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Looking at Out-of-State Opponents for Armwood and Plant in 2012

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Looking at Out-of-State Opponents for Armwood and Plant in 2012
By Don Haggard

With Armwood and Plant finishing 3rd and 9th nationally this season in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Rankings, I thought I would look at some strong out-of-state (OOS) programs to possibly match-up with them in 2012. Below are some interesting possibilities if these OOS programs project to be reloaded next season:

Kentucky 6A
– Trinity (Louisville), State Finals 11 of 12 years, 9 Titles; Rivals & SI National Title 2011

New Jersey Non-Public IV
– Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, North NJ), State Finals 10 Straight years, 8 Titles; Max Preps, USAT, ESPN National Title 2011

California North Coast I
– De La Salle (Concord, East of SF Bay), Finals 25 of 29 years, 23 Titles; National Titles 1994, 1998-2003, 2007, 2009

Mississippi 6A
– South Panola (Batesville, East of Oxford), State Finals 9 of 10 years, 7 Titles; National Title 2010

Louisiana
– Evangel Christian Academy, Shreveport, State Finals 16 of 19 years, 13 Titles; National Title 1999

Oklahoma
– Union (Tulsa), State Finals 8 of 10 years, 7 Titles, 4 Straight
– Jenks (Tulsa area), State Finals 16 of 19 years, 10 Titles (last in 2007)

Tennessee 6A
– Maryville (South of Knoxville), State Finals 13 of 15 years, 10 Titles

Alabama 6A
– Hoover (Birmingham area), State Finals 11 of 12 years, 6 Titles
– Prattville (Montgomery area), State Finals 5 of 6 years, 4 Titles
– Daphne (Mobile Bay area), State Finals 5 of 12 years, 2 Titles

Texas 5A-1 & 2, 4A-1 & 2
– Southlake Carroll (DFW area), State Finals 6 of 10 years, 5 Titles; National Titles 2004-2006
– Euless Trinity (DFW area), State Finals 4 of 7 years, 3 Titles
– Katy (Houston Area), State Finals 9 of 15 years, 5 Titles
– Lake Travis (Austin), State Finals 5 Straight years, 5 Titles
– Aledo (Ft. Worth area), State Finals 3 Straight years, 3 Titles

Nevada 4A
– Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas), State Finals 4 of 5 years, 4 Titles

District of Columbia WCAC
– Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, East of Gaithersburg), Finals 8 Straight years, 3 Titles in a row
– DeMatha (Hyattsville, South of College Park), Finals 9 Straight years, 6 Titles

Indiana 5A
– Warren Central (Indianapolis area), State Finals 5 of 9 years, 5 Titles
– Carmel (Indianapolis area), State Finals 5 of 6 years, 2 Titles