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The Idaho High School Activities Association set the new classifications at its September board meeting Tuesday, ruling on petitions from schools seeking to move up or down.

The IHSAA rejected petitions from Middleton (average 1,285.5 students) and Nampa (1,463) to remain in the 4A classification with 5A enrollment numbers. But it approved Caldwell (1,425) and Ridgevue (1,411.5) to remain at the lower level with 5A numbers.

Schools with more than 1,279 students need IHSAA approval to play in the 4A classification. Skyview (1,150) fell under that mark and did not need to petition Tuesday.

The reshuffle will create a 13-team 5A Southern Idaho Conference. It will include the four Boise high schools (Boise, Borah, Capital, Timberline), the six West Ada high schools (Centennial, Eagle, Meridian, Mountain View, Owyhee, Rocky Mountain), and Kuna, Nampa and Middleton.

That leaves seven teams in the 4A Southern Idaho Conference: Bishop Kelly, Caldwell, Columbia, Emmett, Ridgevue, Skyview and Vallivue.

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Read the full story at IdahoStatesman.com