Question about makeup games

[MB Hog]

With the conference tournaments around the corner, I'm curious about the requirements for makeup games.  For example, the PA vs. Maumelle games were cancelled for weather last Friday (although the rain never came) and rescheduled for this Wednesday.  Now the forecast for Wednesday looks pretty iffy and it seems likely the games won't be played.

Is it a requirement that these games get played before the conference tournaments start on Saturday (for 5A Central anyway).  Both teams are 5A, but PA is Central and Maumelle is West... but with the new crossover schedules during the regular season, I don't know which games "must" be played.

What is the rule in this case?  Thanks!

[sevenof400]

While my answer is certainly not definitive, it is my understanding that combined classification district games NEED NOT be played prior to the start of the conference tournaments.  Since play in the CCD has little to no effect on the seeding process for a conference tournament, these games are not required to be played. 

The downside of this is that a team may miss an opportunity for a victory that could raise (or lower) their seeding for the conference tournament, but that is on the individual teams.   
Theoretically speaking, a conference could simply choose to seed itself using whatever basis it wanted to determine the seeding. This is one of the many downsides with respect to combined classification district play. 

[MB Hog]

While my answer is certainly not definitive, it is my understanding that combined classification district games NEED NOT be played prior to the start of the conference tournaments.  Since play in the CCD has little to no effect on the seeding process for a conference tournament, these games are not required to be played. 

The downside of this is that a team may miss an opportunity for a victory that could raise (or lower) their seeding for the conference tournament, but that is on the individual teams.   
Theoretically speaking, a conference could simply choose to seed itself using whatever basis it wanted to determine the seeding. This is one of the many downsides with respect to combined classification district play.

Thanks, Seven!