Weather concerns alter Lowcountry football schedule. Here are the changes so far
The threat of bad weather associated with Hurricane Ian is forcing high school football teams in South Carolina to adjust to this week’s game schedule.
The annual Bridge Bowl game between Hilton Head Island and Bluffton will be moved to 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Ian is expected to grow in intensity as it moves through the Gulf of Mexico, with the latest landfall projection early Friday morning along the western coast of Florida. The Carolinas will at least see tropical storm force winds (39-74 mph) from Ian, according to the forecast, and heavy rain.
The rain chance for Friday is 60% in the Columbia area and closer to 80% for the S.C. coast, according to the National Weather Service.
Tickets for the game can be bought online at Hilton Head Island athletics website at https://hhihsathletics.org/event-tickets. Tickets will be sold at the gate on Wednesday but no cash sales at the gate.
The Hilton Head Island Hall of Fame ceremony also will take place Wednesday at halftime. This year’s class will be Marvin Cohen (Class of 1993), Emily Crick (2013), Jack Felix (2011), Terry Jones (1987), Ryan Kelly (2006), Mike Newton (1996) and Carol Pringle (1981).
A list of known LLowcountry games that have been moved this week because of Hurricane Ian includes:
Wednesday
Cardinal Newman at John Paul II, 6:30 p.m.
Palmetto Christian at Beaufort Academy, 6:30 p.m.
Bluffton at Hilton Head Island, 7 p.m.
Lucy Beckham at May River, 7 p.m.
Philip Simmons at Beaufort, 7 p.m.
North Charleston at Battery Creek, 7:30 p.m.
Thursday
Hilton Head Prep at Florence Christian, 7 p.m.
Bethune Bowman at Whale Branch, 7:30 p.m.
Hilton Head Christian at First Baptist, 7:30 p.m.
This story will be updated as more invormation becomes available.
This story was originally published September 26, 2022 at 10:50 AM.
