I just need an outside opinion

So here's a story

So recently some of my friends (and my mom) convinced me to ask one of my guy friends to the sweethearts dance, I agreed cause I lowkey like him, so I was talking to my 2 friends who know him well and my brother who knows him (because of wrestling) and we were talking about it and it occurred to my friend who does stats and my brother that if I asked him he probably won't be able to go (our school won state title or something I went and I still can't remember) because that weekend they have a wrestling tournament. My brother confirmed that they did have one that weekend. Now they do allow athletes and there dates to show up late because meets and games happen, but the thing is this is a state tournament so my brother and my friend don't know how long it could last it could go really late, which I'm fine with if he can't go. So I was really reconsidering asking him cause obviously I already knew the answer. My friends have convinced me that I should still ask him, so I was on board with that, I wanted to do it in person, but I'm a huge fucking pussy so I didn't go through with it, I hate having to text him--really snapchat him cause I never got his number-- I feel like an ass for doing it this way I was gonna ask him after class today but I couldn't bring it up or talk to him alone, my brother and friends have told me they're sure he'd say yes--also even know I like him I want to go as friends to see him in a different setting than school if you get me on this-- my brother said I could wait till Monday, but the problem is I already waited till the week before, basically I'm terribly worried cause I know what the answer is gonna be.

But I need an honest opinion form all of you on here if it's an ass move to ask him over social media, I feel bad, but like since I still sorta like him it makes it harder. We're pretty good friends, we've spent a lot of time in class together, hang out during field trips for the art class were in together, and him, my other friend and I are all working in an art project together. I just wish I could have just asked him in person, but again I'm a pussy and can't man up.

Anyways thanks for reading this long ass story about a strangers problems and maybe giving advice to me who can't work out her feelings or just man up about these things.