What Would Happen if the OAA Dispanded???

Written Saturday June 13th at 5:15 PM

What would happen if the OAA disbanded, or separated north/south. It has been rumored but I don't think this will happen because of stability.

However there has been questions of what would happen if the OAA were to break apart and how would the schools survive if a possible breakup is imminent.

It happened in the Big Nine when they broke up in 2011. Davison and Grand Blanc tried to join the league but it was voted down. Davison is in the Saginaw Valley and Grand Blanc is in the Kensington Lakes Athletic Association.

Well there will be 23 schools in the OAA, which is an uneven number after 2016-2017 when Southfield merges. There are two Class B schools (Ferndale and Hazel Park) which makes it tough for them to compete.

We don't know the financial situations of each school but it has made huge impact on merging two high schools within district for cost savings because budget cuts and lack of funding. The merger will occur in Southfield and it has already occurred in Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, and Pontiac.

The mergers have caused damage to the OAA, especially when it comes to scheduling in league. Prior to 2001 there were 32 schools in the league before Brandon left followed by Clawson, Madison, and Lamphere in 2004 and Waterford Kettering and Waterford Mott left in 2008.

If the OAA were to go north/south it would create a problem especially south where Southfield would have a lot of influence while in the north you have the likes of Orion, Clarkston, Oxford, Troy, Troy Athens, Rochester, Adams, and Stoney Creek.

It is most likely the OAA will stay at 23 schools but they could expand. It's possible anything can happen.