I'm interested in Class B and why does Lakeland/Panas get approval to play down a class when they should be in A?
Looking at Lohud, L/P was in the Class finals in 2018 & 2019.But now they are back in Class B.
Using US News World Report for my data, the following schools enrollment are:
Class A – Scarsdale (1,508), Mamaroneck (1,644), North Rockland (2,597) .
Class B – Yorktown (1,067) , Mahopac (1,324) , Greeley (1,168) , Lakeland (963)/Panas (926); 1,889, Somers (1,056).
Sure seems that L/P is receiving a favorable ruling by the Section leaders. It would be fair to Section 1 to put them back Class A or have them be stand alone programs.
Those numbers are not what NYS uses, if Kevin Devaney's site is to be believed, although your conclusion would still be correct. On his site, for 2023/24, L and P combined would be above all schools except for New Ro, NR, Arl, MV, WP, JJEF. Maybe they will be in A next year.
The more important question is why do they play as a combined team. Both schools are rather large, and you would be able to double the amount of boys participating in a varsity sport. Even if participation is largely from the Lakeland side (just a guess), it would be a chance to get Panas kids involved and there are plenty of schools for them to play while they get up to speed.
