PREP COUNTDOWN 2020: Cramton Bowl, MPS schools fine tune schedules

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By GRAHAM DUNN

It took a while but the official schedule for Cramton Bowl has been released.

Fortunately for the local city schools (MPS) the Bowl is available for use after there was some discussion that the city might close the venue due to complications with the coronavirus.

All five schools have dealt with a few adjustments to the upcoming schedule and the hope is everything will stay as is.

Games begin on Thursday but the first city contest is not until next Saturday when Jeff Davis and Sidney Lanier meet. The game was originally scheduled to be played at Alabama State but was moved due to COVID-19 restrictions on the campus.

The Bowl opens its schedule with the annual AHSAA Kickoff Classic with Catholic facing Pike Road on Thursday and Prattville taking on Wetumpka on Friday.

The schedule features four Saturday games of which three involve Jeff Davis.  Along with next Saturday, the Vols will face Central-Phenix City on Sept. 12 and Enterprise on Oct. 17. Both games are scheduled for 11 a.m.

Robert E. Lee also has a scheduled Saturday game against Opelika on Oct. 10.

Only two weekends feature only one game on Friday, Aug. 28 and Sept. 25. The Aug. 28 game between Lee and Jeff Davis will be followed by the annual FCS Classic on Saturday between Austin Peay and Central Arkansas.

Of the five city schools, G.W. Carver is the only school that will not open its season next week. The Wolverines open on Aug. 28 at Enterprise.

With Lee dropping down to Class 6A, each of the schools face one another during regular-season play. Four of the five are in the same region with Lee, Lanier, Carver and Park Crossing all facing off in Class 6A, Region 2.

Currently, only Sidney Lanier has a schedule of nine games.

In other scheduling news, Stanhope Elmore announced on Thursday that the Mustangs’ game with Selma next week has been cancelled. The game scheduled to be played in Selma has been replaced on the schedule by Opelika, which had originally scheduled a game in Georgia the first weekend.

The game will be played in Millbrook.

Also, Marbury announced on Thursday that the opener with Montevallo has been changed. The Bulldogs will open on Friday, Aug. 21 at home against Charles Henderson.

MPS Schedules (subject to change)

G.W. CARVER HIGH SCHOOL
(CLASS 6A) Wolverines (Region 2)

DATE               TIME               OPPONENT    SITE    CLASS     

Aug-21              OPEN

Aug-28              7 p.m.              Enterprise          Away  7A      

Sep-04             7 p.m.              * Valley                Away  6A      

Sep-11              7 p.m.            * Park Crossing Home   6A      

Sep-18             7 p.m.              * Opelika               Away  6A      

Sep-25             7 p.m.              Jeff Davis             Home   7A      

Oct-02             7 p.m.             * Robert E. Lee    Home  6A      

Oct-09             7 p.m.             * Eufaula               Away  6A      

Oct-16             7 p.m.             * Sidney Lanier     Away  6A     

Oct-23             7 p.m.             * Russell County Away  6A      

Oct-30             7 p.m.              Greenville             Home   5A      

JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGH SCHOOL
(CLASS 7A) Volunteers  (Region 2)

DATE               TIME               OPPONENT                 SITE    CLASS  

Aug-22             7 p.m.              Sidney Lanier              Away   6A      

Aug-28             7 p.m.              R.E. Lee Home 6A

Sep-04             OPEN

Sep-11               7 p.m.           * Central-Phenix City      Home   7A      

Sep-18               7 p.m.             * Auburn                          Away  7A   

Sep-25              7 p.m.              G.W. Carver                Away  6A     

Oct-02              7 p.m.              * Smiths Station             Away   7A     

Oct-09             7 p.m.              * Dothan                         Home   7A    

Oct-16             7 p.m.              * Enterprise                    Home   7A  

Oct-23             7 p.m.              * Prattville                       Away  7A  

Oct-29             7 p.m.              Park Crossing              Away  6A    

SIDNEY LANIER HIGH SCHOOL
(CLASS 6A) Poets (Region 2)

