Playoffs pushed back a week

[Deana_King]

FALL CHAMPIONSHIPS UPDATE: Many playoffs delayed by flooding in eastern NC


CHAPEL HILL – The North Carolina High School Athletic Association Board of Directors and Commissioner Que Tucker have made the difficult decision to move playoff dates following historic flooding in many parts of eastern North Carolina.


“The logistics of moving the fall championships dates, especially this close to the events are complex; however, we must do everything in our power to do what is best for our student-athletes in the state,” said Commissioner Que Tucker. “Keeping our young people safe as we try to minimize risk of injury must be paramount in our decisions.”


Among changes approved by the board, the weekly limitation in volleyball has been waived for teams in areas affected by Hurricane Matthew, however, the daily limitation has not been waived. Sunday practices and/or competition are still not permissible for any sport.


Below is a list of changes by sport.


Women’s Tennis –

Individual Regionals: October 21st-22nd (No Change)

Individual State Championships: October 28th-29th (No Change)

Dual-Team reporting deadline October 19th(changed from October 17th)

Seeding: October 24th

First Round: October 25th

Second Round: November 1st

Third Round: November 3rd

Regionals: November 9th

State Championships: November 12th(Changed from November 5th)


Volleyball – Prior to 6:00 am October 25th, teams affected by the hurricane are permitted to exceed the weekly limitations, but not the daily limitations.

Seeding: October 25th (moved from October 19th)

First Round: October 26th

Second Round: October 27th

Third Round: October 29th

Fourth Round: November 1st

Semifinals: November 3rd

State Championship: November 5th (No Change)


Men’s Soccer –

Seeding: November 3rd (moved from October 31st)

First Round: November 5th

Second Round: November 8th

Third Round: November 10th

Fourth Round: November 12th

Regionals: November 15th

State Championship: November 19th (No Change)


Football – Sites TBD

Seeding: November 12th (changed from November 5th)

First Round: November 18th

Second Round: November 25th

Third Round: December 2nd

Regionals: December 9th

State Championships: December 16th & 17th (changed from December 9th & 10th)


Women’s Golf – no changes; Regionals and State Championships as scheduled


Cross Country – no changes; Regionals and State Championships as scheduled

 

[Wizard of the East]

Wow! About the best they could do

 

[SHS LION]

No Shrine Bowl?Or like the old days just use players not playing in championships.

 

[zukeridr]

Shouldn't be to hard to accommodate.... Lol

 

[ocdavis31]

I understand why this is being done, but am curious about one thing. If you are a team whose season ends on time on November 5th, but you're not sure whether you will make the playoffs, do you practice for another week, perhaps in vain? And how does that affect athletes who also play a winter sport whose practices will have already started?
Not criticizing the decision, but it does create a quandary at some schools on the bubble.

 

[Godevilsgo]

You may or may not know exactly who your opponent will be but it gives an advantage to the western teams to get kids healed and maybe spend an extra week preparing for a team. Announcement or not most will know except bubble teams and one seeds.

What a nightmare for wrestling and basketball programs that football makes the playoffs.

Hope those affected by the floods are seeing recovery. My neighbors brother has been cutoff in all directions from food, gas, and travel. Road is washed out on both sides of his home. I imagine this is a problem lots of places.

 

[wtxycolor]

Some of the eastern teams affected by flooding my have an opportunity to heal up for a stretch run. And Bye before play offs not always welcome if you are playing well.

I was glad to see decision made. Otherwise teams were looking at 4 games in a 15-day period. Not exactly in the athletes best interest. I guess one advantage of the bloated playoffs in all sports is even if a winter sport gets off to a slow start chances of making playoffs is still strong if team is legitimate contender.

 

[wncbowhunter]

I have heard that some of the schools that got flooded lost all football equipment along with everything else. Are the local surrounding schools helping out by loaning/giving those schools equipment so the kids can still play? Cant image what the communities and schools systems face.

 

[btango]

No Shrine Bowl?Or like the old days just use players not playing in championships.

Like old days. SC went to five round playoff this year and were on same schedule as NC. They added a week due to hurricane just like in NC.