[PHSForever]

I'm not directly connected to the middle school team myself (I have one on the 5th/6th team). I do know that both the 5th/6th and 7th/8th were both supposed to play at Pikeville on Sep 2. We had actually started playing our game, but it was called off after about a minute when the lightning storms hit. I didn't know if you guys ever got the 7th/8th game started or not, but I know Valley was there ready to play.

Speaking of makeup games, we were supposed to make up the 5th/6th game yesterday but Pikeville called and cancelled, and said that they were unable to play at Bob Amos due to all the rain. I was kinda surprised because usually you play football no matter how wet the field is, but supposedly the City of Pikeville wouldn't allow it to be played.

My question is why they play at Bob Amos anyway? Our original game on Sep 2nd was supposed to be at the high school field before the 7th/8th, but got moved up on the hill instead. Then this makeup game gets scheduled for Bob Amos as well. Is the high school field just not available, or what?

Conflicts often when the UPike practices, high school, and junior high. It can be a hassle getting it all squared away. As for the 5/6th grades playing at Bob Amos, that's the deal for about 4 years now. Overuse of the field voids the warranty was the official explanation given when last pressed about it 2 years ago I believe. They've cut back a lot on the usage of the field. Just the 3 football teams I mention above basically. But I'm not THE answer, just giving you the answer I've been told.