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Today’s edition · Sun., Nov. 8

Central Catholic heads to the semifinals; Lehigh wrestling falls to Virginia Tech

Plus, Lehigh football keeps first place and Walgreens opens a South Whitehall center.

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High School SportsTop story

Allentown Central Catholic shuts out Saucon Valley 24-⁠0 and moves on to the 4A semifinal

2019the last year the two teams met before Friday

Allentown Central Catholic and Saucon Valley had not played each other since then.

Source: PA Football News

If you follow the Vikings, you'll want to be at their next game. Allentown Central Catholic beat Saucon Valley 24-0 on Friday night, and the Vikings advance to the District 11 4A semifinal next week.

It was the first time since 2019 that the two schools met on the field. A long break, but the scoreboard looked familiar: PA Football News said the result was the same.

  • Next: 4A semifinal, next week
  • Edge: Vikings capitalized on Saucon Valley's mistakes
  • Final: 24-0, a Saucon Valley shutout

Allentown Central Catholic, Nazareth and Freedom all won Friday

WinnerScoreLoser
Allentown Central Catholic24-0Saucon Valley
Nazareth45-20Emmaus
Freedom19-17Easton

Source: Daily American

College Sports

Virginia Tech beats Lehigh wrestling 30-⁠6 in front of a sellout crowd at Stabler Arena

A sellout crowd of 5,814 at watched No. 5 Virginia Tech beat No. 12 Lehigh 30-6 on Friday night. The Hokies won eight bouts and scored bonus points in five of them.

Virginia Tech beat Lehigh 30-⁠6 on Friday night

  • Virginia Tech30
    Lehigh6
    FinalSellout crowd of 5,814 at Stabler Arena

Source: WFMZ

The headliner came at 141 pounds. Virginia Tech freshman Bo Bassett beat top-ranked Luke Stanich 13-9 in his college debut. Bassett went 170-0 with three PIAA Class 2A titles at Bishop McCort Catholic and is a three-time world champion. Not a bad way to start a college career.

  • Lehigh winners: Logan Rozynski at 157, Nathan Taylor at 285
  • Rozynski: 5-3 over Collin Gaj
  • Taylor: 6-0 over Jimmy Mullen

Friday's crowd was Lehigh's second largest for a non-Penn State home dual

Source: WFMZ

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Oklahoma State, 20055,828
Virginia Tech, 20265,814

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Football

Lehigh beat Colgate 33-7 on Saturday to keep sole possession of first place in the . Luke Yoder ran for 181 yards and two touchdowns and reached 48 career rushing touchdowns, a program record. Bay to Bay News

Pharmacy

Walgreens has opened a micro-fulfillment center at 4741 Chapmans Road in South Whitehall Township. It will support nearly 650 stores, including 55 in Pennsylvania. WFMZ

nearly 29 millionprescriptions a year the South Whitehall center is expected to process

It is Walgreens' fifteenth in the U.S.

Source: WFMZ

Flu shots

Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, partnered with Dorney Park on Saturday morning for free drive-through flu shots. The clinic, now in its 28th year, offered vaccines to all ages, including children 6 months and older. WFMZ

Semifinal

Top-seeded Nazareth will host fourth-seeded Freedom next Friday night in a Class 6A semifinal. Freedom beat Easton 19-17 in the quarterfinals. LehighValleyLive.comLehighValleyLive.com

Indoor soccer

The Lehigh Valley Spirits, the PPL Center's newest tenant, open their first MASL season in early December. They planned a free Orange and Black scrimmage for Saturday night. WFMZ

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Santa has the flu, and Mrs. Claus isn't letting him out of the house. That's the setup for "Up on the Housetop," a new holiday musical from Pines Dinner Theatre at the Shops at Cedar Point in Allentown. It runs Nov. 7 to Dec. 27, and someone has to fill Santa's shoes. Get well soon, Santa.

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Central Catholic heads to the semifinals; Lehigh wrestling falls to Virginia Tech

Plus, Lehigh football keeps first place and Walgreens opens a South Whitehall center.

The TLDR

  1. Allentown Central Catholic shuts out Saucon Valley 24-0
  2. Virginia Tech tops Lehigh wrestling 30-6 before 5,814 fans
  3. Which playoff game will you catch next week?
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