More games: Schools can schedule 22 basketball games starting in 2012-13
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Stephen Forsha-sforsha@gmail.com
Ohio high school basketball fans will have even more to cheer (or jeer) about starting in the 2012-13 season, as the Ohio High School Athletic Association approved a proposal that will allow schools to schedule 22 games.
The proposal was approved on Thursday during the OHSAA Board's June meeting.
Currently, schools are allowed to have 20 games in the regular season, but earlier this year, the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association made a proposal where they could expand the schedule to 22 games in a regular season.
"For us (McClain), this works out perfect with East Clinton joining the SCOL," McClain boys basketball head coach Brent Eaton said. "With East Clinton joining our league, that allows us to still have two extra non-conference games."
The SCOL would have been forced for each team to take two non-league games off their schedules so they can play what will be a total of 14 league games starting in the 2012-13 season, as each team will play a home and away game against each league opponent.
"This will be good for the kids because they will enjoy the fact they'll have more games and fewer practices," Eaton said.
Fairfield boys basketball coach Matt Carson agreed with Eaton, saying the kids will enjoy the games more.
"Our kids will enjoy having more games," he said. "It will be neat to see where the games will plug in because some weeks we just have a single game on a Friday night."
The OHSAA board, by a 5-4 vote, approved the proposal, but with the understanding the length of the season would not be expanded.
"I was all for it when our district talked to us about it," Eaton said. "It allows us to play in an extra holiday tournament, and again, with East Clinton joining our league, it makes for a good opportunity."
Carson, who is also the athletic director at Fairfield, talked about how it will help his school's athletic program.
"For us, it allows us to have one or possibly two more home games, and with the way our fans fill up the gym, that will be a good thing for our athletic department," Carson said. "Another thing that will be neat will be seeing some new matchups develop, with the possibility of playing teams from our sectional during the regular season."
Florida high schools play well over 25 games, as does North Carolina in the regular season. Michigan has 20 games, and in neighboring Kentucky, they play 23 games. Virginia has a max of 22 games for a regular season.
Highland County has five high schools that will be affected by this ruling with Hillsboro, McClain, Fairfield, Lynchburg-Clay and Whiteoak all fielding boys and girls basketball teams. McClain and Hillsboro are a part of what will be an eight-team SCOL starting when the rule comes into play. Whiteoak, Fairfield and Lynchburg-Clay are a part of the Southern Hills League, which has 10 members.
In other news:
The Competitive Balance Proposal was defeated 332-303 by member schools. The proposal would have allowed the OHSAA to use a formula for determining athletic count numbers used in assigning schools to divisions.
Earlier this year, the National Federation of State High School Athletics (NFHS) made this rule change for fouls during throw-ins.
The new ruling states: Team control will now exist during a throw-in once the thrower-in has the ball at his or her disposal. The new rule will no longer grant free throws to the defending team in the bonus if the throw-in team commits a foul.
"The advantage was too great because the throw-in team would lose possession and yield throws under the previous rule," NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Basketball Rule Committee Mary Struckhoff said. "It was inconsistent with how this same play was being administered during non-throw-in situations."[[In-content Ad]]
The proposal was approved on Thursday during the OHSAA Board's June meeting.
Currently, schools are allowed to have 20 games in the regular season, but earlier this year, the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association made a proposal where they could expand the schedule to 22 games in a regular season.
"For us (McClain), this works out perfect with East Clinton joining the SCOL," McClain boys basketball head coach Brent Eaton said. "With East Clinton joining our league, that allows us to still have two extra non-conference games."
The SCOL would have been forced for each team to take two non-league games off their schedules so they can play what will be a total of 14 league games starting in the 2012-13 season, as each team will play a home and away game against each league opponent.
"This will be good for the kids because they will enjoy the fact they'll have more games and fewer practices," Eaton said.
Fairfield boys basketball coach Matt Carson agreed with Eaton, saying the kids will enjoy the games more.
"Our kids will enjoy having more games," he said. "It will be neat to see where the games will plug in because some weeks we just have a single game on a Friday night."
The OHSAA board, by a 5-4 vote, approved the proposal, but with the understanding the length of the season would not be expanded.
"I was all for it when our district talked to us about it," Eaton said. "It allows us to play in an extra holiday tournament, and again, with East Clinton joining our league, it makes for a good opportunity."
Carson, who is also the athletic director at Fairfield, talked about how it will help his school's athletic program.
"For us, it allows us to have one or possibly two more home games, and with the way our fans fill up the gym, that will be a good thing for our athletic department," Carson said. "Another thing that will be neat will be seeing some new matchups develop, with the possibility of playing teams from our sectional during the regular season."
Florida high schools play well over 25 games, as does North Carolina in the regular season. Michigan has 20 games, and in neighboring Kentucky, they play 23 games. Virginia has a max of 22 games for a regular season.
Highland County has five high schools that will be affected by this ruling with Hillsboro, McClain, Fairfield, Lynchburg-Clay and Whiteoak all fielding boys and girls basketball teams. McClain and Hillsboro are a part of what will be an eight-team SCOL starting when the rule comes into play. Whiteoak, Fairfield and Lynchburg-Clay are a part of the Southern Hills League, which has 10 members.
In other news:
The Competitive Balance Proposal was defeated 332-303 by member schools. The proposal would have allowed the OHSAA to use a formula for determining athletic count numbers used in assigning schools to divisions.
Earlier this year, the National Federation of State High School Athletics (NFHS) made this rule change for fouls during throw-ins.
The new ruling states: Team control will now exist during a throw-in once the thrower-in has the ball at his or her disposal. The new rule will no longer grant free throws to the defending team in the bonus if the throw-in team commits a foul.
"The advantage was too great because the throw-in team would lose possession and yield throws under the previous rule," NFHS assistant director and liaison to the Basketball Rule Committee Mary Struckhoff said. "It was inconsistent with how this same play was being administered during non-throw-in situations."[[In-content Ad]]