Update: Clover, Sumter girls’ basketball title game rescheduled after COVID postponed it
The date is set.
The 5A girls’ basketball state championship game between Clover and Sumter high schools was postponed due to COVID-19 issues last week, the Clover school district said in a release. The game, which was originally scheduled for 12 p.m. on March 5, will be rescheduled for March 20 at 1 p.m. at USC Aiken.
The COVID issues were from Clover, school district spokesperson Bryan Dillon told The Herald. Additional details haven’t been disclosed.
There were dozens of games in South Carolina across the regular season that were postponed or canceled because of COVID-19. This was the first during the basketball postseason.
Singleton and the SCHSL said they would only reschedule postseason games canceled because of COVID-19 if those games were state finals.
This is the second SCHSL championship game postponed this season because of COVID-19. The Class 2A football championship game between Marion and Abbeville was postponed and held two weeks later.
Tickets already purchased will be honored on the rescheduled date, the release said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
This story was originally published March 4, 2021 at 11:29 AM.
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