off and forming their own league like what happened in MD. When that happens, any control or regulation the public school governing body had over the privates is out the window. Private schools in MD recruit like colleges. Every coach has an assigned recruiting area among the local youth leagues. They spent their Saturdays at these games actively recruiting kids. Some even have their assistants coach youth teams in spring football leagues. Schools could openly give athletic scholarships. Set kids up in apartments. Give a kid's mother a job. Send a driver to pick a kid up at his house every day and bring them to school. This has all happened in MD. Full separation may sound good for the publics but you're gambling with them becoming irrelevant like in MD. How many of you could name one MD public school? Probably not many at all. You all know DeMatha, Good Counsel, Saint Frances and Gilman though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bones Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 I hope Illinois splits and it's not that I necessarily want to see it, but it's the only equitable way to classify. I do find it ironic that a lot of our Private supporters speak out on IMG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MA Fan Posted July 21, 2017 Report Share Posted July 21, 2017 FWIW my understanding is that the PA legislature takes a fairly activist role in PIAA issues (they forced them to accept the Catholic schools in the first place), and that attempts to separate Catholics (and charters, which are a big force in basketball) have been shut down pretty quickly. There's also issues with different parts of the state enforcing transfer rules with different levels of strictness, with the WPIAL taking a particularly hard line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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