Stormy weather postpones Palmetto-Southeast High football game
Inclement weather struck again.
Saturday’s rescheduled football game between Palmetto High and Southeast High was postponed, with no makeup date immediately decided.
The two teams were set to play at 1 p.m. Saturday at Southeast’s Paul Maechtle Field at John Kiker Memorial Stadium after Friday’s severe thunderstorms put a wrench into the Week 1 schedule.
Lakewood Ranch High and Out-of-Door Academy’s games in Lee County were postponed from Friday to Monday at 5 p.m.
Manatee High’s opener at Joe Kinnan Field at Hawkins Stadium was canceled. The Hurricanes were scheduled to play Lakeland, but continued lightning in the area forced school officials to nix the game just before 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
Bayshore, Saint Stephen’s and IMG Academy’s White Team also saw their games canceled due to Friday’s weather.
Palmetto and Southeast was the lone Manatee County game that was postponed from Friday with the attempt to play Saturday afternoon.
Braden River was the only county public school to play a full game so far, defeating Chatfield (Littleton, Colo.) 49-32 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex near Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista on Thursday.
Cardinal Mooney and Bradenton Christian played Friday night, with the Cougars claiming a victory over Fort Myers Bishop Verot and BCS falling to Auburndale Jordan Christian. Both of their games were on the road.
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Upcoming schedule
Monday’s games
Lakewood Ranch at Cape Coral Ida Baker, 5 p.m.
Out-of-Door Academy at Fort Myers Canterbury, 5 p.m.
Friday’s games
Out-of-Door Academy at Fort Myers Gateway Charter, 7 p.m.
Indian Rocks Christian at Cardinal Mooney, 7 p.m.
IMG White at Saint Stephen’s, 7 p.m.
Bayshore at Lakewood Ranch, 7:30 p.m.
Clearwater at Braden River, 7:30 p.m.
St. Petersburg Shorecrest Prep at Bradenton Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Manatee at Palmetto, 7:30 p.m.
Southeast at Sarasota, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday’s game
IMG Blue at Corona Centennial (San Diego), 10:30 p.m.
This story was originally published August 26, 2017 at 11:50 AM with the headline "Stormy weather postpones Palmetto-Southeast High football game."