High Island forfeits to Deweyville

[AggiesAreWe]

From Ashly Elam

High Island has forfeited this week’s game against Deweyville due to COVID-19. Pirates awarded a 21-0 win. Deweyville (7-2, 5-0) heads to the playoffs as top seed out of 12-2A-DII. First outright district title since 1985. Cardinals season ends at (1-8, 1-4).

[SmashMouth]

  On 11/2/2020 at 8:15 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

From Ashly Elam

High Island has forfeited this week’s game against Deweyville due to COVID-19. Pirates awarded a 21-0 win. Deweyville (7-2, 5-0) heads to the playoffs as top seed out of 12-2A-DII. First outright district title since 1985. Cardinals season ends at (1-8, 1-4).

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I know you’ve probably stated it before (or someone has), but how do they arrive at 21 points?

[AggiesAreWe]

  On 11/2/2020 at 8:21 PM, SmashMouth said:

I know you’ve probably stated it before (or someone has), but how do they arrive at 21 points?

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That's the max point in that particular district when involving ties or forfeits.

[SmashMouth]

  On 11/2/2020 at 8:23 PM, AggiesAreWe said:

That's the max point in that particular district when involving ties or forfeits.

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Got it. 

[SmashMouth]

  On 11/2/2020 at 8:28 PM, SmashMouth said:

Got it. 

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Not being particularly funny, but maybe they should make all COVID forfeits be “19” to 0 as kind of a marker. 

[AggiesAreWe]

And my mistake. High Island forfeited to Deweyville, not Hull-Daisetta.

[NetCat]

Ridiculous, they should play the game if they have 11. Hate it for those seniors and for the team going to the playoffs. Tough to take a week off right before the playoffs. Kills your rhythm. 

[NetCat]

This is a horrible trend. 

[Corona_with_Lime]

HD vs Deweyville rematch?? 

[NetCat]

  On 11/3/2020 at 2:48 AM, Corona_with_Lime said:

HD vs Deweyville rematch?? 

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Why would y'all want to lose twice? 🤣🤣🤣

[DP#1FAN]

I hope Deweyville is just focused on Cushing I would guess that is who it is going to be. Never look ahead unless you want to go home in the playoffs!

[WOSgrad]

  On 11/3/2020 at 2:38 PM, DP#1FAN said:

I hope Deweyville is just focused on Cushing I would guess that is who it is going to be. Never look ahead unless you want to go home in the playoffs!

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Or Colmesneil.

[WOSgrad]

I understand that High Island also forfeited their area round volleyball game so their forfeiture to Deweyville looks to truly have been due to an ongoing covid problem.

[Just an old Coach]

  On 11/3/2020 at 2:28 AM, NetCat said:

Ridiculous, they should play the game if they have 11. Hate it for those seniors and for the team going to the playoffs. Tough to take a week off right before the playoffs. Kills your rhythm. 

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This may be one of the dumbest comments ever.  If they have 11 play the game, yeah right.  Who in their right mind would try to play a varsity football game with just 11 kids.  Plus if they cancelled an Area Round volleyball game because of covid, then it must be serious.  I know those kids in HI, would strap it up no matter what, in the face of all odds, but there are things that are beyond their control.

[SmashMouth]

  On 11/3/2020 at 3:22 PM, Just an old Coach said:

If they have 11 play the game, yeah right. 

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I agree with your comment if the China Virus is in play, but I can promise you, my son would sign up to play if there were only 9 kids on his team for his senior year. Not saying it’s right or wrong, just saying...

[WOSgrad]

  On 11/3/2020 at 3:22 PM, Just an old Coach said:

This may be one of the dumbest comments ever.  If they have 11 play the game, yeah right.  Who in their right mind would try to play a varsity football game with just 11 kids.  Plus if they cancelled an Area Round volleyball game because of covid, then it must be serious.  I know those kids in HI, would strap it up no matter what, in the face of all odds, but there are things that are beyond their control.

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Not only would they play, but Matt Miracle, who I know not to be a big believer in shutting down for covid, would have them out there.

It makes you wonder if the decision not to play these games this is not coming out of the coaches' offices, but rather the administration buildings.

[NetCat]

  On 11/3/2020 at 3:22 PM, Just an old Coach said:

This may be one of the dumbest comments ever.  If they have 11 play the game, yeah right.  Who in their right mind would try to play a varsity football game with just 11 kids.  Plus if they cancelled an Area Round volleyball game because of covid, then it must be serious.  I know those kids in HI, would strap it up no matter what, in the face of all odds, but there are things that are beyond their control.

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They would not play the Dale earlier this year. Refused. Sabine Pass played without power that week. Evadale even tried to move the game to HI, changing their homecoming, just to get the game in. But they wouldn't do it. So don't tell us "would strap it up no matter what". 

[NetCat]

  On 11/3/2020 at 4:13 PM, WOSgrad said:

Not only would they play, but Matt Miracle, who I know not to be a big believer in shutting down for covid, would have them out there.

It makes you wonder if the decision not to play these games this is not coming out of the coaches' offices, but rather the administration buildings.

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This is probably what is happening. 

[oldschool2]

  On 11/3/2020 at 3:07 PM, WOSgrad said:

I understand that High Island also forfeited their area round volleyball game so their forfeiture to Deweyville looks to truly have been due to an ongoing covid problem.

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Perhaps the cancellations were due to actual active cases or at least a positive test.  If there happens to be siblings (sister volleyball player / brother football player) then I'm pretty certain the rules say they must quarantine being in the same household.  Or.. if a positive test in either locker room the whole team would quarantine per UIL/TEA mandate.  People's feelings on the seriousness of the virus are irrelevant.  The state hasn't lifted the regulations.. so.. Out of anyone's hands. 

[NetCat]

  On 11/3/2020 at 5:36 PM, oldschool2 said:

Perhaps the cancellations were due to actual active cases or at least a positive test.  If there happens to be siblings (sister volleyball player / brother football player) then I'm pretty certain the rules say they must quarantine being in the same household.  Or.. if a positive test in either locker room the whole team would quarantine per UIL/TEA mandate.  People's feelings on the seriousness of the virus are irrelevant.  The state hasn't lifted the regulations.. so.. Out of anyone's hands. 

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You'd think so, but it's my understanding that every district is doing it differently. If so, it's up HI on who is quarantined (for those kids who aren't positive).