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1 December 2007
Written by: prepalertnc Posted under North Henderson High, Swain County, Madison High School, Tuscola High School, Brevard High School, A C Reynolds, Franklin High School, McDowell High School, Polk High School, Mitchell County, Mt Heritage, Avery High, Highlands, Hiwassee Dam, Hayesville, Murphy, Smoky Mt High, Avery, Rosman, East Henderson, TC Roberson, Western Highlands, Western Athletic, Mountain Athletic, High School Sports, WAC, Smoky Mtn, Northwestern, MAC, Enka High School, North Buncombe, Asheville High School, Erwin, West Henderson, Hendersonville, Pisgah High School, Owen High School, Cherokee, Andrews, WHC

RALEIGH - Realignment in 2009 will really shake things up in Western North Carolina if everything stays the same as the NCHSAA has proposed.  A lot of mountain teams will be moving to split conferences, five teams will be changing classifications

The biggest change in Buncombe County will be at Reynolds and Roberson.

Roberson is moving to 4-A from 3-A, as it has become the largest high school in the mountains, with 1495 students.  The Rams, the Rockets, along with McDowell, will become a part of a 3-A/4-A conference with all the 3-A Buncombe County schools (Asheville, Enka, Erwin, North Buncombe). 

In Henderson County, the biggest change is that both East Henderson and West Henderson will be moving to 3-A to compete in another split conference.  Franklin and Tuscola are the other 3-A schools that will move into the same conference.  Owen will also move from the split WHC, to join Brevard, Pisgah and Smoky Mt in the 2-A. 

In the current split 1-A/2-A WHC, Polk will move up to 2-A, Mitchell will drop down to 1-A, North Henderson will leave the WAC and join the conference as will Thomas Jefferson, a prep school from Rutherford County.  Avery, Hendersonville, Madison, and Mt Heritage will remain in the conference.

Schools that want to file an appeal can do so before the conferences are finalized on March 8th.

3-A/4-A (4–3-A, 3–4-A)
Asheville-3-A
Enka-3-A
Erwin-3-A
North Buncombe-3-A
McDowell-4-A
Reynolds-4-A
Roberson-4-A

2-A/3-A (4–2-A, 4–3-A)
Brevard-2-A
Owen-2-A
Pisgah-2-A
Smoky Mountain-2-A
East Henderson-3-A
Franklin-3-A
Tuscola-3-A
West Henderson-3-A

1-A/2-A (4–1-A, 4–2-A)
Avery County-1-A
Hendersonville-1-A
Mitchell-1-A
Thomas Jefferson Classicall-1-A
Madison-2-A
Mountain Heritage-2-A
North Henderson-2-A
Polk County-2-A

1-A
Andrews
Blue Ridge
Cherokee
Hayesville
Highlands
Hiwassee Dam
Murphy
Nantahala
Robbinsville
Rosman
Swain County


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