On Friday, November 16th, Southern Lehigh’s football season came to an end. The Spartans lost to Central Catholic 0-23, after battling through a long and rough game, and took home silver as the District XI runner-up.
The win for the Central Catholic Vikings is the fourth consecutive District XI Class AAA title. Southern Lehigh’s record ended up as 8-4, which seemed impossible considering their 0-3 start of the season.
Despite the loss of the district championship, the Spartans have had a very successful season. A recent update on the Southern Lehigh Spartan Football Facebook page recapped the team’s numerous season highlights:
- August 24th: won game in Disney World against a Florida private school
- September 28th: knocked off Pen Argyl, the number seven team in the state
- October 26th: became a big ticket game of the week after 21-20 win over Palisades
- October-November: won two televised games against Pen Argyl and Bangor
- November 10th: won Southern Lehigh’s first ever home district playoff game against Bangor
- September-November: won eight straight games after starting 0-3
- November 16: held a player (Central Catholic running back Collin McDermott) with 37 touchdowns for the year to only one in the district championship game
As the seniors say their goodbyes, the underclassmen are ready to step up and hopefully make more history for the team, and for Southern Lehigh next year.