Highland County boys and girls basketball teams to change divisions under OHSAA proposal
On Monday, the Ohio High School Athletic Association released the tentative divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for winter sports with the exception of wrestling, and Highland County schools will see changes in boys and girls basketball.
According to the OHSAA, “The OHSAA Board of Directors approved the new divisions and tournament representation for all winter sports except wrestling at its April board meeting, which included the previously announced fall sports divisions. Wrestling will be announced June 10 pending board approval.
“The divisional assignments and regional tournament representation should be considered preliminary, as OHSAA member schools may opt to move up to Division I if Referendum Issue 1B passes this spring. Results of the referendum voting will be announced May 16. Any changes to divisional assignments or tournament representation as a result of schools opting up to Division I will be announced by the OHSAA at a later date.
“As announced last February, girls and boys basketball will expand to seven divisions next season, with the largest 64 schools placed in Division I, the next 64 largest schools placed in Division II, and the remaining schools divided as equally as possible into the other divisions.”
Below is a breakdown of the Highland County schools’ divisions, if approved by the OHSAA.
Hillsboro
• Boys Basketball: Div. IV
• Girls Basketball: Div. IV
• Boys Bowling: Div. I
• Girls Bowling: Div. I
• Boys Swimming: Div. II
• Girls Swimming: Div. II
McClain
• Boys Basketball: Div. IV
• Girls Basketball: Div. IV
• Boys Bowling: Div. II
• Girls Bowling: Div. I
• Boys Swimming: Div. II
• Girls Swimming: Div. II
Lynchburg-Clay
• Boys Basketball: Div. VI
• Girls Basketball: Div. VI
• Boys Bowling: Div. II
• Girls Bowling: Div. II
Fairfield
• Boys Basketball: Div. VII
• Girls Basketball: Div. VI
• Boys Bowling: Div. II
• Girls Bowling: Div. II
Whiteoak
• Boys Basketball: Div. VII
• Girls Basketball: Div. VI
• Boys Bowling: Div. II
• Girls Bowling: Div. II.
Complete preliminary division lists can be found at: https://highlandcountypress.com/sports-hillsboro-greenfield-lynchburg-c….
To read the previously announced fall sports changes, see the story at: https://highlandcountypress.com/sports-hillsboro-greenfield-lynchburg-c….
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