Brownsville-Mt. Pleasant football game canceled
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Friday, October 8, 2021 | 2:34 PM
Latrobe’s Drake Clayton attempts to run the ball against Mt. Pleasant defense Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 at Memorial Stadium in Latrobe.
The Brownsville at Mt. Pleasant football game scheduled for Friday night has been canceled and will be ruled a no contest by the WPIAL.
Brownsville told Mt. Pleasant it does not have enough players to compete due to covid-19 concerns.
No. 4-ranked Mt. Pleasant will not pursue another opponent on late notice for Friday night or Saturday, athletic director Chris Brunson said. The Vikings (4-2, 2-0) will wait until next week to play when they travel to No. 5 Elizabeth Forward for a key Class 3A Interstate Conference game.
Brownsville is 0-5 overall and 0-3 in conference play.
Tonight's home football game against Brownsville has been cancelled. Brownsville does not have enough players to play. Homecoming will be moved to the next home game against South Park in 2 weeks.Homecoming dance is still on for tomorrow. @WestmorelandSN @BillBeckner @wpial7
— Mount Pleasant Area Athletics (@VikingNation_MP) October 8, 2021
Tonight’s football game vs. Brownsville has been canceled. Brownsville canceled due to COVID concerns within its program.
— Mt. Pleasant Area HS (@MPAVikings) October 8, 2021
Bill Beckner Jr. is a TribLive reporter covering local sports in Westmoreland County. He can be reached at bbeckner@triblive.com.
Tags: Brownsville, Mt. Pleasant
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