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Today: How UIL Realignment Changed The Game

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CLASS 6A

Headlines

• West Texas gets a 5-team District 2-6A — Odessa, Permian, Midland, Lee and San Angelo Central

• Aledo lands with Arlington ISD in District 3-6A

• Plano ISD splits from Allen again, lands with Richardson ISD and Coppell in District 7

• North Crowley and Mansfield ISD flip to Region II, joins Duncanville and Waxahachie in 11-6A

• Cy-Fair ISD changes: Cy Falls, Cy-Fair to District 16; Cy Ranch, Bridgeland to District 23 with Fulshear

• Austin makeover: Leander ISD in District 24; Lake Travis and Westlake with Round Rock ISD in District 25; Dripping Springs with Austin ISD in District 26

• Laredo schools and Del Rio join Southwest ISD in far-reaching District 30

Notable New 6A Teams: Aledo, Barbers Hill, Prosper Walnut Grove, San Antonio Pieper, PSJA North, Crosby, Cedar Park, Frisco Wakeland, Georgetown East View, Leander Rouse

CLASS 5A

Headlines

• Abilene goes west, with Amarillo and Lubbock schools in District 2-5A DI

• DeSoto, Lancaster and Cedar Hill land with Mansfield ISD, Midlothian in District 8-5A DI

• Lufkin stays south, joining La Porte and Port Arthur Memorial in 9-5A DI

• Richmond Randle, Iowa Colony get Angleton, Friendswood, Pasadena ISD in 11-5A DI

• Georgetown flips to Region III, joining College Station ISD, Pflugerville ISD, Killeen ISD in 12-5A DI

• Austin, San Antonio collide 13-5A DI — Smithson Valley, Boerne Champion, Austin Anderson, Manor

• Celina, Frisco Panther Creek, Prosper Richland join Anna in high-powered 4-5A DII

• Terrell goes east, joins Texas High, Marshall, Nacogdoches in 6-5A DII

• Southeast-Central Swap: Port Neches-Groves, Nederland back in Region III; Waco, Brenham back in Region II

• Liberty Hill moves to Region IV, joins Alamo Heights, Boerne in District 13-5A DII

Notable New DI Teams: DeSoto, Richmond Randle, Melissa, Alvin Iowa Colony, Lancaster, Mansfield Summit, Cedar Hill, Castroville Medina Valley

Notable New DII Teams: Celina, Fort Bend Crawford, Frisco Panther Creek, New Braunfels

CLASS 4A

Headlines

• Major regional shakeup in Division I: Stephenville to Region III; Kilgore to Region II; Alvarado, Springtown and Decatur together in District 4-4A DI

• Midland Greenwood lands in 4-team District 3-4A DI

• Kilgore joined by Lindale, Chapel Hill in District 8-4A DI

• Bay City, El Campo slide to Region III, join Sealy in District 11-4A DI

• Stephenville meets with Lampasas, China Spring in District 12-4A DI

• Carthage joins Pleasant Grove, Gilmer, Pittsburg in East Texas District of Doom in 8-4A DII

• Athens, Van, Canton flip sides of the bracket, meeting in District 9-4A DII

• La Vega on the move again, back in Region IV with Robinson, Brownwood and Waco Connally in 13-4A DII

• Cuero gets a new-look district with Bandera and Geronimo Navarro in 15-4A DII

Notable New DI Teams: Midland Greenwood, Sealy, West Columbia

Notable New DII Teams: Houston Yates, Hitchcock, Brownwood

CLASS 3A

Headlines

• DII state champ Wall lands in District 3-3A DI with former Region IV standouts Llano and Ingram Moore

• Gunter joins new-look District 5-3A DI with Pottsboro, Pilot Point and Whitesboro

• Edna swings to Region III, joins state power Columbus and drop-downs Sweeny and Wharton in 11-3A DI

• 4A drop-down Lorena joins loaded 12-3A DI with Franklin, Little River Academy, Troy

• DI state champ Yoakum switches to Region IV, to face Marion and Universal City Randolph in 13-3A DI

• 4A drop-down Sinton lands in 15-3A DI alongside Goliad and Orange Grove

• North Texas goes West in DII — Jacksboro, City View, Henrietta, Holliday meet Merkel, Breckenridge in 4-3A DII

• Defending 2A DI champion Hamilton moves into 5-3A DII alongside Rio Vista, Comanche and Tolar

• East Texas District 9 (Edgewood, Grand Saline, Lone Oak) stays intact, but flips to Region II as 8-3A DII

• Blanco moves into District 15-3A DII with perennial Region IV contender Poth

Notable New DI Teams: Wall, Gunter, Sinton

Notable New DII Teams: Hamilton, Corsicana Mildred, Hardin

CLASS 2A

Headlines

• Region II makeover in Division I: Cisco, Anson, Hawley join DeLeon in District 5; two-time defending DII champ Muenster moves into District 6 with Alvord; Mason and San Saba swing into District 7 with newcomer Brady

• Breakout Tom Bean and Wolfe City programs pivot to Region III, joining Honey Grove and Cooper in 9-2A DI

• Frankston, Price Carlisle, Cayuga and Kerens move as a bloc to Region III as District 10-2A DI

• DII move-ups Lovelady and Iola in 14-2A DI, joining Region IV newcomers Jewett Leon and Centerville

• DII state finalist Shiner to square off with Ganado in District 15-2A DI

• Power-packed District 1-2A DII with Stinnett West Texas joining Gruver and Stratford

• DI drop-down Stamford to face Albany, Goldthwaite in District 7-2A DII

• Mart flips sides of the bracket to Region II with Santo, Frost and drop-down Crawford in 8-2A DII

• Lindsay, Collinsville and Era flip to Region III in District 9-2A DII

• Bremond and Chilton move to Region IV with Burton in star-studded 13-2A DII

Notable New DI Teams: Muenster, Shiner, Granger, Lovelady, Iola, Farwell

Notable New DII Teams: Stinnett West Texas, Stamford, Crawford

CLASS 1A

Headlines

• Major shakeup in Division I — 33 teams change regions

• Three of four state semifinalists flip regions — three-time champ Gordon moves from Region IV to Region III; state finalist Rankin from Region I to Region II; and Union Hill from Region III to Region IV

• Two other regional finalists change regions — Region IV finalist May moves to Region III, and Region III finalist Aquilla moves to Region IV

• Two-time DII champion Jayton lands in District 4-1A DI with Hermleigh and Aspermont

• Klondike, Sands, Borden County, Westbrook and Ira headline a loaded District 5-1A DI

• Division II state finalist Richland Springs flips sides of the bracket, moving from Region IV to Region II

• 2023 Division II state champion Benjamin flips the bracket as well, going from Region II to Region III

Notable New DI Teams: Jayton, Lamesa Klondike, Oglesby, Ackerly Sands, Bluff Dale, Whitharral

Notable New DII Teams: Turkey Valley, Hart, Knox City, Runge