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NC High School Association Announces Football Will Not be Played This Fall-Season Will Instead Be Played February through April 2020; All Prep Sports Will Have Shortened Schedules

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to take its toll –including on North Carolina High School Football and other prep sports

High school football will not be played this fall and other prep sports will have shortened schedules, North Carolina High School Athletics Association Commissioner Que Tucker announced Wednesday, August 12 via video.

The changes became official being voted on by the NCHSAA Board of Directors on Tuesday, August 11. The NCHSAA is the governing body of all public-school prep sports in the state.

“A few weeks ago, I said we will play again,” Tucker said. “It is with that same spirit that we present this calendar.