SAN ANGELO, TX – Rumors spread by a newspaper may have spoiled San Angelo's chance of hosting a Texas High School Football State Championship game.
The Balmorhea Bears and the Richland Springs Coyotes were set to face off in the 1A state championships on Dec. 15 until a coronavirus outbreak forced the teams to postpone the game.
The UIL has given teams until Jan. 16 to play the championship game. The teams must pick a neutral site to play the game.
On. Dec. 18 the San Angelo Standard Times reported that this game would be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at San Angelo Stadium. The paper sourced the news off of a tweet by Leman Saunders. Saunders' twitter feed states he is a Six-Man Football Expert.
This was the original tweet that was later deleted.
Tweet from Lemon Saunders (Contributed: Twitter)
Following this tweet, other six-man news outlets began searching. Sixmania tweeted this as a response.
SixMania Tweet (Contributed: Twitter)
Saunders did accept the fact check and reported that this game is still pending.
Lemon Saunder Second Tweet (Contributed: Twitter)
The head coach of Balmorhea, Coach Vance Jones, has clarified that the target date will be the Jan. 5 but that all depends on if the kids are healthy enough to play.
If this game takes place it will more than likely be played at San Angelo Stadium.
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