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Tonight the proverbial sheet will hit the fan. People are fed up with the board of Ed constantly being two steps behind everyone else and always waiting for someone else to make a decision. We here in Maryland are in the middle of states that do and have allowed sports and even school to return and yet...here we are waiting, dragging our feet again when the world passes us buy. I believe one board member in particular will get an ear full to night...and rightfully so!Isnt the BOE to decide today?
It was unanimously approved by the BOE. All Allegany County fall sports can begin Oct. 7.
First game Oct 27 - Dec 19
For football that means 8 games - no playoffs.
I suspect Garrett County will be on the same page. Hoping Washington County can get there soon.
Next hurdle is only 250 people permitted in the stadium. And that includes players and coaches. Should be interesting.
Band???? Anyhow, congrats to those in the community to get this done.
Let's hope so. Many clarifications needed. One thing at a time and this vote just to get practicing and playing again was the biggest.
On a band note, the owner of my business building is Allegany HS band director Larry Jackson (yes I pay him rent haha). I do bounce things off him quite a bit even though we generally share political disagreements in good taste. Being a teacher for many, many years, he was against classrooms to start for students. But he was not opposed to activities. He felt being outdoors in small groups where social distancing was not such an issue made it safe to him to teach his band. Like everyone else, that was not permitted. The problem now for him and his students now is much the same as every sports team - 3 weeks to prepare. My suggestion was to just teach the kids a couple of songs and let them have some fun.
Much of this plan can only work if Garrett and Washington Counties get on board. I feel pretty certain Garrett will. It's time all three western counties form an athletic coalition. Been a very long time coming.It will be interesting to see what type of schedule pans out. A lot will depend on what Garrett and Washington County decides. It could be strictly Allegany and Garrett Counties playing one another. With it being a home and away for each school. I would personally like them to get Smithsburg, Boonsboro, Williamsport and Clear Spring on board and there you have your 8 games. It is going to be hard to include Wash Co schools because they could fill their schedule with just other county schools.
Even though there is a lot that still needs to happen for everything to work out... I am just very happy to see them try and get it done.
If it's just 8 games with no playoffs, why not the Allegany and Garrett schools play home and home? Cuts travel and keeps any monies to be made at the gates local.
I know this continues to be a fluid situation. I know football is where the bread is buttered, but considering soccer, volleyball, and cross country, I sure hope we are considering Bishop Walsh (very specifically BW and what they are doing/are they doing what Allegany & Garrett are?), Calvary, and Lighthouse. We could make up a nice little 8-week schedule between those teams. I'm sure Calvary would be open to some games, if they can fit it into their schedule. I think Lighthouse may only have girls varsity volleyball, but it's worth a phone call.
I like the 7-game local schedule with a bye week to potentially pick up a Carroll County school. Even if you don't get a Carroll County school, 7 games is better than 0 games. Will the ACPS BOE finally allow Commercial Video to carry games live? That is the question.
If they let the media in... and they are definitely going to want to let some in with it being the only way for the vast majority of fans to follow ... their won't really be any spectators allowed. Won't be able to get all the radio stations, the paper and TV guys all in the press box either. So they'll have limited access as well I'd imagine.If we can't get another school from outside Allegany/Garrett county, we are looking at only two local games per week with one school idle for that week. That is Mt. Ridge, Alco, FH, Southern and Northern.
It looks like Frankfort will sit out this week due to Berkeley Springs got COVIDED for this week anyway. It would be nice to get the local WV team to fill in in those type of situations, but like was said earlier...I doubt that.
I was thinking along the lines of Bedford, Chestnut Ridge, the team in Uniontown or even Somerset to fill in some holes and vice versa. I assume that the JV teams will be in this mix as well, hope so but would not bet on it.
I have also heard the BOE is saying that total of 250 people will be allowed in Greenway for games including the teams, refs and cheerleaders. That will allow maybe 75 people to attend the games give or take team sizes. No mention of concession stands to open or those that volunteers to manage the ticket booths.
It will be interesting and I am glad they are at least allowing games to happen and we are considering that all this may be for naught if one or two of the five teams start to show symptoms of COVID...then it will be over! Fingers crossed that that don't happen and a few more people can come to games...we'll soon find out.
It looks like Frankfort will sit out this week due to Berkeley Springs got COVIDED for this week anyway.
Thanks to Commercial Video for setting me straight on the Covid thing. I was confused about who was not playing...thought it was Berkeley Springs but it was Moorefield. Sorry if I created any confusion...Moorefield was to play Berkeley Springs 10/2. That game is cancelled due. to Covid at Moorefeld
Frankfort travels to Jefferson.
Very limited schedule in volleyball and soccer is better than no schedule. 4 teams home and away is 8 games right there. 8 > 0. And also consider BW, Calvary play those sports.Has anyone heard anything about a plan for other sports, soccer, volleyball etc, with only Allegany and Garrett giving the green light it obviously would make a very limited schedule
Question for TDHelmick.
