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Catholic League to realign for football

Catholic League athletic directors passed a proposal for football realignment by a 10-3 vote Thursday. The move came after the PIAA voted in October to expand football and other sports to six classifications.

Catholic League athletic directors passed a proposal for football realignment by a 10-3 vote Thursday. The move came after the PIAA voted in October to expand football and other sports to six classifications.

The league will be split into two seven-team divisions, based on classification, beginning next year.

There will be regular-season champions in each division, but no crossover game to decide an overall titlist. Teams will move on to playoffs in their respective classifications.

Here is the breakdown, with the school's new classification in parentheses.

Red Division: La Salle (6A), Roman Catholic (6A), St. Joseph's Prep (6A), Father Judge (6A), Archbishop Ryan (5A), Archbishop Carroll (5A), and Archbishop Wood (5A).

Blue Division: Bonner-Prendergast (4A), Cardinal O'Hara (4A), Lansdale Catholic (3A), Conwell-Egan (3A), Bishop McDevitt (2A), West Catholic (2A), and Neumann-Goretti (2A).