SUBIACO, Ark. — Subiaco Academy has long been a member of larger classifications due to bylines and guidelines put in place by the Arkansas Activities Association but the Trojans are going to take a new approach in the fall of 2020.
Instead of playing up two classifications as a member of the 4A-4, the all boys school will compete in 8-man football for at least the next two seasons.
Trojans coach Mike Berry has been with the school since 2002 and told 5NEWS that the school can no longer compete with such huge roster differences on Friday night. Subiaco, according to Berry, suited up approximately 25 players last season while teams in their conference routinely have more than 60 players.
Subiaco becomes the first team from class 4A to make the move to 8-man but the Trojans are now one of 16 teams from across the state to make the switch. Union Christian Academy, Western Yell Co. and Decatur are other schools from our area to make the move to 8-man football in recent years.