SYRACUSE — High schools across New York state should know within the next few days whether they can hold sports this fall and what form those activities might take.

Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a press briefing on Wednesday that he expects to decide the fate of scholastic sports in the next week. Those athletics have been prohibited since the coronavirus shut down schools in the spring.

The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has pushed the start of fall season to Sept. 21, at the earliest. The NYSPHAA has also established a Plan B that would try to jam all three sports seasons into a post-Jan. 1 schedule.

It is also possible that some lower-risk sports could get the green light this fall while others, such as football, are delayed. Massachusetts adapted a similar plan on Wednesday, allowing for moderate risk sports to play during the fall season and higher risk sports, such as football, to play during a “floating season” to take place in the spring.

NYSPHSAA executive director Robert Zayas said he has been waiting for guidance from state officials before his group makes its next moves. A state coronavirus task force is due to meet again soon, perhaps as early as next week.

It’s unclear how much lead time schools and leagues will need to begin organizing for a Sept. 21 start, but it’s a massive undertaking with everything from schedules to facilities to the hiring of officials needing to be managed.

As of Wednesday, 16 states/regions had decided high school football will not be played this fall:

California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Virginia and Washington.