St. Frances football’s national showdown game against Florida power IMG Academy will not be played Friday night as originally scheduled. Instead, the game between two of the country’s top high school teams will be played Dec. 10 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, according to multiple reports.

IMG athletics released a statement on Wednesday that the game is not being played as scheduled, and St. Frances coach Messay Hailemariam confirmed the report to The Baltimore Sun.

The date change is reportedly to increase the game’s exposure as it’s expected to be shown live on a national broadcast.

St. Frances (8-1) and IMG Academy (9-0) are ranked No. 1 and No. 2, respectively, in Sports Illustrated’s National High School Football Power 25 Rankings. St. Frances is also ranked No. 1 by MaxPrep

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