DIRECTLY AFFECTING SOMEONE ELSE. WE HAVE NOT EVEN HAD OUR THREE WEEK BOUNCE BECAUSE OF THANKSGIVING YET. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER ONE AFTER CHRISTMAS. THESE TIMES ARE VERY SERIOUS. THAT’S WHERE WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE VACCINE AND TAKE IT. TWO DOSES, NOT ONE. I KNOW YOU HEAR ME. GINA: MEDICAL EDITOR, DR. HERBERT. ALWAYS GOOD INFORMATION. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, EMAIL [email protected]. THE LARGEST GROUP OF CHILD DOCTORS IN THE NATION HAVE UPDATED THEIR GUIDANCE ON FACE COVERINGS FOR KIDS IN SPORTS. THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS NOW RECOMMENDS YOUNG ATHLETES WEAR MASKS AND FACE COVERINGS IN GAMES. THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS, LIKE SWIMMERS. COVID-19 HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A GAME-CHANGER. LITERALLY. SHAY O’CONNOR IS LIVE TONIGHT WITH WHY ONE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL WON’T BE PLAYING THEIR PLAYOFF GAME. REPORTER: SOUTH PLAQUEMINES HIGHSCHOOL WOULD HAVE HAD THEIR PLAYOFF GAME TONIGHT, BUT HAD TO FORFEIT THE GAME. A PLAYER TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. THE COACH TELLS ME THE ENTIRE SCHOOL REMAINS HOPEFUL. >> JUST HAD TO SHUT DOWN THE SEASON. IT IS TOUGH AFTER ALL OF THE LONG HOURS AND PRACTICES, THE BLOOD, SWEAT, AND TEARS. DURING THE PANDEMIC, YOU CAN’T TAKE SOMEONE’S HEALTH FOR GRANTED. REPORTER: LYLE FITTE, THE HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT SOUTH PLAQUEMINES HIGH, SPEAKING OUT ON A SEASON INTERRUPTED. >> IT IS NO ONE’S FAULT, IT IS JUST WHAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH IN THIS COUNTRY. REPORTER: AFTER A PLAYER TESTED POSITIVE THIS WEEK FOR COVID-19. AS A RESULT, EVERY COACH, ALONG WITH EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM, ARE NOW IN QUARANTINE. FRIDAY, THEY WOULD HAVE PLAYED MANY HIGH SCHOOL IN A PLAYOFF GAME. >> IT IS UNTIMELY THAT WE FACE THIS. EVERYONE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING RIGHT NOW. REPORTER: THIS AS COVID-19 CASES CONTINUE RISING IN OUR REGION AND SCHOOLS. FRANK DAGGS JR A FOOTBALL COACH AT MCDONOGH 35 SAYS THE PANDEMIC AS A WHOLE HAS GREATLY IMPACTED FOOTBALL SEASON AND RECRUITMENT FOR SENIORS. >> COLLEGE COACHES COME DOWN IN APRIL AND MAY TO EVALUATE TALENT. THEY WEREN’T ABLE TO COME. WE USUALLY GO TO CAMPS IN JUNE, JULY. THEY DIDN’T HAVE ANY CAMPS THIS YEAR. THAT MADE IT VERY HARD. REPORTER: HE SAYS UNFORTUNATELY, A LOT OF GOOD TALENT HAS BEEN OVERLOOKED THIS YEAR. HE HAD A MESSAGE FOR SENIOR PLAYERS. >> THEY WILL HAVE TO GET IN WHERE THEY FIT IN. IF THEY HAVE AN OFFER, THEY BETTER HURRY UP AND COMMIT RIGHT NOW. IF THEY ARE WAITING ON ANOTHER OFFER, IT MAY OR MAY NOT BE THERE. REPORTER: FOR THOSE HOPING TO BE THE VICTORS FRIDAY NIGHT, IT IS BITTERSWEET. >> WE WERE ABLE TO AT LEAST END ON A GREAT NOTE BY WINNING THE FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF GAME. HOPEFULLY NEXT YEAR, WE CAN LOOK BACK AT THIS AND SAY WE HAVE GROWN, AND WE HAVE REALLY BENEFITED FROM COVID. REPORTER: COACH FITTE SAYS HE WISHES THE OTHER TEAM THE BEST. HE SAYS IT SHOULD BE A MESSAGE FOR EVERY PLAYER TO ALWAYS PLAY EACH GAME AS IF IT IS YOUR LAS