The deadline to file an appeal based on sport and division was Wednesday, October 31 at 2 pm.

19 Southern Arizona schools met that deadline and the appeals look proper at first glance. The Sports Advisory Committee(s) will now hear the appeals from Thursday, November 1 to Wednesday, November 14.

The AIA will then release the new placements (Fall 2013 – Spring 2015) on Thursday, November 15.

The schools that are unhappy with a denial of appeal have until Friday, November 16 to
have their appeal heard by the AIA Executive Board.

The AIA will release the FINAL placements on Thursday, November 29. The Sectional placement process will start on December 10.

Taking football as an example, it looks like Division III will be one of the most competitive divisions with Marana, Nogales, Pueblo and Sabino appealing to get in.

Major programs that appear to have missed the appeal deadline and will stay in D-III are CDO (D-III), Foothills (D-III), Catalina (D-III), Cholla (D-III) and Flowing Wells (D-III).

Also, It looks like Tucson High did not follow Buena and Sunnyside to appeal down to D-II from D-I. Not sure how that will work with only one D-I school in Southern Arizona. That might have to be looked at by the AIA.  (UPDATE: TUCSON HIGH INFORMED ME THEY DID APPEAL-PAPERWORK ISSUE)

Amphi appealed down to D-IV which is a smart move. Teams that did not appeal their football D-IV placement are: Palo Verde (D-IV), Rio Rico (D-IV), Sahuarita (D-IV), Santa Rita (D-IV) and Walden Grove (D-IV).

The schools that decided to stay where they are competitive rather than try to “move up” for appearance sake should be applauded. This is, after all, about the kids and not some macho placement to satisfy the alumni who really don’t care anyway.

Also, taken as a whole, if Sunnyside, Buena and Marana are granted D-II status for all sports, then these schools will be competitive right away.

Southern Arizona Appeals

School Sport Gender Appealing From Appealing To

Amphitheater Baseball Boys Division II Division III
Amphitheater Football Boys Division III Division IV
Amphitheater Softball Girls Division II Division III

Bisbee Baseball Boys Division III Division IV
Bisbee Basketball Boys Division III Division IV
Bisbee Basketball Girls Division III Division IV
Bisbee Softball Girls Division III Division IV
Bisbee Volleyball Girls Division IV Division V

Buena Baseball Boys Division I Division II
Buena Basketball Boys Division I Division II
Buena Basketball Girls Division I Division II
Buena Cross Country Boys Division I Division II
Buena Cross Country Girls Division I Division II
Buena Football Boys Division I Division II
Buena Golf Boys Division I Division II
Buena Golf Girls Division I Division II
Buena Soccer Boys Division I Division II
Buena Soccer Girls Division I Division II
Buena Softball Girls Division I Division II
Buena Spiritline Girls Division I Division II
Buena Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Buena Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II
Buena Tennis Boys Division I Division II
Buena Tennis Girls Division I Division II
Buena Track Boys Division I Division II
Buena Track Girls Division I Division II
Buena Volleyball Girls Division I Division II
Buena Wrestling Boys Division I Division II

Desert View Baseball Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Basketball Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Basketball Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Cross Country Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Cross Country Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Golf Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Golf Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Soccer Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Soccer Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Softball Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Spiritline Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Tennis Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Tennis Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Track Boys Division I Division II
Desert View Track Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Volleyball Girls Division I Division II
Desert View Wrestling Boys Division I Division II

Douglas Baseball Boys Division II Division III
Douglas Basketball Boys Division II Division III
Douglas Basketball Girls Division II Division III
Douglas Cross Country Boys Division III Division IV
Douglas Cross Country Girls Division III Division IV
Douglas Football Boys Division III Division IV
Douglas Softball Girls Division II Division III
Douglas Spiritline Girls Division II Division III
Douglas Tennis Boys Division II Division III
Douglas Tennis Girls Division II Division III
Douglas Track Boys Division II Division III
Douglas Track Girls Division II Division III
Douglas Volleyball Girls Division III Division IV
Douglas Wrestling Boys Division III Division IV