Is there definitely no opportunity for State Championship play if the local schools wait until the 2nd semester?
Thank you in advance.
Will there be state tournaments or championships?
The MPSSAA recognizes the highest risk, according to the CDC, is increased participation opportunities that includes statewide competitions among different geographic areas. This reality places state championships or culminating events in jeopardy depending on the sport.
Each respective sport will be evaluated by the MPSSAA on an individual basis to make
calculated and informed decisions dependent on the characteristics of the MPSSAA-administered sport, the number of programs being administered by member schools, and local and state health department guidance on the status quo of statewide participation. The MPSSAA will look for creative ways regarding these types of events and make decisions as we get closer to the second semester.
Question for TDHelmick.
Is there definitely no opportunity for State Championship play if the local schools wait until the 2nd semester?
Thank you in advance.
Will there be state tournaments or championships?
The MPSSAA recognizes the highest risk, according to the CDC, is increased participation opportunities that includes statewide competitions among different geographic areas. This reality places state championships or culminating events in jeopardy depending on the sport.
Each respective sport will be evaluated by the MPSSAA on an individual basis to make
calculated and informed decisions dependent on the characteristics of the MPSSAA-administered sport, the number of programs being administered by member schools, and local and state health department guidance on the status quo of statewide participation. The MPSSAA will look for creative ways regarding these types of events and make decisions as we get closer to the second semester.
I had the dates but then on Friday they changed. Then they changed again today. So no posting of schedules yet and even when they do it may change daily. With Washington County on board for fall it could change again.Has the schedule been posted?
If the season actually does start, y'all realize none of you will be able to watch in person, right? Including Dave Christopher...whose streak will end.
The BOE has submitted a plea to the governor to at least reword the capacity of 250 to NOT include participants. I highly doubt it gets waived, but regardless, even so that will BARELY be enough to allow parents of participants to attend, and probably will not allow for siblings, etc to attend. With Allegany already halting practice, and at least one kid (not necessarily associated with football) in very bad shape in a Pittsburgh hospital following the careless private social gatherings associated with the dances last weekend, I see this continuing to become a statistical nightmare.
And if anyone wants to keep harping on the very small percentage of kids contracting/dying, and the assertion that life has to go on; would you be willing to contact the parents of the above child who is sick in the hospital and let them know that their child is expendable because your kid needs to play what amounts to a bunch of exhibition scrimmages? I'm sure they'd love to hear your reasoning.
If the season actually does start, y'all realize none of you will be able to watch in person, right? Including Dave Christopher...whose streak will end.
The BOE has submitted a plea to the governor to at least reword the capacity of 250 to NOT include participants. I highly doubt it gets waived, but regardless, even so that will BARELY be enough to allow parents of participants to attend, and probably will not allow for siblings, etc to attend. With Allegany already halting practice, and at least one kid (not necessarily associated with football) in very bad shape in a Pittsburgh hospital following the careless private social gatherings associated with the dances last weekend, I see this continuing to become a statistical nightmare.
And if anyone wants to keep harping on the very small percentage of kids contracting/dying, and the assertion that life has to go on; would you be willing to contact the parents of the above child who is sick in the hospital and let them know that their child is expendable because your kid needs to play what amounts to a bunch of exhibition scrimmages? I'm sure they'd love to hear your reasoning.
Well Said Fhhsahs! Then someone like lags thinks we all should be sympathetic towards someones financial hardships. When these same people cannot be sympathetic towards others. Nor can they fathom the thought that saving lives at this point outweighs someones social need to go to a bar, resteraunt, hs football game. We're in Pandemic for Christ's sake.
Yes, COVID-19 has killed more Americans in 8 months than the flu in 5 years.
That's with social distancing practices in place. Could you imagine what the numbers would be if everyone didn't take precautions? Could you also imagine if these snowflakes that are whining about masks and not being able to watch HS sports were actually ever really inconvenienced? Like being racially profiled, Jim Crowe, or not being able to live in certain areas because the local, state and federal housing policies that mandated segregation. Not being able to being able to get a mortgage because "the Federal Housing Administration, which was established in 1934, furthered the segregation efforts by refusing to insure mortgages in and near African-American neighborhoods"? Actual inconveniences that other people have lived with their entire lives. Yeah but you're inconvenienced because you might not be able to watch a HS scrimmage bc the local Health Dept has decided the need to actually protect the children, you falsely claim to care about, outweighs your viewing pleasure...
And if anyone wants to keep harping on the very small percentage of kids contracting/dying,..........would you be willing to contact the parents of the above child who is sick in the hospital and let them know that their child is expendable..... I'm sure they'd love to hear your reasoning.
I have to say that I am aghast... nonplussed... and completely astounded at what the **** you are suggesting here. It is almost as though some political nutbag paid you to post this totally unbelievable and completely bullshit attempt at tugging one's heartstrings.