DATE               TIME               OPPONENT                 SITE    CLASS       

Aug-22            7 p.m.              Jeff Davis                    Home   7A    

Aug-28          OPEN

Sep-04           7 p.m.              * Opelika                        Away  6A      

Sep-11           7 p.m.              * Robert E. Lee              Home   6A      

Sep-18         7 p.m.              * Valley                          Away  6A     

Sep-25            7 p.m.              Bessemer City                 Away  6A      

Oct-01             7 p.m.              * Park Crossing              Home   6A      

Oct-09             7 p.m.              * Russell County              Away  6A    

Oct-16             7 p.m.              * G.W. Carver                 Home   6A      

Oct-22             7 p.m.              * Eufaula                           Home    6A   

Oct-30          OPEN

ROBERT E. LEE HIGH SCHOOL
(CLASS 6A) Generals (Region 2)

DATE               TIME               OPPONENT             SITE    CLASS     

Aug-21               7 p.m.              Daphne                        Away  7A    

Aug-28              7 p.m.              Jeff Davis                    Home   7A    

Sep-03               7 p.m.             * Eufaula                     Home   6A     

Sep-11                 7 p.m.              * Sidney Lanier        Away  6A  

Sep-18                 7 p.m.              * Russell County      Home   6A     

Sep-25              OPEN

Oct-02             7 p.m.           * G.W. Carver             Away  6A      

Oct-10             11:30 a.m.       * Opelika                    Home   6A      

Oct-16             7 p.m.              * Park Crossing       Home   6A      

Oct-23             7 p.m.              * Valley                          Home   6A     

Oct-30             7 p.m.              Pinson Valley              Away  6A  

PARK CROSSING HIGH SCHOOL
(CLASS 6A) Thunderbirds (Region 2)

DATE               TIME               OPPONENT                 SITE    CLASS            REG     TYPE

Aug-21              7 p.m.              Dothan                           Away  7A      

Aug-28             7 p.m.               Ramsay                        Away  5A    

Sep-04             7 p.m.              * Russell County            Home   6A   

Sep-11               7 p.m.             * G.W. Carver                Away  6A      

Sep-18             7 p.m.            *  Eufaula                         Home   6A      

Sep-25            OPEN

Oct-01             7 p.m.              * Sidney Lanier            Away  6A     

Oct-09             7 p.m.             * Valley                           Home    6A     

Oct-16             7 p.m.             * Robert E. Lee              Away  6A      

Oct-23             7 p.m.              * Opelika                         Away   6A     

Oct-29             7 p.m.              Jeff Davis                     Home   7A    

CRAMTON BOWL SCHEDULE (all games begin at 7 p.m. unless noted otherwise)

Thursday 20-Aug Pike Road v. Catholic
Friday 21-Aug Wetumpka v. Prattville
Saturday 22-Aug Jeff Davis at Lanier

Friday 28-Aug Jeff Davis at Robert E Lee
Saturday 29-Aug Central Arkansas v. Austin Peay (8 p.m.)

Thursday 3-Sep Eufaula at Robert E Lee
Friday 4-Sep Russell County at Park Crossing

Thursday 10-Sep Park Crossing at Carver
Friday 11-Sep Robert E Lee at Lanier
Saturday 12-Sep Jeff Davis at Central Phenix City (11 a.m.)

Thursday 17-Sep Russell County at Robert E Lee
Friday 18-Sep Eufaula at Park Crossing

Friday 25-Sep Carver at Jeff Davis
Thursday 1-Oct Park Crossing at Lanier

Friday 2-Oct Robert E Lee at Carver

Thursday 8-Oct Valley at Park Crossing
Friday 9-Oct Dothan at Jeff Davis
Saturday 10-Oct Opelika at Robert E Lee (11 a.m.)

Thursday 15-Oct Carver at Lanier
Friday 16-Oct Park Crossing at Robert E Lee
Saturday 17-Oct Enterprise at Jeff Davis (11 a.m.)

Thursday 22-Oct Valley at Robert E Lee
Friday 23-Oct Eufaula at Lanier

Wednesday 28-Oct MPS Middle School Championship (TBA)
Thursday 29-Oct Jeff Davis at Park Crossing
Friday 30-Oct Greenville at Carver

AHSAA Football Playoffs Begin on November 5 (TBA)

Saturday 14-Nov YMCA Day of Football

Friday 4-Dec AISA All-Star Football Game

Saturday TBA  Camellia Bowl