Post by Burnet44 on May 3, 2017 10:27:03 GMT -6
Another notable change will come on Friday and Saturday, when the largest three classes (4A, 5A and 6A) play their title games. Instead of starting each day's tripleheader at noon, the games will start an hour earlier and be at 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Perhaps most noteworthy of the shift is that the 2A Division I state semifinals will likely be played on Thursday, December 14 and cannot be played on Saturday, December 16 due to the UIL’s “five-day rule,” which states that teams cannot play two games in five days.
Also new this year: a shift in kickoff times, with games kicking off each of the four days at 11 a.m. In past seasons, the games have kicked off at noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., which often led to some late nights when lengthy contests forced later games to be pushed back.
The UIL confirmed to Texas Football that an extra hour will be allotted on Wednesday to transition the 80-yard six-man field to the 100-yard field for 11-man play.
The schedule:
Wednesday, December 20
11 a.m.: 1A (Six-Man) Division I
2 p.m.: 1A (Six-Man) Division II
7 p.m.: 2A Division I*
*The extra hour between the 1A and 2A games is so the field can be adjusted from the six-man dimensions.
Thursday, December 21
11 a.m.: 2A Division II
3 p.m.: 3A Division I
7 p.m.: 3A Division II
Friday, December 22
11 a.m.: 4A Division I
3 p.m.: 4A Division II
7 p.m.: 5A Division I
Saturday, December 23
11 a.m.: 5A Division II
3 p.m.: 6A Division I
7 p.m.: 6A Division II
Perhaps most noteworthy of the shift is that the 2A Division I state semifinals will likely be played on Thursday, December 14 and cannot be played on Saturday, December 16 due to the UIL’s “five-day rule,” which states that teams cannot play two games in five days.
Also new this year: a shift in kickoff times, with games kicking off each of the four days at 11 a.m. In past seasons, the games have kicked off at noon, 4 p.m. and 8 p.m., which often led to some late nights when lengthy contests forced later games to be pushed back.
The UIL confirmed to Texas Football that an extra hour will be allotted on Wednesday to transition the 80-yard six-man field to the 100-yard field for 11-man play.
The schedule:
Wednesday, December 20
11 a.m.: 1A (Six-Man) Division I
2 p.m.: 1A (Six-Man) Division II
7 p.m.: 2A Division I*
*The extra hour between the 1A and 2A games is so the field can be adjusted from the six-man dimensions.
Thursday, December 21
11 a.m.: 2A Division II
3 p.m.: 3A Division I
7 p.m.: 3A Division II
Friday, December 22
11 a.m.: 4A Division I
3 p.m.: 4A Division II
7 p.m.: 5A Division I
Saturday, December 23
11 a.m.: 5A Division II
3 p.m.: 6A Division I
7 p.m.: 6A Division II
