A high school doubleheader originally scheduled for next Friday night at Levi’s Stadium has been scrapped because of problems with the grass at the 49ers’ new stadium.
Just weeks after the new stadium opened, the sod already has to be replaced on the 49ers’ home field, and as a result of that replacement the field won’t be available for the two previously scheduled high school games next week.
Jesuit High School of Sacramento was supposed to square off against Concord De La Salle in one of the two games, but now those two schools are scrambling to determine where else they can play.
“Yeah, we’re disappointed,” Jesuit athletic director Chris Fahey told the Sacramento Bee. “The kids are really disappointed, but it happens and we’ll deal with it. And we need to get over it quickly because we’re still playing a great team. It’s no one’s fault what happened. It’s like a natural disaster – sod.”
The 49ers have announced that the four schools that were expected to play next Friday will all get to use Levi’s Stadium for their home games the weekend of October 10-11 instead.