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If there was a Class 7A, which Houston schools would be in?
HOUSTON – Class 7A is becoming "more and more real".
It won't happen in the February 2022 realignment but with more and more new high schools being built and opened, the UIL didn't put it out of the realm of possibility that by 2024 or 2026 we could see it.
So, it made me think. If a Class 7A was created, which Houston-area schools would make that jump.
These of course are just for fun projects and none of these numbers or cut-offs are real but just as projections.
In the 2020 UIL realignment, the cutoff Class 6A was 2,220 and above. Since the UIL added Class 6A in 2014, the cutoff has gone from 2,100 to 2,220 (a 120-student increase).
The difference between the minimum of Class 6A and that of Class 5A (1,230) is a 990-student count.
So, if you take that number and make Class 6A's range the same difference the new range for Class 6A would be 2,220 – 3,210 and Class 7A would then be 3,211 and up.
According to the 2020 enrollment numbers, these would be the Class 7A programs in Houston (26 total) with 3,211 and up in enrollment … and we even projected the districts.
Region II / District 10-7A
The Woodlands (4,330)
Conroe (4,312)
Aldine MacArthur (3,668)
Klein Oak (3,584)
Spring (3,456)
Klein Cain (3, 406)
Aldine Davis (3,396)
Region III / District 11-7A
Klein Forest (3,598)
Klein Collins (3,387)
Jersey Village (3,371.5)
Cy Woods (3,320.5)
Cy-Fair (3,314.5)
Klein (3,218.5)
Region III / District 12-7A
Alief Elsik (4,277.5)
Alief Hastings (4,082.5)
Katy Tompkins (4,018)
Seven Lakes (3,767)
Bellaire (3,458)
Katy (3,466.5)
Cinco Ranch (3,257)
North Shore (4,505.5)
Pasadena Dobie (4,209)
Deer Park (3,999)
Pearland (3,978.5)
Atascocita (3,644.5)
Pasadena Memorial (3,429)
VYPE U: Strake Jesuit vs St. Thomas storied rivalry coming to an end, Jesuit Schools to collide on Week 1
Last Thursday, St. Thomas Athletic Director Mike Netzel released a statement via the school's website stating that the St. Thomas-Strake Jesuit game would not be played in the 2020 season, as they already compete in different conferences (Strake Jesuit is in UIL, as St. Thomas is in TAPPS). This report was confirmed as the Crusaders 2020 schedule was released on Monday without the St. Thomas game on it.
Since 1964, the two teams have collided every year, with St. Thomas holding a 29-26-1 record over the Crusaders. In 2015, it was announced that the game would be held at NRG Stadium, the home of the Houston Texans, bi-yearly. Traditionally, the game was both school's first regular season match, and was considered a premiere game to many high school football fans, alongside local media, as KPRC 2 spotlighted a Strake Jesuit 28-17 win over the Eagles this past year in their "Friday Football Frenzy" segment. A Crusader win was not uncommon in the last few meetings between these two teams, and that has contributed to the fact that Strake Jesuit is one of UIL's most competitive private school programs.
The St. Thomas game will not be the only change to Strake Jesuit's schedule, as the UIL finished its realignment process for 6A on Monday, with the Crusaders joining District 23 with Alief Elsik, Alief Hastings, Alief Taylor, Alvin, 2019 5A Division 1 State Champions Shadow Creek, Pearland, and Pearland Dawson. The Crusaders will also play out of district games against C.E. King, Spring Dekaney, alongside a familiar foe in Dallas Jesuit on the first week of the regular season. The Jesuit teams last faced off against each other in 2015, when the Rangers defeated Strake Jesuit 38-27 in their Postell Stadium. It is currently unknown where the game in this upcoming season will take place, but it would be assumed that the game will either be at a neutral zone, or at Strake Jesuit's Clay Stadium based on prior game venues.
The announcement of this game has already excited Strake Jesuit's student body, who are looking forward to experiencing a rivalry with Dallas Jesuit, as they share the same Jesuit values. A motivated Crusader football team, looking to go further than ever in the UIL Playoffs, will be determined to start the regular season off with a win against the Rangers.