Game has been moved to monday. This was East Carter's homecoming.

Why has this happened?

Is this allowed? I didn't think you were allowed to play two games in the same calendar week. I only recall this happening once, a game between Ashland and Sheldon Clark. It had been cancelled due to September 11, 2001 and was made up on a Monday night in October of that year.

numerous reasons for the postponement...

echs is having major construction done to the school. The only way to the football field is through the construction zone. Things were just drying up from the 6 inches of rain that fell in grayson less than two weeks ago before they got the deluge of rain all day today. Just getting to the field is a quagmire.

East Carter has gone all year with no practice field due to construction. All practice done on game field...along with jfl, middle school, fr and jv games. The raceland weekend of games tore the field up...had to be closed for two weeks...team went to kcu to practice. Another game under its current condition would have killed the field for the remainder of the season leaving the raiders searching for a practice field again and an even worse than normal game field.

The decision to postpone the game is just another fallout from a very trying building project at the high school.

 

For the record East Carter has played two other monday night football games

at Rowan County in the early 90's and at Estill County in 2004.

Putnam stadium isn't being used tonight. Maybe....... Ah nevermind.

Putnam stadium isn't being used tonight. Maybe....... Ah nevermind.

We have loaned it out before.....

We have loaned it out before.....

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numerous reasons for the postponement...

echs is having major construction done to the school. The only way to the football field is through the construction zone. Things were just drying up from the 6 inches of rain that fell in grayson less than two weeks ago before they got the deluge of rain all day today. Just getting to the field is a quagmire.

East Carter has gone all year with no practice field due to construction. All practice done on game field...along with jfl, middle school, fr and jv games. The raceland weekend of games tore the field up...had to be closed for two weeks...team went to kcu to practice. Another game under its current condition would have killed the field for the remainder of the season leaving the raiders searching for a practice field again and an even worse than normal game field.

The decision to postpone the game is just another fallout from a very trying building project at the high school.

 

For the record East Carter has played two other monday night football games

at Rowan County in the early 90's and at Estill County in 2004.

 

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I think it was probably the right decision to make. East Carter doesn't receive the money or support from their BOE for sports that other schools in the area does (Our students above all else unless money is involved). They actually got the field in good condition before the start of the season, but with one football field for all levels, the normal wear and tear is tremendous. When you factor in the weather it made the decision a no-brainer. I just wonder how the monday night football crew can handle broadcasting the East vs Fleming and New Orleans vs Atlanta games!!

My question is this. Who in their right mind thinks that the field will be dry enough to play on Monday after raining all weekend? It will still be an absolute muddy mess