Cass football game postponed after lengthy lightning delay

August 17, 2024 Charles Wilson / BartowSportsZone.com

EDITOR'S NOTE: AT APPROXIMATELY 1 PM ON SATURDAY, BSZ WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE CASS vs. CALLAWAY GAME HAS NOW BEEN MOVED TO DOUG COCHRAN STADIUM AT CASS FOR A 7:30 P.M. KICKOFF.

THE CHANGE TOOK PLACE AFTER THIS STORY WAS PUBLISHED.

THE GAME WILL BE BROADCAST BY BARTOW SPORTS ZONE AT THE LINK LISTED IN THE STORY, BUT WILL NOW BEGIN WITH PREGAME COVERAGE AT 7 P.M.

The Cass Colonels first football game of the 2024 schedule with the Callaway Cavaliers has now been rescheduled for a third time following a long night of waiting for storms to move through the Rome area on Friday night. The Corky Kell + Dave Hunter Classic Game was originally scheduled for Barron Stadium in Rome and a 5:30 p.m. kickoff on Friday. It was later shifted to a 7:30 p.m. kickoff after the host Rome Wolves had to pull out of the event. Several Rome players were slightly injured following a bus accident returning home from their scrimmage with Rockmart on August 9.

Heavy rain and lightning moved into the Rome area Friday evening around 7:15 p.m. and event officials responded quickly during warm-ups to send teams to the fieldhouse. Spectators were then asked to exit the stadium to wait out the storm in their vehicles. The delay continued until almost 10 p.m. when event officials, coaches, and school administrators decided to postpone the game for a Saturday evening kickoff. Cass will now travel south for a 6 p.m. kickoff at the city of LaGrange's Callaway Stadium.

The game will be broadcast live via BartowSportsZone.com at the following link. Pregame coverage will begin on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. LINK TO LISTEN -- https://bartowsportszone.mixlr.com/