"It helps immensely for us because we were looking at three district games in an eight-day span," Royal Palm Beach head coach Chuck Kenyon said.

Schools have been closed since Wednesday, as Milton approached Florida's west coast with a wide wind and rain field and an uncertain path through the center of the state. In an email to parents Tuesday evening, Superintendent Mike Burke said he was aiming to announce by Thursday night whether schools would reopen Friday.

With the state being hit by two hurricanes in a three-week period, the FHSAA has made the decision to extend the regular season until Nov. 8.

The high school football season will get an extra week due to the impacts of Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton; District games must be completed by Nov. 7th.