Tropical Storm Harvey forces major changes to Charlotte-area prep football schedule
Football Friday night is becoming wild Wednesday this week.
With some wet weather on track for the Charlotte-area this weekend, high school officials are watching closely and in some cases moving football games. Currently there are six games scheduled for Wednesday, a rare day to host high school football. There are 11 more currently scheduled for Thursday.
So far, no Mecklenburg County games have been moved, though, at least two CMS athletics directors told the Observer that they are monitoring the weather and moving games remains a possibility.
Originally, the National Hurricane Center's predicted track for Tropical Storm Harvey -- or what's left of the system by later this week -- would have kept the heavy rain and thunderstorms well to the west of the Carolinas. Harvey has downgraded from a hurricane which has devastated Houston, TX, with torrential rain and flooding.
But computer guidance now suggests some of Harvey's remaining moisture, aided by other atmospheric conditions, will move into the Carolinas late Thursday and continue into Saturday.
Jeffrey Taylor, of the National Weather Service office in Greer, S.C., said Tuesday afternoon that some of the rainfall could be heavy.
This week’s high school football schedule
Wednesday
Anson Senior at Cuthberson, 7
Blackville Hilda at Great Falls, 7:30
Central Pageland at Forest Hills, 7:30
Keenan at Chester, 7
Lewisville at Buford, 7
South Caldwell at East Rutherford, 6:30
Thursday
Alexander Central at North Iredell, 7
Burns at Shelby, 7:30
Central Academy at Union Academy, 7
Cherryville at West Lincoln, 7
Christ The King at Pine Lake Prep, 7
East Burke at Freedom, 6:30
East Gaston at Stuart Cramer, 7
Jay M. Robinson at Hickory Ridge, 6:30
Metrolina Christian at Statesville Christian, 6:30
Weddington at Porter Ridge, 6:30
York at Union (SC), 7
Friday
NORTH CAROLINA
A.L. Brown at Carson
Berry at East Mecklenburg, 7
Carolina Wildcats at Carolina Pride (at Weddington Optimist Park), 7:30
Central Cabarrus at Mount Pleasant
Charlotte Catholic at Charlotte Country Day
Charlotte Christian at Hendersonville, 7:30
Chase at Bessemer City
Chatham Central at Thomas Jefferson Academy
Commonwealth Charter at Cannon School
Community School of Davidson at Lake Norman Charter
Concord at Hough, 7
Concord First Assembly at Hickory Grove
Draughn at Brevard
East Lincoln at Ashbrook
East Randolph at Albemarle
East Rowan at South Rowan
Fred T. Foard at North Lincoln
Garinger at West Mecklenburg, 7
Harding at West Charlotte, 7
Hibriten at Ashe County
Highland Tech at South Davidson
Hopewell at Monroe
Hunter Huss at Clover
Independence at Olympic, 7
Jordan Matthews at South Stanly
Lake Norman at South Iredell
Lincolnton at North Gaston
Maiden at Bunker Hill
Marvin Ridge at Ardrey Kell, 7
Mooresville at Davie County
Mountain Heritage at Salisbury
Mountain Island Charter at Graham
Newton Conover at Hickory
North Raleigh Christian at SouthLake Christian
North Rowan at Lexington
Northside Christian at Hickory Hawks, 8
Northwestern (SC) at South Mecklenburg, 7
Parkwood at Cox Mill
Patton at McDowell
Providence at Myers Park, 7
Providence Day at Andrew Jackson, 7:30
Richmond Senior at Pine Forest
R.S. Central at Polk County
South Point at Forestview
Statesville at Northern Guilford
T.C. Roberson at Kings Mountain
Vance at Rocky River, 7
Watauga at Avery County
West Iredell at West Caldwell
West Stanly at North Stanly
Saturday, Sept. 2
Carolina Crusaders at Cabarrus Stallions
Charlotte Latin at Woodberry Forest (VA), 2
SOUTH CAROLINA
Friday, Sept. 1
Blacksburg at Indian Land
Central Pageland at Forest Hills
Cheraw at McBee
East Clarendon at Chesterfield
Hunter Huss at Clover
Lancaster at Fort Mill
Northwestern at South Mecklenburg, 7
Providence Day at Andrew Jackson, 7:30
South Pointe (SC) at Rock Hill
Saturday, Sept. 2
Carolina Crusaders at Cabarrus Stallions
This story was originally published August 29, 2017 at 3:30 PM with the headline "Tropical Storm Harvey forces major changes to Charlotte-area prep football schedule."