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’20 High School Football: 6 Classes

New Look for High School Football in the Fall

After weeks of meetings and planning, the new-look 2020 high school football classification is set with four classes of 11-man football and two classes of 8-man football.

Now schools and leagues can begin the scheduling process.

The Mane Principals’ Association (MPA) send the new alignment to schools this week. It includes an eight-team statewide Class A of Maine’s largest schools. Class B will have a North and South Division made up of nine schools in each division. Class C will also have a North and South Division with nine schools in the North and seven in the South. Class D will be one statewide class of nine schools. And, the 8-Man Class will include a statewide Large School Division with 12 schools and a Small School Division with 14 schools.

Changes for North Region schools include: seven schools from the Little Ten Conference move to 8-Man Small School Division while another LTC member, Ellsworth, will play in the 8-Man Large School Division…MDI, Waterville and Camden Hills will also play in that division.

John Bapst HS will play in the statewide Class D, moving from Class C.

Hampden Academy will play in Class C North, moving from Class B.

Check out the full grid below (Courtesy MPA)

CLASS A (950 +)
One Region
School Enrollment
1 Thornton 1476
2 Lewiston 1420
3 Bangor 1202
4 Bonny Eagle 1094
5 Oxford Hills 1021
6 Edward Little 998
7 Sanford 982
8 Scarborough 973

 

CLASS B (600 – 949)
South North
School Enrollment School Enrollment
1 Deering 929 1 Windham 941
2 Massabesic 927 2 Skowhegan 782
3 South Portland 898 3 Messalonskee 735
4 Noble 894 4 Brunswick 714
5 Gorham 819 5 Falmouth/Greely 710
6 Marshwood 784 6 Cony 673
7 Biddeford 764 7 Brewer 672
8 Portland 757 8 Mt. Blue 666
9 Kennebunk 717   9 Lawrence 610

 

CLASS C (420 – 599)
South North
School Enrollment School Enrollment
1 *Westbrook 748 1 *Hampden 770
2 *Gardiner 622 2 Nokomis 583
3 Fryeburg 575 3 Medomak Valley 559
4 York 553 4 Hermon 508
5 Leavitt 551 5 Belfast 505
6 Cape Elizabeth 514 6 Old Town 503
7 Wells 422 7 Oceanside 474
8 Winslow 438
9 M.C.I. 433

 

CLASS D (0 – 419)
One Region
School Enrollment
1 *Freeport 525
2 *John Bapst 465
3 *Poland 463
4 Foxcroft 415
5 Oak Hill 399
6 Lisbon/St. Dom 357
7 Bucksport 314
8 Madison/Carrabec 299
9 Winthrop/Mon/HD 267

 

Class D – 8-Man Divisions
Large School Division (375 +) Small School Division (374 -)
South South
School Enrollment School Enrollment
1 Mt. Ararat 709 1 *Washington 404
2 Camden Hills 693 2 Mt. View 374
3 Gray N-G 596 3 Maranacook 361
4 Morse 583 4 Mattanawcook 341
5 Lake Region 535 5 Orono 338
6 M.D.I. 531 6 Houlton 336
7 Waterville 516 7 Socopee Valley 310
8 Yarmouth 509 8 Dexter 290
9 Ellsworth 455 9 Traip 255
10 Spruce Mtn. 402 10 Old Orchard Beach 243
11 Cheverus 394 11 Dirigo 219
12 Mt. Valley 375 12 Boothbay 199
13 Telstar 199
14 Stearns 168
* Granted Classification Waiver

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