The Aledo Bearcats and Ladycats narrowly avoided moving up in classification when the University Interscholastic League announced its enrollment cutoff numbers Friday morning, Dec. 8.
For the next two years, at least, Aledo will remain in Class 5A. The cutoff for Class 6A is a minimum of 2,275 students and Aledo High School reported 2,267 to the UIL.
The Bearcats will also continue to compete in Class 5A Division I in football. They won the championship at that level in 2022 and are in the semifinals this season.
The Eagles and Lady Eagles will be moving up come the fall of 2024. Brock turned in an enrollment of 624 and the cutoff for 4A is a minimum of 545 and a maximum of 1,314.
The Eagles football team, coached by former Aledo assistant Billy Mathis, will be playing in 4A Division II.
Weatherford: Enrollment 2,493, will remain in 6A.
Azle: Enrollment 2,174, will remain in 5A, DI for football.
Springtown: Enrollment 1,134, will remain in 4A, DI for football.
Peaster: Enrollment 512, will remain in 3A, DI for football.
Millsap: Enrollment 322, will remain in 3A, DII for football.
Poolville: Enrollment 177, will remain in 2A, no football.
The 2024-26 alignments will be released February 1, 2024, for football, basketball, and volleyball. District alignments for other activities will be released at a later date. More information about UIL alignments can be found at http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments.
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