Fall sports will be starting at a different time this year because of Covid19 concerns.
The Mississippi High School Activities Association made the decision to postpone the football, volleyball, cross country and swimming season by two weeks.
Terry High School football coach Kris Thigpen believes it was a good decision overall.
COMING OUT ON NEW FALL SCHEDULESFOR SPORTS AT ALL LEVELS.
ALLEYES AND EARWERE ON THE MISSISSIPPI HIGHSCHOOL ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION.
AFTER THE M-H-S-A-A'S EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE MEETING THEY APPROVEDTHE DELAYTHE FALL SEASON BY TWO WEEKS.FOOTBALL PRACTICE WILL NOW STARTON AUGUS17TH AND THE FIRST GAME OF THEYEAR WILLBE SEPTEMBER FOURTH.
BUT TEAMSWILL STARTWITH THEIR WEEK 3 OPPONENTS.THEIR FIRSTTWO GAMES HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLYCANCELED AND WON'T BE MADE UP.BAND AND CHEER WILL NOT BEEFFECTED BYTHIS NEW SCHEDULE.HERE'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DONHINTONON THE MHSAA'S DECISION.
WE'RE GOING TO IN THE END DOWHAT'S BEST FOR OUR STUDENTATHLETES AND COACHES ASCHOOLS.
IF IT CHANGES THEN YEAHWE'LL CHANGE AND AGAIN WE HAVESUCH CAPABLEADMINISTRATORS- REPRESENTATIVESREPRESENTING OUR SCHOOLS THATCAN HELP US MAKE THOTHAT CAN HELP US MAKE THOSEDECISIONS AND MAKE THOSEDECISIONS AND WE'LL RECONVENEAND ADJUST.WITH THE SEASON PUSHED BACK TWOWEEKS HOW WILL IT IMPACT TEAMS?SOSCHOOLS WILL MISS OUT ON SOMEBIG TIME MATCHUPS IN THOSE FIRSTTWO GAMES.TERRY HIGH SCHOOL TRADITIONALLYPLAYSHINDS COUNTY RIVAL RAYMOND.
BUTTERRY'SHEAD COACH IS GRATEFUL THAT THEM-H-S-A-A MADE THE MOVE.
THE DELAYKEEPS THSEASON ALIVE AND IT PROTECTSPLAYERS.
I'LL SACRIFICE THOSE TWO GAMESIF WE CAN STILL HAVE A SEASONAND KEEP OUR PLAYERS SAFE ANDALL STUDENT ATHLETES SAFE.
ITHINK ALL COACHES OR A LOT OFCOACHES WOULDN'T MINDSACRIFICING THOSE TWO GAMES.
YOUKNOW THAT GIVES US ALITTLE BIT EXTRA TIME AND WEWANTTO PUT A GOOD PRODUCT ON THEFIELD.
WE DON'T WANT KIDS OUTTHERE GETTING HURT BECAUSETHEY'RE NOT READY SO YEAH THATTWO WEEKS HELPS US OUT AWHOLE LOT.
AND HERE IS THE NEW FALLSCHEDULE.FOOTBALL PRACTICE STARTS AUGUST17.TEAMS CAN HAVE TWO SCRIMMAGESSTARTINGAUGUST 28.SEASON OPENERS WILL BE SEPTEMBER4TH.AGAIN TEAMS LOSE THEIR FIRST TWOGAMES OFTHE SEASON AND START WITH THEIRWEEK 3OPPONENT.PLAYOFFS START NOVEMBER 6TH ANSTATE FINALS BEGIN DECEMBER 4.AS FAR VOLLEYBALL, SWIMMING ANDCROSS COUNTRY THOSE PRACTICESWILL NOW START AUGUST 10 WITHTHE SEASON OPENERSON AUGUST 24TH.
THE POSTSEASONDATES AREUNCHANGED.
AND DELTA STATE AD AND FORMERSTATESMAN BASEBALL COACH MIKEKINNISON IS THE
The Mississippi High School Activities Association (MHSAA) voted Tuesday to delay the start of fall sports by two weeks.