The University Interscholastic League announced on Monday the addition of a new conference, as well as new realignment cutoff numbers that will determine where Texas high school teams will compete starting in the 2014-2015 school year.
The new 6A conference will feature schools with numbers of 2,100+ students.
Rockwall High School will move from 5A to the new 6A conference with a student total of 2,283.
Rockwall Heath has reported a number of 2,079 students which will keep the Hawks in 5A next year.
Rockwall Heath and Rockwall High School will no longer be district rivals in the 2014-2015 school year.
The new districts will be announced in February of 2014.
New conference cutoff numbers:
- 6A: 2,100+
- 5A: 1,060-2,099
- 4A: 465-1,059
- 3A: 220-464
- 2A: 105-219
- 1A: 104.9 and under