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Following the confirmation of two additional coronavirus cases at Saucon Valley High School and the closure of the school for 14 days based on Pennsylvania Department of Education guidelines, the district’s athletic department announced Monday that all team-related athletic activities have been canceled through Nov. 15.
It was a Thursday night Covid contingency game that allowed the Saucon Valley Panthers to host their 2020 Senior Night. The post-season game was generously agreed to by Salisbury and scheduled on a whim after the Panthers were subjected to the second, two-week quarantine of their roller-coaster season. Even though the Panthers were able to play, the Salisbury Falcons left Hellertown with 43-22 victory.
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.
Saturday’s varsity football showdown between the Saucon Valley Panthers and the Bangor Area Slaters was literally months in the making, due to several postponements related to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Saucon Valley Panthers got to play a football game Saturday night at Montford E. Illick Stadium on Saturday night. The stands were empty, but after missing almost two full weeks of practice due to a positive COVID test in which the entire football team was required to quarantine, Saucon Valley finally was able to take the field against the Bangor Slaters. With all the high hopes and excitement that a new season brings, Saucon’s football future was finally under way. However, with only two days of practice after the prolonged layoff, the Panthers struggled to find any sort of consistent rhythm. Saucon Valley was far from a fine-tuned machine.
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.
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.
