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It was announced over the weekend that an individual associated with a Southern Lehigh School District cross country team recently tested positive for COVID-19, marking the second time a Spartan team has been implicated in a case of the disease this year.
What started as a much-anticipated showdown between the Saucon Valley Panthers (2-1) and the Northwestern Lehigh Tigers (4-1) did not disappoint either fanbase throughout the first half of play on Friday night in New Tripoli. However, what started as a competitive scrap turned lopsided and ugly as the the second-half unfolded.
On a soggy Friday night in Hellertown, twelve total touchdowns, 804 yards of offense, 41 first-downs and a halftime turnaround all added up to a thrilling, 42-41 victory for Saucon Valley.
If there were any doubts that the Saucon Creek football rivalry was dead, those doubts were erased on Friday night in a classic thriller. The Saucon Valley Panthers and Southern Lehigh Spartans went toe to toe in an exciting matchup of two neighboring communities. With a 34-33 final score, this cliffhanging showdown certainly did not disappoint.
After several delays to the start of their season because of COVID-19, the Saucon Valley varsity football team will finally hit the gridiron Saturday, five weeks after their first game was scheduled to be played.
The weather was perfect for soccer Thursday, but the ideal conditions didn’t help the Saucon Valley girls varsity team connect with the ball, as they attempted to score against the larger and more experienced Lady Spartans.
In a community update published on the school’s website Tuesday, the school said the positive test results resulted in the identification of a number of student-athletes across several Lehigh teams who were close contacts requiring quarantine.
Led by first-year head coach Chris Nagy, this year’s Saucon Valley boys soccer team understands it will not be a normal soccer season, but they have the dedication and commitment to rise to the occasion.
The Saucon Valley girls soccer team went head-to-head and toe-to-toe with the Salisbury Falcons on Wednesday, Sept. 23, in a game that was played on the Panthers’ home turf.
Following confirmation of two coronavirus cases–one in a high school student on Sept. 18 and another in a high school faculty member yesterday–Saucon Valley School District superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced Saturday that he has ordered the temporary closure of Saucon Valley High School.
A week after a student tested positive, a second case of coronavirus has been confirmed at Saucon Valley High School, district superintendent Dr. Craig Butler announced in an email to parents Friday.
