playoffs

1-Win Michigan Basketball Team Claims District Title
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, but the size of the fight in the dog. We've all heard this cliche before, but perhaps no team has epitomized the phrase more than the Mason Country Central (MI) boys basketball team. According to a rec...

Going long in the playoffs: How keep your players fresh
{Sponsored} The regular season can be exhausting for the best teams, but playoffs will really separate great teams from the good ones. The grueling postseason may require coaches to make many small adjustments — and some big ones — on the fly. He...

Florida adopts new high school football playoff point system
Florida high school football has adopted a new system for determining how teams are seeded for the postseason. Beginning with the 2017 season, teams will earn anywhere from 15 to 50 points depending on who they play and how they fare. Bonus points...

Fla. considers strength of schedule to decide HS playoff teams
[caption id="attachment_16027" align="alignleft" width="291"] Florida is considering changes to how high school football teams make the playoffs. | Photo: Kevin Hoffman[/caption] Florida's athletic association this week will discuss potential chan...

Colorado could double field in prep basketball playoffs
Colorado's athletic association will vote this spring whether to double the size of the high school basketball playoffs in two classes. The Colorado High School Activities Association's basketball committee approved the proposal Thursday, recomme...

Louisiana splits postseason for major high school sports
Louisiana voted this week to split the playoffs for many major sports, even reinstating the separation of the public and non-public football postseason. The Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) voted to adopt different playoffs for b...

California approves ‘competitive equity’ playoff overhaul
High school playoffs in the California Interscholastic Federation's Southern Section are about to take on a new look. The CIF-SS today approved a new "competitive equity" format that overhauls how playoff teams in all sports are grouped into divi...

Winless California HS football team makes postseason
A California high school football team that lost every game during the regular season has advanced to the playoffs, a result of the state athletic association's controversial playoff formula. [caption id="attachment_14568" align="alignleft" width=...