looks like next year the CL is going back to a 9 game league schedule with only one non league game in week 1, and one scrimmage in anticipation of the new 15 week schedule.
They are going to keep the two division concept with all 6A teams ( Upper Darby , Ridley , Haverford and Conestoga ) in the big school division. The remaining 2 teams in the big school division will be made up from the two remaining teams with the best league winning percentage over the last three years. Unless something drastic happens before the end of the season , those top two teams would be Garnet Valley and Springfield. Presumably , the two teams could change every three years based on winning percentage.
I think this is horrible for the 6a squads, but very good for the 5a teams. The 6a teams will only have 3 6a games on the schedule ( 4 if they use the non league opener to play another 6a). It might be hard to make 6a playoffs with 2 losses playing a mandated schedule
Ike that.
It's even worse for Haverford and Upper Darby since they play on Thanksgiving and that game does not factor into district playoff point totals. So those two schools will only play 2 6a league games in the first 10 games. There was a strong push by the league ADs to move that game from Thanksgiving but obvious resistance from the two school involved. Since that game is played after districts , the remaining CL teams lose out on valuable bonus points since that game isn't factored in to point totals. You could also have a situation like this year where both teams are undefeated in league play , but , if either team plays deep into district playoffs the game gets cancelled with no undisputed champ being crowned. Right now , the league has assurances from both teams that the game will be played regardless of district playoff implications so it appears the turkey day game is safe. But look for the league to continue to pressure both teams into moving the game from Thanksgiving and make it part of the regular season schedule.
They are going to keep the two division concept with all 6A teams ( Upper Darby , Ridley , Haverford and Conestoga ) in the big school division. The remaining 2 teams in the big school division will be made up from the two remaining teams with the best league winning percentage over the last three years. Unless something drastic happens before the end of the season , those top two teams would be Garnet Valley and Springfield. Presumably , the two teams could change every three years based on winning percentage.
I think this is horrible for the 6a squads, but very good for the 5a teams. The 6a teams will only have 3 6a games on the schedule ( 4 if they use the non league opener to play another 6a). It might be hard to make 6a playoffs with 2 losses playing a mandated schedule
Ike that.
It's even worse for Haverford and Upper Darby since they play on Thanksgiving and that game does not factor into district playoff point totals. So those two schools will only play 2 6a league games in the first 10 games. There was a strong push by the league ADs to move that game from Thanksgiving but obvious resistance from the two school involved. Since that game is played after districts , the remaining CL teams lose out on valuable bonus points since that game isn't factored in to point totals. You could also have a situation like this year where both teams are undefeated in league play , but , if either team plays deep into district playoffs the game gets cancelled with no undisputed champ being crowned. Right now , the league has assurances from both teams that the game will be played regardless of district playoff implications so it appears the turkey day game is safe. But look for the league to continue to pressure both teams into moving the game from Thanksgiving and make it part of the regular season schedule.
