Effect of Hurricanes on HS football

[OldTimer]

The Beaumont schools haven't restarted yet. Those area schools have been allowed to just "pick" a team to participate in the playoffs.

Most Houston area schools open this week and will be devided into two zones...each team will play 3 games, then the best from each zone will have a one game playoff to select playoff teams.

At least one district in on of these areas will just forfeit any playoff games. They are are not open yet either.

How does this affect NT? We had at least a dozen prospects in these areas. If they don't play their SR year...we have to rely upon their performance up to that time. This eliminates the "late bloomers". At least two of last years signees,,both lineman, did not play fb until their Sr. year in High schools, others did not "bloom" until their Sr. year...some playing behind last years very high ranked Srs. We lose this opportunity.

Yes it affects other schools also, but the larger schools usually get their players first...UT has already committed 24 players and several others have a dozen or more. We pick normally from what is leftover....if you eliminate the late bloomers and those who would have played in their Sr. year it hurts schools like NT.