FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Although reclassification was the major issue voted on by the TSSAA Board of Control here Wednesday, it was not the only one which will have a lasting affect.

During the nine-plus hour meeting the Board also voted, by a 6-3 margin, to keep the current 1.8 multiplier for private schools that compete in Division I. That means when the new classification plan begins in 2009, Boyd-Buchanan, Chattanooga Christian and Notre Dame will have their enrollments multiplied and remain in districts with larger schools.

Prior to the vote to keep the multiplier, TSSAA Executive Director Ronnie Carter recommended that the Board vote to eliminate it.

“We don’t find that the multiplier has accomplished anything,” Carter said. “We have about the same number of private schools winning championships as before it was implemented.”

A motion to eliminate the multiplier was voted down, 5-3 and moments later, a new motion to keep it as is was passed.

“I don’t have anything against Boyd-Buchanan, CCS or Notre Dame,” said Board member and Sequatchie County principal Tommy Layne, who voted to keep the multiplier. “But every kid at our school lives in Sequatchie County. We play with who comes through the door.

“I’m not saying those schools recruit, but they can bring in athletes from places we can’t. Because of that, I think they need to play up.”

In other TSSAA action Wednesday:

n The Board approved the postseason financial reports for football, basketball and wrestling. The TSSAA netted $769,023 for the five Division I and two D-II playoff series’ in football, $541,981 in boys and girls basketball and $16,407 in wrestling.

n Beginning with the 2009 season, D-I volleyball will be divided into three classes, rather than the two currently used. Golf will remain in two classes.

n The schedule for the state basketball tournaments’ first three days will include six straight games with no session break. Games will begin at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

n Due to issues of travel and gas prices, the Board voted to recommend to all schools at the district and regional tournaments in volleyball, soccer, girls soccer, basketball, baseball, softball that all games be played at the higher seed site throughout the tournament.

n This year’s D-II state football championships were changed to Tuesday, Nov. 25, at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Eastern time. The games had been scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 22, but Middle Tennessee State University already had a home game scheduled that day.

n The contract with Murfreesboro to host the Spring Fling was officially extended through 2009. Bids for the Fling’s next four-year contract will be taken next spring. The Board will vote on which city will host the event at its 2009 summer meeting.