Due to Hurricane Rita, the District 18-5A varsity football schedule has been adjusted by the districts executive committee, according to AISD Director of Athletics Daryl Wade. All teams in 18-5A will play their full seven-game league schedule prior to the start of the playoffs.
The entire district schedule will be played and completed on time. League play was to begin the weekend of Sept. 23-24, but due to school being canceled in both Aldine and Spring Branch, those games were played on Friday, Sept. 30 as doubleheaders at both Thorne and Tully stadiums.
The Sept. 30 schedule follows:
MacArthur vs. Memorial, 4 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Aldine vs. Stratford, 7:30 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Nimitz vs. Spring Woods, 4 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Eisenhower vs. Northbrook, 7:30 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
The Week 5 games will be played on Wednesday, Oct. 5, also as doubleheaders at Thorne and Tully.
The Oct. 5 schedule follows:
Nimitz vs. Aldine, 4 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Northbrook vs. MacArthur, 7:30 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Stratford vs. Spring Woods, 4 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Eisenhower vs. Memorial, 7:30 p.m. at Tully Stadium
The Week 6 schedule will be played Monday, Oct. 10 also as doubleheaders.
The Oct. 10 schedule follows:
Memorial vs. Northbrook, 2 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Nimitz vs. Stratford, 6 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Eisenhower vs. MacArthur, 2 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Spring Woods vs. Aldine, 6 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
The Week 7 schedule will be played on Saturday, Oct. 15 also as doubleheaders.
The Oct. 15 schedule follows:
MacArthur vs. Nimitz, 2 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Memorial vs. Aldine, 6 p.m. at Thorne Stadium
Northbrook vs. Stratford, 2 p.m. at Tully Stadium
Eisenhower vs. Spring Woods, 6 p.m. at Tully Stadium
The original District 18-5A schedule will resume the weekend of Oct. 21-22 and will conclude the weekend of Nov. 4-5, a week before the Class 5A playoffs are scheduled to begin.
For more information, contact Wade or the Aldine ISD athletic department at (281) 985-6100.
