2017-2021 Class 1A (per NCHSAA)

[bareman]

the biggest 1A will be Bessemer City with 647 and smallest is Eastern NC school for Deaf with 24....Polk Co joins with 633....North Rowan with 623....JK...East Mont...Wallace...just a few that went 2A

 

[bareman]

Plus Walkertown and Atkins....and Whiteville

 

[Sportsnut17]

Bessemer City High

647

Granville Central High

646

Starmount High

637

Polk County High School

633

North Moore High

630

East Surry High

629

East Carteret High

628

North Rowan High

623

North Stanly High

623

Avery County High

622

Holmes High

604

Louisburg High

603

Pender High

601

Tarboro High

599

Lincoln Charter School

593

West Montgomery High

575

Swain County High School

573

Camden County High

571

South Stokes High

570

East Wilkes High

561

Raleigh Charter High School

561

Hobbton High

557

Riverside High

554

Highland Sch of Technology

551

Union High

545

Mount Airy High

540

Pine Lake Preparatory

540

Princeton High

533

Cherryville High

531

Perquimans County High

531

Lakewood High

519

Mitchell High

519

Gates County Senior High

516

Rosewood High

516

Queens Grant Community School

507

South Robeson High

501

West Columbus High

498

Murphy High

491

Northampton County High School

490

Franklin Academy

487

Community School of Davidson

483

Manteo High School

480

Alleghany High

465

Southside High

464

South Stanly High

461

Northwest Halifax High

457

Union Academy Charter School

454

Research Triangle High School

453

Pamlico County High

448

Gray Stone Day School

447

Bishop McGuinness High

446

Northside High

445

East Columbus High

443

South Davidson High

433

Uwharrie Charter Academy

428

Lejeune High

426

Albemarle High

411

Voyager Academy

411

Chatham Central High

399

Mountain Island Charter

397

Elkin High

393

Roxboro Community School

388

North Stokes High

386

Hayesville High

375

Rosman High

371

Robbinsville High

359

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy

352

KIPP Pride High

346

North Duplin High

338

Weldon High

336

Piedmont Community Charter

325

Kestrel Heights School

321

East Wake Academy

321

Plymouth High

318

Jones Senior High

307

Rocky Mount Preparatory

303

Cherokee High

300

South Creek High

300

Southeast Halifax High

300

Andrews High

280

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy

257

Falls Lake Academy

240

North Edgecombe High

231

Neuse Charter School

223

Hiwassee Dam High

208

Bear Grass Charter School

193

Bradford Preparatory School

190

Oxford Preparatory High School

187

Woods Charter School

180

Cape Hatteras High

174

Chatham Charter

165

River Mill Academy

163

Columbia High

162

Tri-County Early College High

137

Mattamuskeet Early College High

131

Blue Ridge Early College

117

Highlands School

117

Carolina International School

115

Creswell High

103

Ocracoke School

53

NC School for the Deaf

41

Nantahala School

38

Eastern NC School for the Deaf

24

 

[Sportsnut17]

Here the link to all classes:

https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/17-21RealignmentClassifications_11-13-15.pdf

 

[OldMaroonDevil]

So what are the playoff bracket sizes? 32-64-64-32, or 48-64-64-48? Or is that a separate discussion?

 

[Sportsnut17]

So what are the playoff bracket sizes? 32-64-64-32, or 48-64-64-48? Or is that a separate discussion?

My understanding is that will not change from current, but not 100% sure. There will still be 8 championships in football.

Bareman, what are you hearing?

 

[bareman]

that's not suppose to change....

 

[OldMaroonDevil]

that's not suppose to change....

Too bad. The 1A playoff brackets badly need shrinking. If they're keeping the 8 championships, they seriously need to think about taking 24 for each bracket and giving the top 8 a bye.

 

[1uncheelS#]

I count 103 schools but dont know how many have a football program

 

[Griddie]

All about $ for nchsaa. Besides let the kids play and enjoy a playoff experience. Its not always aboit wins amd losses.

 

[NWWatchdog]

How long until the NCHSAA puts out the preliminary conference affiliations for the new realignment?

 

[bareman]

coming in Dec

 

[BDHarris]

I had read somewhere that some schools had adjusted numbers, east montgomery being one of them, that would place them back in 1A. Are these the final numbers? If so east montgomery is clearly in 2A number wise.

 

[BuckinElkin!!]

Not that it matters, but 393 seems high for Elkin.

That's 98 per class on the average and I've never known of any single class having over 90, and most are in the low 80's.

Again it doesn't matter, Elkin will never be anything but 1A.

 

[bulldog nation2014]

North Rowan back in 1A? I wonder what conference they will fall in.

 

[BDHarris]

They'll be back with us with em and ns going 2A

 

[bareman]

I'm hearing split league with WS schools and Stokes county

 

[NWWatchdog]

I'm hearing split league with WS schools and Stokes county

N.Stokes, S.Stokes, W.Stokes, Carver, Walkertown, Atkins, Prep, Bishop?

 

[photo0001]

N.Stokes, S.Stokes, W.Stokes, Carver, Walkertown, Atkins, Prep, Bishop?

With Mount Airy & East Surry ? That makes for a weaker conference only allowing 2 no conference games. N.Stokes, S.Stokes,Atkins , Prep, & Bishop ?????????? 5 weak teams !

 

[BeachCarolina]

I think East Surry & Mount Airy will be going with Starmount, Alleghany, Elkin, East Wilkes. This is the old conference. This is not a very strong basketball conference, but should make for some great rivalries in football, baseball, volleyball, softball.

 

[photo0001]

I think East Surry & Mount Airy will be going with Starmount, Alleghany, Elkin, East Wilkes. This is the old conference. This is not a very strong basketball conference, but should make for some great rivalries in football, baseball, volleyball, softball.

I sure hope so and play West Stokes & Walkertown non-conference ! This will draw better gates and allows these schools to play better non-conference in basketball .

 

[steady99]

If North Stanly goes back to 2A, kiss the streak of winning seasons goodbye. Dropping to 1A several years ago was the best thing ever to happen to their FB program.

Also, surprised that North Rowan is losing enrollment. Would have expected them to grow, not shrink, given location. This will be their first time as a 1A school, correct?

I know the lines have to be drawn somewhere, but when you look at that list the advantages some schools have in sheer numbers becomes obvious.

 

[WMFootballFanatic_rivals]

North Rowan was 1A in the Yadkin Valley the last time around. Just went back to 2A for this alignment. I know East Montgomery and West Montgomery numbers adjusted, but the net effect was 0. EM is still 2A and WM is still 1A. The first number was just a draft I believe and all school systems had a chance to look at the numbers. I know WM was listed with over 600 and we haven't had that many in a while. The last number I had heard was 550. Looks like the final is 575.

 

[PolkHeel]

Hard to believe 647 is the biggest 1a school. The last time Polk was in 1a we had over 700 kids and were no where near the biggest 1a school. But I guess all these charter schools and that only 20% of the schools are in 1a now have alot to do with that. Looking forward to Polk being back in 1a