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Ryan football coach Joey Florence, left, and North Mesquite coach Mike Robinson call other coaches as they try to schedule nondistrict games Thursday during the UIL’s biennial realignment announcement at the Birdville Fine Arts/Athletic Complex in North Richland Hills.

NORTH RICHLAND HILLS — In a massive, dimly lit room at the Birdville Fine Arts/Athletics Complex, three projections onto a wall sent hundreds of football coaches into a chaotic swarm, as the UIL announced district realignment and reclassification on Thursday. Ryan head coach Joey Florence figured he would be moving up from Class 4A to Class 5A, the biggest classification in the state. But what Florence didn’t foresee was the number of teams in Ryan’s district. The Raiders were placed in District 5-5A, joining Coppell, Lewisville, Flower Mound, Hebron and Flower Mound Marcus. The district is one of only four districts in Class 5A with six teams, the only six-team district in Region I.

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