South Carolina pushes back start of postseason due to Hurricane Florence

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher September 19, 2018

The South Carolina High School League will start this year’s playoffs one week later because of Hurricane Florence. State officials made the decision Tuesday, so that teams can make-up game lost to last week’s weather.

Teams will be allowed to make up games on November 2 and then start the playoffs on November 9. The state championship will now be played December 7-8.

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This is the third time in four years that South Carolina has pushed back the postseason because of weather-related postponements.

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North Carolina is also considering a change to the postseason schedule.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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