NEW AHSAA FOOTBALL ALIGNMENT - 3A REGION 8

In Class 3A, new Region 8 members include Deshler, Madison Academy and Westminster Academy, replacing Danville, Sheffield and Rogers.


Old region 8 alignment:                  New region 8 alignment:
Elkmont                                       Elkmont
West Morgan                                West Morgan
Clements                                      Colbert County
Danville                                        Lauderdale County
Sheffield                                       Clements
Colbert County                               Madison Academy
Lauderdale County                          Dreshler
Rogers                                         Westminster Academy



Deshler’s football dominance in Class 4A, Region 8 will come to an end in 2012.  A fixture in the Class 4A football playoffs for the past two decades, the Tigers will find themselves in Class 3A for at least the next two years as the AHSAA announced its reclassification for the school years covering 2012-13 and 2013-14 on Wednesday.


Several area schools will find themselves in different classes for the next two years, but Deshler’s drop was perhaps the most surprising.  Deshler neighbor Sheffield is dropping to Class 2A, while Rogers moves up to Class 4A, where it was situated before the 2010 reclassification.
source:  times daily, AHSAA