Originally scheduled for September 13, Salpointe’s trip to play at El Paso Del Valle appears to have been cancelled with Del Valle traveling to play in Hutto, Texas that Friday instead (according to an updated MaxPreps schedule.)
The cancellation, if it holds, reduces the Lancer regular season schedule to nine games instead of ten and it could have an impact on team power points and the rushing records available to Bijan Robinson.
With 4,801 career rushing yards, Robinson is only 1,077 yards away from the Big School Record (5,878/Marcus Thomas/Tolleson/2000-2002) and 2,643 yards away from the state record (7,544/Casey Jahn/Northwest Christian/2008-2011).
Taking just the regular season into account, Robinson would need to average over 120 yards a game to set a new “Big School Record” and just under 300 yards a game to set the state record. If the team makes it to a championship game, Robinson would need just over 200 yards a game to set the state record.
As far as team power points, one fewer game could mean no points earned that week. It is unknown what kind of effect this could have in the power-point formula.
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