It's Obvious No High School Sports This Week

Edgecombe County schools closed through the week.. Nash and Wilson County for sure closed Thursday.  Both Wilson and Nash Counties have a rule that if any school is closed all day or close early because of weather no games or even practices can be held.  That makes very good sense that if it is bad enough to keep school  from taking in or get out early should students be  endangered by practice after school or a game

This of course means no football in this area Friday night and we are  in the middle of a conference season.  Football you only play teams once and if any one game is lost that is 20% of the season.  You will see every one play three games in eight days just like Northern Nash did a few weeks back.

Rocky Mount will play Fike  in Homecoming Friday October 21st as is on the schedule.  The Big East Athletic Directors discussed Wednesday how to proceed with the games that will be missed this Friday night.  Tuesday October 25th Rocky Mount will travel to Hunt.  Southern Nash will visit Northern Nash and Nash Central makes their makeup game with Fike.  This way all teams will play three games within that eight day period basically giving all teams the same schedule with no one having it easier than another other than where the games are played.

You may ask the question why not play next Tuesday and play three games in 11 days? You must remember everyone played their last game on Thursday Night and that means all teams have not played or practice in a week.  WRAL-TV  reported tonight that in Nash County 50 bus routes were still effected by flooded roads.  So there is no guarantee schools go Monday.  If they do go Monday which we all hope that give four days to get ready for Fike Friday and to get back in shape.

Look at the plight for North Carolina Wesleyan.  Homecoming and the Hall of Fame weekend has been wiped out this Saturday against Methodist.  Both Methodist and The Battling Bishops have no open dates for the rest of the season.

DIII playoffs start November 19th.  Wesleyan has a game every week until then.  Methodist even had to cancel their game last Saturday with Averitt.  Only one lost so far the Bishops still have a shot at the DIII playoffs  from Conference USA South.  They could by not playing all games find themselves a half game short in any tie situation.

I could see this happen.  No playoffs and Home Coming and the Hall of Fame weekend just might be moved to November 19th.  The Bishops just might be playing the first weekend of the national playoffs but not in the playoffs.