The situation still doesn't look good for the Gilman-DeMatha football game.

The contest was scheduled to be played at the neutral site of Cardinal Gibbons tonight at 7 p.m. But the storm that hit the area Friday left the Gibbons field unplayable. So they went to the backup plan of moving the game to Gilman on Saturday at 1 p.m. But the rains have caused just as many problems there.

Gilman athletic director Tim Holley said at about 5 p.m. that they could play the game Saturday, but it could do a lot of damage to their field. He wasn't optimistic about the chances of getting the game in when talking before lunch time and still didn't feel too confident later in the day. The final decision should be made by around 8 a.m. Saturday.

"I'm not optimistic, but who knows what could [happen] overnight," Holley said.

Holley said both team's coaches have talked about this situation at length and agreed this is the best course of action. If Gilman, for example, moved the game back to Monday, that wouldn't work since the Greyhounds have to play Thursday because of Rosh Hashanah. Teams don't want to play two games in four days.

"Both coaches have talked about it and are in complete agreement," Holley said.

If the game is canceled Saturday, then it won't be played at all. Holley said this is a non-conference game, and there's nowhere else to put it. Simply put, both schools have their hands tied on this one.

Stay tuned tomorrow morning for updates.

-- Jeff Seidel