Emporia High administrators found out Thursday that the school has been placed in the 5A classification in all sports.
Emporia has been competing as a 6A school in football and at the 5A level in all other sports.
The reason football classifications sometimes differ from the other sports is based on scheduling.
District football schedules are set for two years, which means a school is locked into that classification for two years regardless of enrollment figures. Enrollment for football is based on the total number of students in grades 9 through 11.
As such, Emporia High football will remain at the 6A classification this season and then move to the 5A level next year. According to figures released by the Kansas High School Activities Association, Emporia has 1,051 students in grades 9 through 11, which will make EHS the largest 5A football school in Kansas next year.
For all other sports, classification is renewed annually, meaning current enrollment figures determine that year’s classification. Those figures are based on the number of students in grades 10 through 12.
Emporia’s enrollment figures for grades 10 through 12 show 997 students, making it the second largest 5A school behind Hutchinson (1,027).
For complete classification listings, visit the KSHSAA Web site at www.kshsaa.org.
Waverly to slip from 8-Man DI to DII
Waverly football will drop down a classification level starting next season, going from 8-Man Division I to Division II after spending two years at the DI level.
Waverly’s enrollment in grades 9 through 11 is at 51 students.