On Friday afternoon, Tamaqua announced they would be forfeiting their high school football game against North Schuylkill that was scheduled for Saturday..
Both teams had earned their spot in the District XI 3A Playoffs and were scheduled to meet at North Schuylkill at Saturday afternoon.
The Tamaqua Area School District's Athletic Director and Public Relations Coordinator, Michael Hromyak Jr., issued the following statement in regards to forfeit.
The Tamaqua Area High School will be forfeiting its District XI 3A football game against North Schuylkill due to a situation within the High School. The game was scheduled for Saturday, November 6th. No further information will be provided at this moment.The North Schuylkill Spartans move onto the District XI Championship 3A Champions versus the winner of Notre Dame Green Pond/Jim Thorpe.
The Spartans defeated both teams during the regular season.
We will have more information once Tamaqua releases more details.