High School Sports

Centre County schools lit up football stadiums to honor COVID-19 fighters and Class of 2020

High schools around the state lit up their scoreboards Friday night from 8:20 to 8:40 (20:20 in military time) to honor the 2020 class and support everyone on the front line of the fight against COVID-19.

The scoreboards displayed a score of 20-20 to recognize the outgoing senior class and a down and distance of 4th-and-19 to signify COVID-19 being on its “final down.”

Supporters were also encouraged to show their support from home by turning on their porch lights and sounding noise makers and shaking pompoms.

Here are scenes from the schools that participated in Centre County.

This story was originally published April 17, 2020 at 9:27 PM.

Jon Sauber
Centre Daily Times
Jon Sauber covers Penn State football and men’s basketball for the Centre Daily Times. He earned his B.A. in digital and print journalism from Penn State and his M.A. in sports journalism from IUPUI. His previous stops include jobs at The Indianapolis Star, the NCAA, and Rivals.
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