[JRutledge]

In my state basketball is so loved and scheduling is the only sport (it seems that way at least) in the state. We have boys and girls games scheduled on different night. We have 2 classes both in boys and girls and the only problem that this state has is the time to get the games in. Each level has its own finals weekend. Girls go first with the class A (smaller schools) and then the AA next. Same for the boys. The only difference is that the girls are able to play a week before the boys (class A girls, class AA girls, class A boys, class AA boys). And the boys are able to play on Thanksgiving week. Boys and girls do not play on the same night (for the most part) and I really do not feel that they should. We have more than enough officials to cover. Depending on the size of the school or even whether there is 3 person games the officials might do both a JV, then a varsity game in the same night. But all the Freshman, Freshman A/B or any other lower level games are on nights and saturday mornings that the varsity do not play. But basketball is the beloved sport of this state, so everyone it seems wants to officiate this sport instead of the others.