Sports
Football Still On; Powder Puff TBD
Hopatcong High School will still travel to Butler despite its fourth straight snow day.
No school? No problem for 's football team.
The Chiefs will take on Butler on the road at 6 p.m. Thursday despite Hopatcong enduring its fourth straight snow day due to power outages throughout the district.
Athletic Director Tom Vara said the teams moved kickoff up an hour since it was a school night. Butler High School will be open Thursday and Friday. He also said the schools discussed moving the game to Saturday night but stuck with Thursday.
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Thursday's game holds few implications for the Chiefs, who could be
Hopatcong (5-2) earned a playoff berth with last Friday's big win over Boonton—on the same night, it honored its 2001 championship team.
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Vara also said the high school's powderpuff football game, which was supposed to take place Wednesday night, will be postponed until school resumes. Click for photos of the 2010 game.
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