SHREVEPORT — Earlier in the week, Bryant coach Buck James expressed how he and his senior Hornets are looking forward to the opportunity to face Texas powerhouse Denton Ryan at Independence Stadium on Friday. .
Unfortunately, Mother Nature had other plans.
A showdown between the two schools was called off after thunderstorms and lightning passed through the Shreveport area on Friday night.
The decision to abandon the game he started a two-day, four-game slate at the Battle of the Borders Classic was made at 8:20 p.m. After a short meeting between event participants. "It sucks," Bryant coach Buck James said of the cancellation. "We really wanted to play, but they wouldn't let us play because of the situation. But we really wanted to play this game."
Kickoff was scheduled for 7:30pm, but around 6:45pm, lightning was spotted in the area. This meant waiting at least 30 minutes before the original plan resumed. However, game time was still going well until another strike was spotted at 19:15. In addition, regular heavy rains hit the stadium, making the situation even more dangerous.
Both Bryant (1-0) and Denton Ryan (0-1) were escorted back to their respective lockers his room after an initial delay and never returned to the field. James saw the matchup against one of Texas' top programs as an opportunity to test the Hornets, who have won four straight Class 7A state titles and beaten 43 of their last 44 opponents, so after that Especially disappointed.
"We wanted to see who we really were," said James. "I know [Denton Ryan] wanted to play too. It was definitely not what either team wanted, but it didn't look like [the weather] was going anywhere."
Denton's bout with Ryan didn't go as planned, but Bryant will have another high-profile opponent next week when he takes on Class 5A No. 1 Little Rock his Parkview on Sept. 9. get the chance to compete with Parkview (1-0) was idle on Friday night.
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