Denver Jewish Day School’s win over Community Christian Thursday night assured the school a spot in the Class 1A District 8 finals on Saturday.
Only one problem: the game was scheduled during the day on Saturday, smack dab in the middle of the Jewish Sabbath, which begins before sundown on Friday and ends after sundown Saturday.
So the school worked with CHSAA and had the game moved to 8 p.m. Saturday at Arvada Middle School.
“They were very understanding,” said Tigers coach Michael Foonberg.
It’s the first time in state history that a basketball game has been moved due to religious beliefs. Other district games around the state on Saturday tip off in the mid-to-late afternoon. Sundown will be around 5:45 p.m. on Saturday.