A winter storm that swept through Friday forced multiple cancelations and postponements of basketball games among local teams.

Natchez High School, Vidalia, Trinity Episcopal and Adams County Christian School were all scheduled to play district games, which will be rescheduled.

Ferriday, Monterey and Cathedral, meanwhile, all had games that were canceled.

“We have no control over the weather,” Natchez boys coach David Haywood said.

Haywood said Natchez would now have to wait until Jan. 17 to make up its game with Brookhaven. He also added that the decision was finalized between the athletic directors of both schools.

“We were looking forward to playing a game,” he said. “With the ability to reschedule, we wanted to make sure our student-athletes are safe, and with Brookhaven having to travel, this was a good decision all around.”

Vidalia is also looking to make an adjustment as it was scheduled to play Marksville in a District 3-3A matchup.

Robert Sanders, the coach for Vidalia’s boys team, noted that if school was dismissed early for weather reasons, no athletic events would take place.

Rescheduling Friday night’s game means that Vidalia will most likely have a heavy workload to come.

“I would rather not play three games in one week,” Sanders said. “We just compare it to playing in a tournament. Typically, we can’t do that, but because of conditions like these, the LHSAA will allow it.”

Cathedral was on the calendar to play Sacred Heart, a two-and-a-half hour drive to Hattiesburg.

“It was a unique circumstance with the weather that crept up on us,” Cathedral boys coach Matthew Hall said. “We started hearing throughout the state that schools were getting out early. We had a conference call with Sacred Heart, and decided not to risk it. It wasn’t even about us driving there, but about us driving back at night.”

Cathedral’s cancelation has now left the Green Wave with a space between Thursday’s 58-18 victory over Amite School Center and a district matchup against in-city rival ACCS Tuesday.

“A couple of kids came up to me and were upset because they wanted to play after a big win,” Hall said. “We would have really liked to have a game in between, but it just makes us more eager to get back on the court. Now they are just going to enjoy the weekend and get back to practice on Monday.”