Snow and ice set up a busy day Saturday

The official word came around noon that district games tonight at Farmington and Perryville are off. That sets up Class 4 district semifinals for girls teams are at 6 and 7:30 p.m. Friday night at both sites.

Championships are now set for Saturday at Farmington (boys at 1 p.m., girls at 2:30) and at Perryville (girls at 2, boys at 6), along with Class 5 district finals Friday night at Jackson (boys at 6, girls at 7:30).

That's a schedule based on the assumption that the snow and ice will begin to taper off early Friday as predicted. If roads are still slick late Friday, all bets are off.

As it stands, the lineup for Saturday includes championships at Farmington and Perryville, along with district openers for Southeast Missouri teams in Classes 1 to 3 at Chaffee, Greenville, Holcomb, Mansfield, Portageville, Van Buren and Zalma.