Brewer shuts down high school football-related activities due to health concerns
Less than 24 hours after playing Justin Northwest, White Settlement Brewer announced on Friday that it’s suspending all football-related activities. This includes the varsity and junior varsity teams.
“The health and safety of our students, staff, and community is our number one priority. We believe these measures will limit exposure and mitigate immediate risk within these programs,” the school said in a tweet.
The varsity team will cancel its next two games, Wednesday vs. FW Arlington Heights and Dec. 3 against Abilene Cooper. The playoffs begin Dec. 10. The JV team will cancel Tuesday’s game with Heights.
These cancellations will be recorded as no contests per District 3-5A guidelines, the school said.
Brewer’s varsity team is still in the driver’s seat for the fourth and final playoff spot in 3-5A Division 1. The Bears own a 3-2 district record and 4-4 overall after Thursday’s loss to Northwest.
Crowley is also 3-2 in district, followed by Heights and Granbury, who both have one district win. Crowley still has Cooper and Azle left on its schedule.
Brewer owns the head-to-head tiebreaker with Crowley and Granbury.
This story was originally published November 20, 2020 at 4:12 PM.
