Telegraph Staff Writer
Bradford High School’s week-one football game versus Baker County is an official 21-0 win after Baker decided against completing the contest that was suspended due to the weather.
The game was supposed to resume on Thursday, Oct. 6, with 4:42 remaining in the second quarter.
What was supposed to be a bye week for both teams already consisted of games that were postponed from Sept. 30 because of Hurricane Ian. Bradford defeated Keystone Heights 38-0 on Oct. 3 (see related story), while that same night saw Baker defeat West Nassau 42-0.
The Tornadoes won’t return to action until Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m. when they host District 6-2S opponent Tocoi Creek for homecoming.
“(Baker) had to make the decision that they thought was best for their program,” Bradford Head Coach Jamie Rodgers said. “I understand it. The bottom line was, if we had to go play Thursday, that’s what we were willing to do.
“I’ll be honest with you — we’ve got some kids who are dinged up. We’ve had six in a row without a bye week. We need a little bit of time off. We need to get healed up.”
Bradford is off to a 6-0 start for the first time since 1990.
The Tornadoes have shut out five of their six opponents (Munroe scored seven points against Bradford on Sept. 23). The last time a Bradford team recorded five shutouts was in 1988.
