Haywood scores touchdown on stadium capacity limits The annual Pisgah-Tuscola rivalry game will take place on Friday, Feb. 26. Cory Vaillancourt photo
It’s not something that happens all that often, but a late fourth-quarter drive by Western North Carolina’s state and local elected officials helped them find pay dirt in the end zone in this case, raising the coronavirus-related capacity limits on outdoor high school athletic events.
“I would just like to say thank you to everyone who worked so diligently with the governor to make this common sense decision,” said Chuck Francis, chairman of the Haywood County School Board.
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It’s a rivalry that runs as deep as the waters of Lake Logan and as wide as the Pigeon River that snakes its way through this county of 60,000, but this year the annual Pisgah-Tuscola football game has already taken on a significance that extends far beyond the borders of Haywood County.
“In normal years at Pisgah, we would be expecting anywhere to 13,000 to 15,000 fans from across Haywood County and across the region,” said Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers, a Pisgah graduate. “This is the best high school rivalry in the state.”
Last fall, the annual game was cancelled due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. It’s been rescheduled to the night of Feb. 26, however highly restrictive rules implemented by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association mean that an outdoor stadium that can comfortably accommodate more than 10,000 spectators will be limited to just 100.
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