Empire Baseball Boys Division II Division III
Empire Basketball Boys Division II Division III
Empire Basketball Girls Division II Division III
Empire Football Boys Division III Division IV
Empire Soccer Boys Division II Division III
Empire Softball Girls Division II Division III
Empire Track Boys Division II Division III
Empire Track Girls Division II Division III

Marana Baseball Boys Division I Division II
Marana Basketball Boys Division I Division II
Marana Basketball Girls Division I Division II
Marana Cross Country Girls Division I Division II
Marana Cross Country Boys Division I Division II
Marana Football Boys Division II Division III
Marana Golf Boys Division I Division II
Marana Golf Girls Division I Division II
Marana Soccer Boys Division I Division II
Marana Soccer Girls Division I Division II
Marana Softball Girls Division I Division II
Marana Spiritline Girls Division I Division II
Marana Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Marana Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II
Marana Volleyball Girls Division I Division II
Marana Wrestling Boys Division I Division II

Mountain View Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Mountain View Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II

Nogales Basketball Girls Division II Division III
Nogales Football Boys Division II Division III
Nogales Soccer Girls Division II Division III
Nogales Softball Girls Division II Division III
Nogales Volleyball Girls Division II Division III

Pueblo Cross Country Boys Division II Division III
Pueblo Cross Country Girls Division II Division III
Pueblo Football Boys Division II Division III
Pueblo Soccer Boys Division II Division III
Pueblo Soccer Girls Division II Division III
Pueblo Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II
Pueblo Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Pueblo Volleyball Girls Division II Division III
Pueblo Wrestling Boys Division II Division III

Rincon Baseball Boys Division I Division II
Rincon Basketball Boys Division I Division II
Rincon Basketball Girls Division I Division II
Rincon Soccer Boys Division I Division II
Rincon Soccer Girls Division I Division II
Rincon Softball Girls Division I Division II
Rincon Tennis Boys Division I Division II
Rincon Tennis Girls Division I Division II
Rincon Volleyball Girls Division I Division II

Sabino Baseball Boys Division III Division II
Sabino Basketball Boys Division II Division III
Sabino Basketball Girls Division II Division III
Sabino Football Boys Division IV Division III
Sabino Soccer Boys Division III Division II
Sabino Soccer Girls Division III Division II
Sabino Softball Girls Division III Division II
Sabino Volleyball Girls Division III Division II

Sahuaro Golf Boys Division I Division II
Sahuaro Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Sahuaro Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II

Salpointe Catholic Baseball Boys Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Cross Country Boys Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Cross Country Girls Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Football Boys Division IV Division II
Salpointe Catholic Soccer Boys Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Soccer Girls Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Softball Girls Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Tennis Boys Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Tennis Girls Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Track Boys Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Track Girls Division III Division II
Salpointe Catholic Volleyball Girls Division III Division II

San Manuel Basketball Girls Division III Division IV
San Manuel Basketball Boys Division III Division IV

Sunnyside Baseball Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Basketball Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Basketball Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Cross Country Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Cross Country Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Football Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Golf Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Golf Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Soccer Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Soccer Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Softball Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Spiritline Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Swim/Dive Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Swim/Dive Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Tennis Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Tennis Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Track Boys Division I Division II
Sunnyside Track Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Volleyball Girls Division I Division II
Sunnyside Wrestling Boys Division I Division II

Tanque Verde Football Boys Division IV Division V

Tombstone Baseball Boys Division III Division IV
Tombstone Basketball Girls Division III Division IV
Tombstone Basketball Boys Division III Division IV
Tombstone Softball Girls Division III Division IV
Tombstone Track Boys Division III Division IV
Tombstone Track Girls Division III Division IV

Willcox Baseball Boys Division III Division IV
Willcox Basketball Girls Division III Division IV
Willcox Basketball Boys Division III Division IV
Willcox Softball Girls Division III Division IV

COMPLETE APPEAL LIST

 

INITIAL PLACEMENTS

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