With classes not starting until next week in most area schools, Tuesday’s earthquake had little effect on high school sports, although many area teams were not allowed to practice in the afternoon. A few football teams lost scrimmages and some golf matches were postponed.

Anne Arundel and Howard County as well as Baltimore City canceled all afternoon activities after the earthquake hit just before 2 p.m. Practices went on as scheduled in Baltimore, Carroll and Harford counties.

Annapolis football coach Brian Brown said his team lost a scrimmage against Blake that cannot be rescheduled. Losing the scrimmage with less than two weeks to go before the season opener meant “a lot, because [Tuesday’s] scrimmage was a game scrimmage,” Brown said.

“Things like running kids on and off with the kicking team, lining up where they’re supposed to, you really need to go against someone else to get those things down. After a while, your defense looks good against your offense, so you want to play somebody else.”

Golf teams begin competition sooner than other fall teams, which cannot play their first games until Sept. 2, so there were a few postponements Tuesday afternoon. Carroll County supervisor of athletics James Rodriguez said a few matches involving Carroll and Frederick county teams were postponed, because Frederick County canceled all afternoon activities.

Although all local schools resumed their normal practice schedules Wednesday, after-school activities in Cecil County were canceled again. Classes were to begin Wednesday, but all schools were closed so the buildings could be inspected, according to the Cecil County Public Schools website. Schools will open Thursday instead.