AUSTIN (KXAN) — Central Texas may see heavy rain and severe storms for the first time in several months, and the threat of severe weather is impacting Friday night’s Texas high school football schedule.
The KXAN First Warning Weather team said severe storms and localized flash flooding are possible Friday and Saturday. On Friday, storms are expected to move into the Texas Hill Country between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m. and reach the Austin metro between 11 p.m. and midnight.
Multiple Central Texas districts and schools adjusted their kickoff times for Friday to get ahead of the potential storms. Check below for schedule changes to Central Texas games, as of noon Friday.
High school football schedule changes
The Battle of the Lakes high school football game between Lake Travis and Westlake will start at 7 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m. Westlake will retire the jersey of NFL Quarterback and Chaps graduate Drew Brees at 6:30 p.m. You can watch the game on KXAN+.
The time for the Burnet High School football game was changed to 6 p.m. due to the “potential for severe weather,” the school said on social media. Additionally, the senior/parent recognition will begin at 5:20 p.m.
Bastrop ISD, San Marcos CISD, and Jarrell ISD have also announced time changes for their Friday night games.
The Cedar Creek High School varsity football game, which was originally scheduled for 7 p.m. at BISD Memorial Stadium, will now kick off at 6 p.m.
San Marcos High School’s homecoming game was moved up to 6:30 p.m. San Marcos CISD said gates would open at 5 p.m., and the homecoming court and senior night presentation would begin at 5:45 p.m.
Jarrell ISD said it also moved up its varsity game kick-off time to 6:30 p.m.
The Llano Athletic Booster Club said the varsity football game against Randolph would now start at 6 p.m.
Lampasas ISD said its varsity kickoff at Stephenville would be at 5:30 p.m. instead of 7:30 p.m.
Comfort High School said the game with Thrall would kick off at 6 p.m.
Friday’s Manor High game against Vista Ridge has been moved up to 6 p.m.
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