Jump to content

Why did Lehigh forfeit to Bishop Verot last Friday?

PinellasFB

By PinellasFB
in The Huddle

 Share

Recommended Posts


Perspective College Starter

Perspective

Posted
Posted
38 minutes ago, PinellasFB said:

Naples-Ft Myers area was not impacted at all by the hurricane so why did Lehigh forfeit?  Anybody have the scoop?

Per the Internet:

Bishop Verot-Lehigh postponed

Friday's contest between the Vikings and Lightning has been postponed, per Bishop Verot athletic director Greg Coleman.

"Due to a medical issue, tonight's game against Lehigh has been postponed," Coleman told The News-Press.

Verot has requested Monday, Sept. 25 as a makeup for the game. Lehigh is off the week of Sept. 22, giving them a chance to play when it's convenient for both sides.

Lehigh football coach Antwan Dixon declined to comment but posted a message on his Facebook account. It in part read: "It was completely my decision. Due to health concerns within the area, there’s no way I could’ve let the kids on both teams possibly be affected. I made a promise to myself that I would do everything in the best interest of these kids and I will continue to do that. My kids wanted to play no matter what but as their leader, I will not do that to them. You guys can say we are scared of the opponent but safety is first for me and my staff. So don’t target the kids, target me. I MADE THIS DECISION TO NOT PLAY. The game will possibly get rescheduled. I wish everyone playing tonight the best of luck!"

The families of Lehigh students received an email from the school district explaining the cancellation of tonight's game. It read: "Out of an abundance of caution and for the health of the students involved, Lehigh Senior High School is canceling tonight’s football game against Bishop Verot to prevent the transmission of a skin infection spread through person to person contact. All athletic facilities will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected over the holiday weekend so that normal team activities can continue next week. We thank our Lehigh family and Bishop Verot High School for their understanding."

Link to comment
Share on other sites
PinellasFB All-State 3rd Team

PinellasFB

Posted
  • Author
Posted
23 minutes ago, Perspective said:

Per the Internet:

Bishop Verot-Lehigh postponed

Friday's contest between the Vikings and Lightning has been postponed, per Bishop Verot athletic director Greg Coleman.

"Due to a medical issue, tonight's game against Lehigh has been postponed," Coleman told The News-Press.

Verot has requested Monday, Sept. 25 as a makeup for the game. Lehigh is off the week of Sept. 22, giving them a chance to play when it's convenient for both sides.

Lehigh football coach Antwan Dixon declined to comment but posted a message on his Facebook account. It in part read: "It was completely my decision. Due to health concerns within the area, there’s no way I could’ve let the kids on both teams possibly be affected. I made a promise to myself that I would do everything in the best interest of these kids and I will continue to do that. My kids wanted to play no matter what but as their leader, I will not do that to them. You guys can say we are scared of the opponent but safety is first for me and my staff. So don’t target the kids, target me. I MADE THIS DECISION TO NOT PLAY. The game will possibly get rescheduled. I wish everyone playing tonight the best of luck!"

The families of Lehigh students received an email from the school district explaining the cancellation of tonight's game. It read: "Out of an abundance of caution and for the health of the students involved, Lehigh Senior High School is canceling tonight’s football game against Bishop Verot to prevent the transmission of a skin infection spread through person to person contact. All athletic facilities will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected over the holiday weekend so that normal team activities can continue next week. We thank our Lehigh family and Bishop Verot High School for their understanding."

Oh man, that sounds like they had a MRSA outbreak.  That is bad, bad stuff.  Hope they get it under control.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Posts

    • Proseteye
      Recruiting a coach

      By Proseteye · Posted

      Dillard - I'm not sure that hiring a HS football coach is the same as bringing a student on board the team. I think that any school can hire any football coach that they want any time they want. They can even hire a football coach that is currently coaching at another school. Where did you find that it's illegal? 
    • Proseteye
      NIL coming to Florida? FHSAA requests public feedback

      By Proseteye · Posted

      IMO the FHSAA should simply return to the previous rules that if a student transfers from one school district to another they would be allowed to in accordance with Florida law. However, that student could only transfer for academic reasons and would have to remain out of sports for the first full season of that particular sport. As I understand it, when the Florida Legislature passed the law that allowed students to transfer anywhere and at anytime they had academics in mind. It was a law that allowed students to transfer from a poor performing school academically to a good performing school academically and not for the explicit purpose of playing a game. I wonder if the Florida Legislature fully understands what happens when students are allowed to transfer explicitly for sports and how some of those transfers seriously disturb the natural flow of events with the sports team of those schools. To make matters worse they are now proposing that some high school students, that just happen to be good at playing a game, be paid for their participation. Truly amazing.
    • Nulli Secundus
      Clearwater Academy transfers

      By Nulli Secundus · Posted

      In the words of Chris Rainey... 
    • Nulli Secundus
      NIL coming to Florida? FHSAA requests public feedback

      By Nulli Secundus · Posted

      Independent contractors....   What will go wrong with this?
    • THAT S--T WAS FUNNY
      Clearwater Academy transfers

      By THAT S--T WAS FUNNY · Posted

      I seriously can't remember how many times I had to do that very thing. Like Nolebull said in another discussion, the kids know kids from other schools and where the "hot hand" is. I never entertained discussions with kids or parents of kids from other schools. I know we lost some good ones because of it but I am ok with that.

  • Who's Online (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online

  • Popular Contributors

×
×
  • Create New...