Updated WNC high school football schedule after Helene: Haywood County championship gets new date

Western North Carolina high school football is gradually resuming across the area after Tropical Storm Helene. The storm also canceled or postponed many games.

Some teams are rescheduling those postponed games after the NCHSAA announced Wednesday that the 2024 football regular season will be extended a week.

Here is the schedule for every team that was updated following the NCHSAA ruling.

Andrews

Oct. 11 - at Cherokee

Oct. 18 - Robbinsville

Oct. 25 - at Murphy

Nov. 1 - Hayesville

Brevard

Oct. 14 - Chase

Oct. 25 - at Hendersonville

Nov. 1 - at Polk County

Nov. 8 - R-S Central

Cherokee

Oct. 11 - Andrews

Oct. 18 - Hayesville

Oct. 25 - Swain County

Nov. 1 - at Murphy

East Henderson

Oct. 11 - at Tuscola

Oct. 18 - at Smoky Mountain

Oct. 22 - Pisgah

Oct. 25 - at North Henderson

Nov. 1 - Open

Nov. 8 - West Henderson

Franklin

Oct. 11 - North Henderson

Oct. 15 - at Tuscola

Oct. 18 - Open

Oct. 25 - West Henderson

Nov. 1 - Pisgah

Nov. 8 - at Smoky Mountain

Hayesville

Oct. 11 - at Swain County

Oct. 18 - at Cherokee

Oct. 25 - Robbinsville

Nov. 1 at Andrews

Hendersonville

Oct. 11 - East Rutherford

Oct. 18 - Open

Oct. 25 - Brevard

Nov. 1 - at Chase

Nov. 8 - Polk County

Murphy

Oct. 11 - at Robbinsville

Oct. 18 - Swain County

Oct. 25 - Andrews

Nov. 1 - Cherokee

North Henderson

Oct. 11 - at Franklin

Oct. 18 - at Pisgah

Oct. 25 - East Henderson

Oct. 29 - Smoky Mountain

Nov. 1 - Tuscola

Nov. 8 - Open

Pisgah

Oct. 11 - West Henderson

Oct. 18 - North Henderson

Oct. 22 - at East Henderson

Oct. 25 - Open

Nov. 1 - at Franklin

Nov. 8 - Tuscola

Home games for Pisgah will be played at Bethel Middle School, except for Tuscola. Pisgah is attempting to repair Pisgah Memorial Stadium in time for the Haywood County championship. If it is not ready, the game will be played at E.J. Whitmire Stadium at Western Carolina University.

Polk County

Oct. 14 - at R-S Central

Oct. 18 - at Chase

Oct. 25 - East Rutherford

Nov. 1 - Brevard

Nov. 8 - at Hendersonville

Robbinsville

Oct. 11 - Murphy

Oct. 18 - at Andrews

Oct. 25 - at Hayesville

Nov. 1 - at Swain County

Smoky Mountain

Oct. 18 - East Henderson

Oct. 25 - at Tuscola

Oct. 29 - at North Henderson

Nov. 1 - West Henderson

Nov. 8 - Smoky Mountain

Swain County

Oct. 11 - Hayesville

Oct. 18 - at Murphy

Oct. 25 - at Cherokee

Nov. 1 - Robbinsville

UP IN THE AIR: Even after NCHSAA ruling, football's return remains up in air for WNC teams hit hardest by Helene

Tuscola

Oct. 11 - East Henderson

Oct. 15 - Franklin

Oct. 18 - at West Henderson

Oct. 25 - Smoky Mountain

Nov. 1 - at North Henderson

Nov. 8 - at Pisgah

West Henderson

Oct. 11 - at Pisgah

Oct. 18 - Tuscola

Oct. 25 - at Franklin

Nov. 1 - Smoky Mountain

Nov. 8 - at East Henderson

Z achary Huber is a high school sports reporter for the Asheville Citizen Times and Hendersonville Times-News. Email him at zhuber@gannett.com or follow him on X @zacharyahuber.

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