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After a few weeks straight of fighting through games that came down to the wire, Saucon Valley was taken out behind the wood shed and beaten badly on Friday night. The Panthers did battle and the score was close for about half of the game. But, the wheels wobbled and they did eventually fall off. There weren’t a whole lot of Panther highlights, but we did find this “sprint draw” that did Saucon some good. Check it out!
Last week, the Saucon Valley high school football team lost in the final seconds against the Wilson Warriors. Friday night, the Panthers fell hard to Colonial League, preseason favorite Northwestern Lehigh. The Tigers overcame a sluggish start to dominate the Panthers. Northwestern eventually hit their stride to cruise to a 36-0 victory.
After last weekend’s setback, Saucon Valley (5-2) will continue their 2019 journey with a road trip to Northwestern Lehigh (6-1). Last week, the Panthers fell in the last seconds to the Wilson Warriors during a Saturday afternoon clash. This week, Saucon Valley will have the herculean task of stopping the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers on Friday night.
It was another nail-biter classic for Saucon Valley on Saturday against the Wilson Warriors. It took every minute of all four quarters to determine the winner. Saucon came up just a little short and the Panthers fell to a 5-2 record, but they are still alive in the District XI playoffs. The game against the Warriors was not all doom and gloom. Check out this gem!
The Panther football program has been making a living lately living on the edge. The past two weeks Saucon Valley was able to hold on for victory in a couple of tight games. Saucon survived to hold off the Northern Lehigh Bulldogs two weeks ago. Last week, the Panthers had to rally late to secure a homecoming victory against the Bangor Slaters. Saturday at Wilson, it was the Warriors that supplied the late game heroics in a very competitive battle.
Saucon Valley will hit the road this weekend for a rare Saturday afternoon, Colonial League clash. The Panthers (5-1), will travel to battle the surging Wilson Warriors (3-3). After last week’s homecoming nailbiter against Bangor, Saucon is expecting a four-quarter war against the Warriors as part of Wilson’s homecoming festivities.
For those of you who do not know yet, Saucon Valley Middle School librarian, Meredith Lesney and art teacher, Felicia Parish, have recently embarked on a literary journey into the world of writing and illustrating childrens books. Two weeks ago the artistic efforts of this dynamic duo have paid off as “Spaghetti and Meatball” hit the bookstore shelves courtesy of Hellertown’s Momosa Publishing.
It was another down-to-the-wire finish for the Saucon Valley Panthers in their 2019 Homecoming battle against the Bangor Slaters. The score was deadlocked at 21-21 and there was short time on the game clock. Saucon Valley needed a score to avoid an overtime scare. With the score being tied, it was time for Ty!
Another action-packed Homecoming came and went this past week in Saucon Valley. The bonfire and pep rally went off as scheduled. Thomas Spirk was named “King”, Talitha Diggs was confirmed as the 2019 Homecoming Queen and the Panther football team perilously treated the hometown crowd to a 28-21 victory over the visiting Bangor Slaters.
The Friday night, Homecoming lights will be burning bright in Saucon Valley as the Panthers (4-1), will play host to the Bangor Slaters (2-3). After last week’s thrilling victory over Northern Lehigh, Saucon is expecting a four-quarter slugfest against the Slaters.
