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AAA Board of Directors Reclassification Appeal Hearings

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May 26, 2007
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LR Catholic: To move from the 7A/6A Central conference and LR Central to be moved to the 7A/6A East Conference: Approved request

Deer: To move to the 1A East: Approved request

Dermott: To move up and remain in 2A 7-West: Approved request

Helena-West Helena: To move to the 5A East Conference and Beebe be moved from the 5A East to the 5A Central Conference: Request failed 9-9 vote

Lavaca: Basketball assignment only: Move Green Forest from 3A 1 East to 3A 1 West; Move Lavaca and Mansfield from 3A 1 West to 3A 4; Move Perryville to 3A 5: Approved request

Magazine: To move basketball conferences from 2A 4 East to 2A 4 West: Approved request

Siloam Springs: Allow 6A schools to play in two 6A conferences during the football regular season only. *6A North/East: Jonesboro, Marion, Searcy, Mountain Home, Greenwood, Russellville, Siloam Springs and either Hall, JE Fair or Parkview *6A South: Benton, El Dorado, Lake Hamilton, Pine Bluff, Sheridan, Texarkana and either Hall, JA Fair or Parkview

Allow 7A schools to play each other in two 7A Conferences during the football regular season only. *7A West: Bentonville, Fayetteville, Har-Ber, Heritage, Rogers, Springdale, Northside, Southside *7A Central/South: Van Buren, Central, Conway, Cabot, Catholic, North Little Rock, Bryant, West Memphis

All sports other than football would continue to play in geographic conferences as currently assigned. All sports would continue to have separate 6A and 7A state championships with seeding and playoff systems determined by the 6A and 7A Principals Association respectively.

Board denied request, but voted 16-2 to allow the AAA to restructure the conference alignment and send a mail ballot out to the 33-member schools of 7A/6A.Ballot vote is due October 19th.

Southside Bee Branch: To remain in 1A 2 South Conference Approved request

Westside Johnson County: To move basketball conferences from 2A 4 East to the 2A 4 West Approved request

Dollarway: To move to the 4A 8 Conference Denied: Request received past deadline
 
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