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An uneven playing field
Oct. 25, 2011 2:30 pm
Matchups can become mismatches in prep football.
As the prep football postseason kicks off Wednesday, the opening round could produce a few more lopsided outcomes that seemed prevalent during the regular season.
During the regular season, 421 11-man football games have been decided by 35 points or more. If you throw out Week Zero, an average of 46 games per week have been decided by at least five touchdowns. It equates to about 32 percent of prep games have enacted the 35-point continuous clock rule; when a team has a 35-point advantage after halftime, the clock does not stop except after a score or any timeout.
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