Post by SK80 on Oct 20, 2023 8:43:20 GMT -8
Well, if you haven't read it, heard it, followed it, here is a bit more clarity per Steve Fryer on the new CIF-SS Conferences or Leagues.
Fryer: Orange County’s revamped football leagues for 2024 taking shape Who is ready to see Edison, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo and San Clemente in the same league? It looks like that will happen in 2024.
I suppose looking at this really, first, gives Calpreps lotta credit in picking the entire season other than just the playoffs. They will now be the math dictating conferences or leagues schools play in HSF. (Outside Trinity League).
As much as I will miss the old leagues, the landscape (as we have discussed and witnessed 0ver the past years) in HSF has shifted dramatically and this new system will create a much more competitive environment. The ability now to concentrate power has led to mismatches all over the place in present day leagues. My hope is this "parody" or "balance" in these new groupings will have every game competitive, or in the least much more competitive. In turn, I think this will also bring better interest to attending and watching HSF. The too many blow out games presently makes one wonder why even go out and watch.
Looking at the new seedings, pairings, groupings, I like the fact many if not most schools will play new opponents, ones that are also on equal footing. Competitive football is fun at any level, mismatches are boring and almost pointless.
If there is a paywall at the article, here is how things would look today if season ended here.
The previous two years of ratings will be used to place teams into leagues, weighted at 65 percent for the 2023 season and 35 percent weighted for the 2022 season.
Going into this week’s games, with rounded-off ratings totals, here are what the leagues would look like in 2024 (league members listed in alphabetical order):
League A: Edison, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, San Clemente.
League B: Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor, San Juan Hills, Tesoro, Villa Park, Yorba Linda.
League C: Capistrano Valley, Cypress, El Modena, Trabuco Hills, Tustin, Western.
League D: El Dorado, Foothill, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills.
League E: Crean Lutheran, Dana Hills, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Northwood, Orange.
League F: Aliso Niguel, Canyon, El Toro, Santa Ana, St. Margaret’s, Troy.
League G: Brea Olinda, Esperanza, Kennedy, Segerstrom, Sonora, Sunny Hills.
League H: Beckman, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Marina, Valencia, Westminster.
League I: Buena Park, Calvary Chapel, Pacifica, Portola, University, Woodbridge.
League J: Estancia; Katella, Los Amigos, Ocean View, Rancho Alamitos, Santa Ana Valley.
League K: Anaheim, Bolsa Grande, Costa Mesa, La Quinta, Loara, Santiago.
League L: Century, Godinez Magnolia, Saddleback, Savanna.
The margins could be tight when teams are placed into football leagues for the 2024 season. Through eight games of this season, using the Calpreps ratings, Irvine’s rating is 4.79 and Aliso Niguel’s is 4.78. So if the 2023 season was over now, Irvine would be the bottom team in League E and Aliso Niguel would be the top team in League F.
One would have to say looking at the above, from top to bottom within each league, league title is up for grabs!
Fryer: Orange County’s revamped football leagues for 2024 taking shape Who is ready to see Edison, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo and San Clemente in the same league? It looks like that will happen in 2024.
I suppose looking at this really, first, gives Calpreps lotta credit in picking the entire season other than just the playoffs. They will now be the math dictating conferences or leagues schools play in HSF. (Outside Trinity League).
As much as I will miss the old leagues, the landscape (as we have discussed and witnessed 0ver the past years) in HSF has shifted dramatically and this new system will create a much more competitive environment. The ability now to concentrate power has led to mismatches all over the place in present day leagues. My hope is this "parody" or "balance" in these new groupings will have every game competitive, or in the least much more competitive. In turn, I think this will also bring better interest to attending and watching HSF. The too many blow out games presently makes one wonder why even go out and watch.
Looking at the new seedings, pairings, groupings, I like the fact many if not most schools will play new opponents, ones that are also on equal footing. Competitive football is fun at any level, mismatches are boring and almost pointless.
If there is a paywall at the article, here is how things would look today if season ended here.
The previous two years of ratings will be used to place teams into leagues, weighted at 65 percent for the 2023 season and 35 percent weighted for the 2022 season.
Going into this week’s games, with rounded-off ratings totals, here are what the leagues would look like in 2024 (league members listed in alphabetical order):
League A: Edison, Los Alamitos, Mission Viejo, San Clemente.
League B: Corona del Mar, Newport Harbor, San Juan Hills, Tesoro, Villa Park, Yorba Linda.
League C: Capistrano Valley, Cypress, El Modena, Trabuco Hills, Tustin, Western.
League D: El Dorado, Foothill, Huntington Beach, La Habra, Laguna Beach, Laguna Hills.
League E: Crean Lutheran, Dana Hills, Fountain Valley, Irvine, Northwood, Orange.
League F: Aliso Niguel, Canyon, El Toro, Santa Ana, St. Margaret’s, Troy.
League G: Brea Olinda, Esperanza, Kennedy, Segerstrom, Sonora, Sunny Hills.
League H: Beckman, Fullerton, Garden Grove, Marina, Valencia, Westminster.
League I: Buena Park, Calvary Chapel, Pacifica, Portola, University, Woodbridge.
League J: Estancia; Katella, Los Amigos, Ocean View, Rancho Alamitos, Santa Ana Valley.
League K: Anaheim, Bolsa Grande, Costa Mesa, La Quinta, Loara, Santiago.
League L: Century, Godinez Magnolia, Saddleback, Savanna.
The margins could be tight when teams are placed into football leagues for the 2024 season. Through eight games of this season, using the Calpreps ratings, Irvine’s rating is 4.79 and Aliso Niguel’s is 4.78. So if the 2023 season was over now, Irvine would be the bottom team in League E and Aliso Niguel would be the top team in League F.
One would have to say looking at the above, from top to bottom within each league, league title is up for grabs!
