High school sports throughout the Sunshine State are on a mandatory hiatus through at least May 4. The same can’t be said around the country.
On Tuesday, Utah’s governor announced that high schools would not have any further in person learning this year, which led to an easy decision for the Utah High School Activities Association.
“Without school continuing, there was no recourse to continue spring sports and activities,” said UHSAA Assistant Director Jon Oglesby.
Utah became the 22nd state to cancel spring sports for this year.
But in light of the current situation with COVID-19, the Florida High School Athletic Association remains in a holding pattern.
Players, coaches, parents, and fans, along with countless others, shouldn’t have to wait much longer on a verdict regarding whether Florida will cancel high school sports for this season. We will likely learn the fate of high school sports here in Florida within the next two weeks.
If students don’t return to their respective schools by the beginning of next month, high school sports for this season will be over. For now, there is still a chance.
The FHSAA staff has been “actively working on creative solutions for the continuance of spring sports, which could extend through June 30th.”
If students return to school on Monday, May 4, that means there is a still a chance we could have spring sports in 2020.
On April the 9th, the Ohio High School Athletic Association took a proactive look at that possibility by releasing a restructured spring sports schedule.
As an example, Monday, May 4, would be a Non-Interscholastic date, followed by an acclimation period, with the season beginning on May 9 (OHSAA Announces Tentative Details for Spring Sports Seasons).
Time will tell, but the clock is ticking. Social distancing and doing our best to “flatten the curve” will be essential these next two weeks.
Despite the fact that there have been no sports for us to broadcast for over a month, there have been plenty of sports information for us to talk about in just the last week.
Here is some of what you might have missed:
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) OL Jake Slaughter commits to FSU. Congratulations, Jake! https://t.co/alnreh30IV
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 14, 2020
Slaughter is one of three top 100 offensive linemen who will play for Trinity Catholic in 2020. The Celtics are coached once again by John Brantley, who takes over for Andrew Thomas. Thomas is now at Union County.
Riley Reed leaving Trinity Catholic to rejoin head coach Andrew Thomas as Defensive Coordinator & Strength Coach at Union County (Lake Butler) https://t.co/WAoggHZ3Ns
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 10, 2020
2021 @BuchholzFB RB gets offer from Michigan. Congrats, Quan! https://t.co/3EBILbIHeh
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 10, 2020
KJ Bradley of @RowdyEHSRams – congratulations! https://t.co/JT5WotdPAz
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 10, 2020
Union County’s Tate Worrell commits to Palm Beach State College baseball https://t.co/bBDnK5x8OV
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 10, 2020
In Georgia, there is a proposal to add shot clocks permanently for high school basketball. Former Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward is “making it his mission” to have one at the @FHSAA level. https://t.co/821b9z5DPg
— The Prep Zone (@ThePrepZone) April 9, 2020
We continue to deliver high school sports in an effort to inform, and to try and keep everyone’s spirits up.
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THE PREP ZONE’S WEEKDAY COVERAGE
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