Four Dallas-area games have been canceled for Week 2 after 13 games were called off in Week 1.
By Greg Riddle
Two days before it was scheduled to play its first home game of the season, Highland Park was looking for a new opponent.
Mesquite Horn had to cancel Friday’s game at Highland Park for COVID-19 reasons, Highland Park athletic director Johnny Ringo said Wednesday. It is the fourth Week 2 game in the Dallas area that has been canceled for COVID reasons.
It didn’t take Highland Park long to find a replacement. It will now play Flower Mound at 7:30 p.m. Friday at Highland Park. Last week, Garland Naaman Forest had to cancel its first three games of the season, including this week’s game against Flower Mound.
Dave Campbell’s Texas Football lists 27 games that have been canceled statewide.
Carter couldn’t play its season opener because it had a COVID-19 issue. Then Carter’s original Week 2 game was canceled because of a COVID-19 problem at Kimball, Dallas ISD announced Monday.
Carter found a replacement game and will play at Cleburne at 6 p.m. Saturday.
On Tuesday, Bishop Dunne announced that Atlas canceled its game Friday against Dunne for COVID reasons. Bishop Dunne also found a replacement and will now host Waco La Vega at 7 p.m. Friday.
There were 13 area games canceled for COVID-19 reasons in Week 1. There were 141 football games in the area that were canceled or postponed for COVID-19 reasons last season.
Here is the list of games that have been canceled in the Dallas area so far this season.
Week 2
Mesquite Horn vs. Highland Park
Atlas vs. Bishop Dunne
Garland Naaman vs. Flower Mound
Carter vs. Kimball
Week 1
South Oak Cliff vs. Legacy School of Sport Sciences
McKinney Christian vs. Fort Worth Lake Country
Fort Worth Temple Christian vs. Dallas Covenant
Frisco Wakeland vs. Sulphur Springs
Fort Worth Boswell vs. Northwest Eaton
Arlington Seguin vs. Carter
Thomas Jefferson vs. North Dallas
Pinkston vs. Venus
Garland Naaman Forest vs. Frisco
Carrollton Ranchview vs. Wichita Falls Hirschi
Greenhill vs. Episcopal School of Dallas
Lovejoy vs. Plano John Paul II
Replacement game canceled: North Dallas vs. Venus
