I know math and geography is hard for the UIL.
Move District 10 to District 6. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 174 miles
Move District 6 to District 8. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 206 miles
Move District 8 to District 10. Longest travel for 1st round possible is 101 miles.
Instead we get as it is now
District 7 and 8 with 292 miles
District 10 with 233 miles
It is very obvious they cater to the Dallas area teams.
1. Atascocita vs Pearland
2. North Shore vs Ridge Point
3. Kingwood vs FB Elkins
4. Summer Creek vs Manvel
5. Barbers Hill vs La Porte
6. Galveston Ball vs A&M Consolidated
7. Lufkin vs College Station
8. PA Memorial vs Angleton
9. Huntsville vs South Oak Cliff
10. Port Neches-Groves vs Kaufman
11. Alvarado vs Panther Creek
12. Columbia vs Gatesville
13. Hamshire-Fannett vs Sealy
14. Silsbee vs Bellville
15. West Orange-Stark vs La Vega
16. Diboll vs Franklin
17. Fairfield vs Yoakum
18. Palestine Westwood vs Columbus
19. Teague vs Hitchcock
20. Newton vs Edgewood
21. Woodville vs Grand Saline
22. Honey Grove vs Hearne
23. Garrison vs Waskom
24. Joaquin vs Cooper
25. Shelbyville vs Beckville
They don't win on a consistent basis. In the 6A district West Brook just got out of, the middle schools had better weight rooms! Every team also had turf practice fields, which are a helluva better to practice on when it rains. Also, teams that have indoor facilities have a major advantage. When it rains, they can have a regular practice. They don' have to use a gym, where you have a quarter of the space and you can't hit. Yeah, facilities matter!
I completely get what you are saying. The chance to participate in successful programs is an important part of our kids life lessons. The thing is, for me anyway, is in the not too distant future, for the vast majority of kids, the game ends for them. A quality education will stay with them for a lifetime and will allow them to choose a variety of career paths. I hate seeing the guys who were big time studs and played at very high levels, late in life who have no path to take because of a lack of a good basic education. I know my town has these guys, I bet most of us know guys who fall in to this category in some way.
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