http://www.northescambia.com/2022/03/fhsaa-releases-new-football-districts-heres-where-each-local-team-will-play Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2022/03/fhsaa-releases-new-football-districts-heres-where-each-local-team-will-play/comment-page-1#comment-483594 JCS Sat, 12 Mar 2022 18:26:11 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=471745#comment-483594 Where are Niceville and Crestview? Where are Niceville and Crestview?

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2022/03/fhsaa-releases-new-football-districts-heres-where-each-local-team-will-play/comment-page-1#comment-483482 Swampfox Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:59:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=471745#comment-483482 Nice line-up & some big games ! Looks like Walton and Northview wii do some traveling! Spring training soon ! Nice line-up & some big games ! Looks like Walton and Northview wii do some traveling! Spring training soon !

]]> http://www.northescambia.com/2022/03/fhsaa-releases-new-football-districts-heres-where-each-local-team-will-play/comment-page-1#comment-483473 Elijah Bell Fri, 11 Mar 2022 16:36:47 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=471745#comment-483473 I am proud that the rural division wasn't changed very much. What would be great is if the rural schools and their coaches would live by the concept that it was formed. The Rural division came about because private schools in the urban regions could just go about Tallahassee, Jacksonville. Miami, etc and recruit themselves a small number of great players and plug them into their teams be it football, baseball, basketball or whatever and overpowering for the rural teams. Rural schools had very little chance of winning a state championship in almost any sport. Just look at who won the state championships pre rural league and you will see the advantage the urban small schools had. I personally fought for twenty plus to bring a level playing field to the smaller schools and with the help of a few coaches and others at FHSAA the Rural division was formed. There has been many many State Championship Rings handed out to students who won them on Rural championship teams. You can bet that almost none of these would have been won if the Rural division had not been adapted by the FHSAA. Just look at the records. But as it seems to always happen there are some bad apples that comes to light and ruin a great system. There are some coaches and or schools who have gamed the system and are doing the exact same thing that caused the Rural division to be formed. There are a few schools who have found a way to mess with the student count, who can play at what school the school district lines and I am sure other ways. No more just taking the kids who get off the bus in Baker, Jay, Vernon, Paxton, Freeport and grow them starting in junior high and making them the best they can be in high school. Some rural division have figured out a way to get a few great athletes and plug them into their teams and win games they could never win without them. It saddens me to see this take place but it also doesn't surprise me. The college portal and free agency in college and the pros shows me that win at any cost is excepted. Best of luck to the Rural Division teams who adhere to the rules as intended by it founders. I am proud that the rural division wasn’t changed very much. What would be great is if the rural schools and their coaches would live by the concept that it was formed. The Rural division came about because private schools in the urban regions could just go about Tallahassee, Jacksonville. Miami, etc and recruit themselves a small number of great players and plug them into their teams be it football, baseball, basketball or whatever and overpowering for the rural teams. Rural schools had very little chance of winning a state championship in almost any sport. Just look at who won the state championships pre rural league and you will see the advantage the urban small schools had. I personally fought for twenty plus to bring a level playing field to the smaller schools and with the help of a few coaches and others at FHSAA the Rural division was formed. There has been many many State Championship Rings handed out to students who won them on Rural championship teams. You can bet that almost none of these would have been won if the Rural division had not been adapted by the FHSAA. Just look at the records. But as it seems to always happen there are some bad apples that comes to light and ruin a great system. There are some coaches and or schools who have gamed the system and are doing the exact same thing that caused the Rural division to be formed. There are a few schools who have found a way to mess with the student count, who can play at what school the school district lines and I am sure other ways. No more just taking the kids who get off the bus in Baker, Jay, Vernon, Paxton, Freeport and grow them starting in junior high and making them the best they can be in high school. Some rural division have figured out a way to get a few great athletes and plug them into their teams and win games they could never win without them. It saddens me to see this take place but it also doesn’t surprise me. The college portal and free agency in college and the pros shows me that win at any cost is excepted. Best of luck to the Rural Division teams who adhere to the rules as intended by it founders.

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