Sto-Rox cancels football game 3 hours before kickoff

By: Chris Harlan
Friday, September 11, 2020 | 4:27 PM

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A few hours before kickoff, Sto-Rox canceled its season-opening football game.

Vikings coach and athletic director LaRoi Johnson wrote on Twitter shortly after 4 p.m. Friday that their game at Carlynton was canceled but provided no other details. Around that same time, Carlynton athletic director Nate Milsom received an email from Johnson saying only “we will need to cancel today’s contest.”

The cancellation was not related to covid-19.

Tha game was declared a forfeit awarding Carlynton the win, WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said.

“It’s really disappointing after everything that they’ve been through,” Milsom said, “and not just the team, but the cheerleaders, the band, everyone. … To get the rug taken out from under us 3 hours before kickoff is kind of disheartening for everyone.”

Johnson couldn’t be immediately reached.

Sto-Rox was the sixth WPIAL football team to cancel its season opener following Kiski Area, Mt. Lebanon, Peters Township, Seneca Valley and Serra Catholic. The five other cancellations were because of covid-19 concerns.

Tonights Carlynton game will be cancelled today.

— LaRoi Johnson (@Chise89) September 11, 2020

Chris Harlan is a TribLive reporter covering sports. He joined the Trib in 2009 after seven years as a reporter at the Beaver County Times. He can be reached at charlan@triblive.com.

Tags: Carlynton, Sto-Rox