{"id":44734,"date":"2017-09-02T21:50:57","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T01:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=44734"},"modified":"2017-09-02T22:28:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T02:28:46","slug":"lehigh-falls-villanova-tight-contest-open-2017-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=44734","title":{"rendered":"LEHIGH FALLS TO VILLANOVA IN A TIGHT CONTEST TO OPEN THE 2017 SEASON &#8211; Photos by: John DelGrosso"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/john.delgrosso.photography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Photos by: John DelGrosso<\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>TEAM\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>\u00a01ST<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>2ND\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>3RD\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>4TH\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Final\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Villanova\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a021<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a07<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>\u00a03<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>38<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Lehigh<\/span> <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>14<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>7<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>The Villanova Wildcats were able withstand a second half rally by the Lehigh Mountain Hawks to win the season opener at Lehigh\u2019s Goodman Stadium. Lehigh got within three points with 4:58 left in the game but Villanova was able to hang on to the ball and run the clock out.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f20dd4180bc\" class=\"su-carousel su-carousel-centered su-carousel-pages-yes su-carousel-responsive-yes su-lightbox-gallery\" style=\"width:100%\" data-autoplay=\"3000\" data-speed=\"600\" data-mousewheel=\"true\" data-items=\"2\" data-scroll=\"1\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slides\"><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/5-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"5 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/4-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-14\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/20-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"20 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-15\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/21-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"21 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/22-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-16\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/22-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"22 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-17\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/23-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"23 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/24-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-18\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/24-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"24 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/26-1-of-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-19\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/26-1-of-1-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"26 (1 of 1)\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-nav\"><div class=\"su-carousel-direction\"><span class=\"su-carousel-prev\"><\/span><span class=\"su-carousel-next\"><\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-pagination\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<h3>To keep up with all of the action this season be sure to follow Lehigh Football online.<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LehighUniversityFootball\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LehighUniversityFootball<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LehighFootball\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/LehighFootball<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Lehigh_Sports\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/Lehigh_Sports\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Mountain Hawks Football Schedule<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lehighsports.com\/schedule.aspx?path=football\">http:\/\/www.lehighsports.com\/schedule.aspx?path=football<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by: John DelGrosso \u00a0TEAM\u00a0 \u00a01ST 2ND\u00a0 3RD\u00a0 4TH\u00a0 Final\u00a0 \u00a0Villanova\u00a0 \u00a07 \u00a021 \u00a07 \u00a03 38 Lehigh 7 7 14 7 35 The Villanova Wildcats were able withstand a second &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=44734\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">LEHIGH FALLS TO VILLANOVA IN A TIGHT CONTEST TO OPEN THE 2017 SEASON &#8211; Photos by: John DelGrosso<\/span> <span 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