Friday, October 19, 2012

Mother Nature halts Vikings, Blue Eagles They'll return to Allentown at 6 p.m. Saturday with Vikings leading 27-21 and 7:15 to play.

http://www.mcall.com/sports/varsity/nazareth/mc-nazareth-cchs-football-1019-20121019,0,7720383.story FROM THE MORNING CALL After spending three-and-a-half quarters trying to beat each other on Friday night at J. Birney Crum Stadium, the Central Catholic and Nazareth football teams quickly learned they couldn't beat Mother Nature. A thunderstorm hit west Allentown about 9:15 p.m. with Central Catholic holding a 27-21 lead and seven minutes, 15 seconds left in the game. At the first sign of a lightning strike, the game was halted and the field and stadium were cleared after an announcement by P.A. announcer John Rosenberger. About 9:50 p.m. with the heavy rain and storm just starting to unleash, the athletic directors from both schools and stadium manager Scott Cooperman huddled in the fieldhouse area and decided to suspend the game with the resumption coming at 6 p.m. Saturday.

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