Courtesy of EasternPAFootball.com
As we all now know the PIAA changed high schools football in Pennsylvania drastically. The board voted 26-4 in favor of expanding classifications from 4 to 6 classes. The 6 classification format will take place starting with the 2016-2017 season. The following is a rough draft as to how teams would fall in to each classification this year. Enrollment numbers may change as schools have until Oct. 15 to submit their enrollment numbers to the PIAA for the next two-year cycle (2016-17 and 2017-18). Schools will hear back from the PIAA in mid-November about which class they fall in and then will have until mid-December to decide whether to play up a classification.
Class 1A: (1-147)
Bucktail
Montgomery
Canton
Cowanesque Valley
North Penn-Mansfield
Sayre
Muncy
Class 2A: (148-209)
Line Mountain
East Juniata
South Williamsport
Wyalusing
Bloomsburg
Wellsboro
Southern Columbia
Hughesville
Loyalsock
Towanda
Troy
Class 3A: (210-300)
Warrior Run
Mount Carmel
Central Columbia
Danville
Montoursville
Lewisburg
Milton
CMVT
Mifflinburg
Athens
Class 4A: (310-409)
Shamokin
Selinsgrove
Jersey Shore
Shikellamy
Class 5A: (410-607)
Williamsport
Class 6A: (608+)
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