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# We Have to Go Back...to Four Classes
- URL: https://www.mainebasketballrankings.com/we-have-to-go-back-to-four-classes-2/
- Published: 2024-04-26T05:21:46.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-26T05:33:19.000Z
- Description: Bob Beatham, Jr. lays out the case for a return to 4 classes.
- Author: Lucas McNelly
- Tags: The Maine Basketball Rankings Podcast

A couple of weeks ago, Bob Beatham, Jr. wrote an ⁠open letter⁠ on [Eastern Maine Sports](https://easternmainesports.com/2024/04/10/maine-high-school-basketball-needs-to-return-to-4-classes?ref=mainebasketballrankings.com) making the case for a return to the 4 class system for basketball. We talk about his case for 4 classes and a couple other things he'd change to improve Maine high school basketball. 

Read the letter: ⁠

[Maine High School Basketball Needs to Return to 4 ClassesSince Maine High School Basketball shifted from 4 classes to 5 prior to the 2015-’16 season, I have been a strong advocate for the return to 4 classes. Here is a letter I have sent to the Ma…![](https://easternmainesports.com/favicon.ico)Eastern Maine SportsPublished by %s![](https://easternmainesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_2418-300x200.jpeg)](https://easternmainesports.com/2024/04/10/maine-high-school-basketball-needs-to-return-to-4-classes?ref=mainebasketballrankings.com)

Watch the video version on YouTube:

Or if audio is more your thing...

[Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ZdMAt8rLh2BcRhiEL3R2C?si=aab297fb16c94aae&ref=mainebasketballrankings.com)

[Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-have-to-go-back-to-four-classes-with-bob-beatham-jr/id1675940033?i=1000653447889&ref=mainebasketballrankings.com)