Chester county vs USJ

[BARTLETTHSGRAD04]

Chester county and USJ moved there game to today due to rain tommorow . They end the game in a weather delay 7-7 in the first half . Now they are saying the game will not be finished nor madeup at a later date . Anyone know the reason they can’t just finish the game tommorow ?

[wow1029]

This happens every year.Both teams should be charged with a loss

[midtnmale]

5 hours ago, wow1029 said:

This happens every year. Both teams should be charged with a loss

I like that idea.

[wow1029]

I'm not trying to be a jerk but(again I know it's not Illinois) every year 6 or 7 games this happens mostly in Memphis.In Illinois they help the teams to make sure it gets played.If a team travels a long way & the game is postponed the host school puts them up & feeds them too!! I remember a few years ago McMinn County was supposed to play someone I forgot who.Their coach told me that they got stormed out Friday Night..So they said we'll come back tomorrow at 11am & play.The other team said no, our paramedics are working the game at UT.McMinn said they play at 7 tonight,The other team said no we don't want them to be tired.McMinn suggested How about Sunday afternoon? I'll ask TSSAA.Other team,No.My players go to church.McMinn,But I'm talking 1 pm.Other Team,No.McMinn,How about Monday then? No,We have a JV game.McMinn demanded they get a forfeit win.

[Bellsburg2]

Chester County is 30 minutes from USJ, so distance is not a factor. Before the officials made the final decision, CC had declared they were not coming back the next day and would not reschedule. Not sure exactly why. I suppose they didn't want to waste any more time and energy on a non-region game. On a related note, the weather was perfect tonight. Such a waste.

[ReitzFan]

On ‎8‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 12:17 AM, Bellsburg2 said:

Chester County is 30 minutes from USJ, so distance is not a factor. Before the officials made the final decision, CC had declared they were not coming back the next day and would not reschedule. Not sure exactly why. I suppose they didn't want to waste any more time and energy on a non-region game. On a related note, the weather was perfect tonight. Such a waste.

Jackson Christian played at TCA the same night.  TCA is only about 2 miles or so from USJ.  The TCA  and JC game resumed just after 9pm and was finished.  No reason the USJ and Chester County game could not have been finished.

[Bellsburg2]

I am well aware because I took several of our boys over there to watch after our decision to cancel was final. It seems it could or should have been played, but officials make the call and these 2 officiating crews obviously saw things differently. That being said, there was no reason they couldn't have come back on Friday night when the game was initially scheduled. Oh well, on to the Crockett game.

[BARTLETTHSGRAD04]

I just hate it for the kids. I cover games and I have never seen them cancel a game and not finish the game nor come back the next day in the last couple of years. I have seen games finish as late as 2 am before.

[BigEdMo]

From my understanding the coaches from Tca and Jc wanted to play the game. So the officials followed along. If USJ and Chester coaches wanted to play then it would have been played. 

[tradertwo]

On ‎8‎/‎21‎/‎2018 at 7:01 PM, BigEdMo said:

From my understanding the coaches from Tca and Jc wanted to play the game. So the officials followed along. If USJ and Chester coaches wanted to play then it would have been played. 

As usual, you're right BigEd. USJ offered to delay and finish Thursday night, play Friday night, Saturday afternoon, or Saturday night...CC said "no", not a division game that "mattered", so no finish. My question is, if that's your mindset, why schedule the game at all? Late season when kids have fully settled in to their offensive and defensive schemes, have several games under your belt, and maybe a little banged up, you can at least make an argument...right now it hurts not to play.

[BigEdMo]

13 minutes ago, tradertwo said:

As usual, you're right BigEd. USJ offered to delay and finish Thursday night, play Friday night, Saturday afternoon, or Saturday night...CC said "no", not a division game that "mattered", so no finish. My question is, if that's your mindset, why schedule the game at all? Late season when kids have fully settled in to their offensive and defensive schemes, have several games under your belt, and maybe a little banged up, you can at least make an argument...right now it hurts not to play.

I know  My son is a senior and he would have been ticked off to play one less game his last year. We played that night and our campus is two miles away and we finished our game.