EPHRATA, Pa. — Update, 2:45 p.m. (Sept. 24): Late Friday afternoon, the York School District announced Friday night's game against Spring Grove -- which was to be where the FOX43 High School Football Frenzy was broadcast from this week -- had been postponed.
Update, 9:30 a.m. (Sept. 23): A third Central PA high school game has been canceled this week, as York Catholic announced its Homecoming Game against Biglerville, set for Friday night, has been called off. Catholic will instead have a Homecoming soccer game instead, its athletic department said.
Update: A second Central PA football game has been cancelled this week -- the Mid-Penn clash between Steelton-Highspire and Upper Dauphin, scheduled for Friday, has been called off due to COVID-19 concerns at UD.
The Rollers are attempting to find a new opponent for Week 5.
Previously
Friday night's Lancaster-Lebanon League game between Columbia and Ephrata has been canceled, the Mountaineers announced Monday on Twitter.
The game had been scheduled to take place Friday night at Ephrata's War Memorial Field, and was one of the tastier matchups on this week's L-L League docket -- a battle between two of the top teams in their respective sections, both of whom are off to 3-1 starts.
But Ephrata Football's Twitter account announced Monday that the game was off. There was no explanation given for the cancellation, though roughly a dozen games across Central PA this season have been called off due to COVID-19 concerns.
Fortunately, Ephrata will still be in action Friday night. The Mountaineers (3-1) will host the Berks Inter-County League's Daniel Boone (2-2) at 7 p.m. instead.
The Blazers had an open date on their schedule, allowing them to take the date with Ephrata.
Last week, a total of seven games across Central Pennsylvania were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. Only two of the teams involved in those games were able to find new opponents.