Chapel Hill vs. East Chapel Hill Football Game Postponed Due to Safety Threat

Chapel Hill High School and East Chapel Hill High School officials are postponing Friday’s football game between the two schools.

A release from the two principals, Jesse Casey of East Chapel Hill High and Charles Blanchard of Chapel Hill High, shared the news with students and families Friday afternoon. The schools said several students came forward and described hearing “a threat involving the safety of those” set to attend the football game, which was slated to kick off at Chapel Hill High at 7 p.m.

“While we have no concrete evidence at this time to suggest that a credible threat exists,” read the message from Blanchard and Casey, “we have consulted with district leadership and made the difficult decision to postpone tonight’s football game to a later date while we work with local law enforcement to continue an investigation.”

While the pair of principals said the intention is to reschedule the game later in the fall season, they apologized for “disruption and disappointment” the late postponement may cause to players, fans and others around the community.

“Thank you to the students who brought this to our attention, which is exactly what we want anyone to do when there is a concern about school safety,” said Friday’s message to the schools. “Thank you, as well, to our teams, our student-athletes, our families and communities for your support, and we look forward to getting back in touch when a new date is selected.”

Chapel Hill High and East Chapel Hill High’s football teams each had a bye week on September 16. There are no other byes scheduled for Chapel Hill High this fall until after the regular season ends on October 28. East Chapel Hill High, meanwhile, has no games scheduled between a matchup against Louisburg on September 30 and the season finale vs. Cedar Ridge on October 28.

The Chapel Hill Tigers are off to an undefeated start to the football season at 4-0, while the East Chapel Hill Wildcats are still searching for their first win.

Photo via the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district on Twitter.

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