Saddleridge fire in Southern California forces high school football games to be postponed, cancelled (updates)

A wildfire that started near Sylmar Thursday night has quickly burned nearly 8,000 acres and forced thousands of evacuations in Los Angeles County.

Several high school athletic events -- including multiple football games scheduled for Friday night -- have been cancelled or postponed due to the Saddleridge fire. The games listed below will not be played Friday or on their originally scheduled dates. If there is a makeup date or cancellation, it is listed. We will keep this list updated.

Football games postponed or cancelled

John Muir vs. Burbank - Rescheduled for Monday, Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. at Burroughs High School

San Fernando vs. Kennedy

Granada Hills vs. El Camino Real

Reseda vs. Sylmar

Arleta vs. Monroe

Cleveland vs. Birmingham - CANCELLED

Alemany vs. Loyola - CANCELLED

Taft VS. Chatsworth

Poly vs. North Hollywood

Chatsworth vs. Taft

Grant vs. Chavez - Rescheduled for Monday, 4 p.m.

Viewpoint vs. Campbell Hall - Rescheduled for Saturday, 7 p.m. at Calabasas

Glendale vs. Crescenta Valley

Venice vs. Palisades - Rescheduled for Monday, 4 p.m.

Chaminade vs. Bishop Amat - Rescheduled for Saturday, 7 p.m.

Oak Park vs. Brentwood - Rescheduled for Saturday, noon

Saugus vs. Golden Valley - Rescheduled for Saturday, 7 p.m. at Canyon High School

Cross Country

ALERT! This weekend's Santa Clarita Invitational at Castaic Lake has been postponed until next Saturday (Oct. 19) due to the fires currently in the region. There were 69 teams and close to 2,000 athletes scheduled for this weekend's meet. #FireSzn
— Rich Gonzalez (@PrepCalTrack) October 11, 2019

Girls Volleyball

Girls Volleyball: 2019 Sylmar Invitational Tournament Scheduled For Tomorrow 10/12 Has Been Postponed Until Saturday, October 19th Due To Fires & Poor Air Quality. Tournaments 4 Locations Are Sylmar, San Fernando, Poly & Kennedy. 40 Teams Were Scheduled To Participate. @CIFLACS
— Rene Lopez (@renelopez19) October 11, 2019