Due to the threat of inclement weather, the South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has rescheduled the football championships that were planned for Saturday, Dec. 8. The change affects Dillon High School playing in the AAA championship and Myrtle Beach High School playing in the AAAA championship.
Instead of playing on Saturday, the AAA, AAAA and AAAAA championships will be played on Friday, Dec. 7.
“The expectation of extreme temperatures, rain, sleet and possible ice presents major safety concerns for not only our students, but also fans traveling to the venue,” read a press release issued by the SCHSL on Tuesday.
The games will still be contested at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia – just on a different day. The schedule of championship games for Friday follows:
1:00 pm – AAAA (Greer vs. Myrtle Beach)
4:00 pm – AAA (Chester vs. Dillon)
7:30 pm – AAAAA (T.L. Hanna vs. Dutch Fork)
“The safety of our student-athletes, as well as the strong fan base they have garnered this season, is our primary focus. We realize this is an inconvenience for some but we hope everyone can understand the priority for this weekend must indeed be providing the safest environment possible. Knowing the high school sports fans of South Carolina, Friday is sure to be THE biggest day of football for the entire state,” said SCHSL Commissioner Jerome Singleton in the press release.
Read the full statement here: State Football Championship Schedule Change
Ticket information as well as the clear bag policy at Williams-Brice stadium and other rules can be found by following links on the SCHSL’s posted schedule.
The A and AA games games scheduled for Friday, Dec. 7 at Benedict College remain the same. Those championship games at Benedict on Friday will be played as follows:
5:00 pm – A (Lamar vs. Green Sea Floyds)
8:00 pm- AA (Abbeville vs. Barnwell)
