This story also appears on AJC.com:
It appears the games will go on in Cobb County this weekend. The county’s high school football games have been in jeopardy of being postponed due to flooding. The district’s schools have been closed the past two days, causing football practices to be cancelled.
However, Cobb County athletics director Steve Jones said on Wednesday afternoon that all games will likely to be played, with a few shifted around.
Jones said this list is unofficial but that Pope-Kell will be moved to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, while South Cobb-McEachern will play at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Pebblebrook and Chapel Hill have postponed until next week because both schools have open dates. Other teams are in discussions.
“We’re not allowing our coaches to practice while we’re out of school, and some of our coaches are upset about it because their opponents [from other counties] have been holding practices,” Jones said.
“Our coaches feel like it’s an unfair advantage, so the two schools involved in each game are working together to figure out dates. If they cannot reach an agreement, then the GHSA will settle the matter.”
Also, with Lovett’s football field resembling a muddy pond, the Lions have moved Friday’s game against Cross Keys to 2 p.m. Saturday at Decatur High School.
The photo of Lovett’s submerged is stunning, with the nearby Chattahoochee River overflowing onto the school campus.
“We’re lucky we have grass, and this is why,” Lovett coach Mike Muschamp said. “If we have a turf field, then we just would’ve lost a half-million or million dollars because of water damage.”
Muschamp said school officials will reschedule homecoming for another date, and that he did not know when the field would back in shape. Crews worked on the field on Wednesday as the team practiced in the school gym.
Ralph Swearngin, the GHSA’s executive director, said the state’s governing body will make decisions strictly based on the best interests of the kids.
“Everbody is surprised that a flood of this magnitude could happen in Georgia without a hurricane or tropical storm,” he said. “It’s a much bigger problem than high school athletics, and we’re doing what we can to get through it.”
Loading ...
