{"id":77373,"date":"2018-05-21T18:44:49","date_gmt":"2018-05-21T22:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=77373"},"modified":"2018-05-21T18:44:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-21T22:44:49","slug":"lehigh-valley-steelhawks-2018-home-opener-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=77373","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Steelhawks Recap &#038; Photos: May 20th 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.df-foto.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Photographs by Diane Fleischman<\/b><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?cat=2360\">Game Recap by Joe Scrizzi<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0The SteelHawks returned to PPL center on May 20th to take on the Columbus Lions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0The evening started off with the students from Lower Macungie Middle School Choir singing the National Anthem.\u00a0 These kids did a phenomenal job and received a standing ovation!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 It was a rocky start from the beginning for the SteelHawks with a fumble on 1st down. Lions took over putting points up first. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Yusef Reddick completes a catch and takes the ball in for a TD tying the game 6 &#8211; 6. Lions respond quickly with another touchdown, missing the extra point.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"su_carousel_69f45536c6550\" 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\/2018\/05\/DSC_7808r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7808r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7808r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7867r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7867r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7867r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7900r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7900r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7900r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7961r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7961r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7961r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7981r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7981r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7981r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7995r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_7995r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_7995r\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"su-carousel-slide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_8126r.jpg\" title=\"\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC_8126r-182x200.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_8126r\" \/><\/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<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">A tough sack in the end zone, Lions tack on 2 more points, Lions 14 &#8211; 6 with 6 minutes left in the 1st Qtr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lions close the Qtr. 28 &#8211; 12.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Second Qtr. was full of hard-hitting tackles and trading the ball back-and-forth. With just 4 minutes left before halftime, the SteelHawks were 3rd &amp; Goal trying to put more points up for the fans! Facemask penalty to QB Walton, now 1st &amp; Goal, third time is the charm, Walton runs the ball in for a Touchdown!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lions took charge and closed the 1st Half 42 &#8211; 18.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Both teams struggled in the 1st half making extra points, field goals and The Duece.<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Halftime Performances:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Great show put forth by the Precious Metal Jr. Dance Team. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Kudos to Pocono Mountain East Marching Band. There&#8217;s something about hearing High School bands, everyone gets into it!<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0Lions start the 2nd half off with tacking on another 7pts., bringing the score to 49 &#8211; 18. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Another headliner tonight was Leroy McClain who ran a pass in for a Touchdown with under 10 minutes left in the 3rd Qtr. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0 Throughout the game, SteelHawks Mascot Talon was cheering on the players and entertaining the crowd!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">3rd Qtr. closed at Lions 70 &#8211; SH 31. SteelHawks kept climbing the ladder, one rung at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Game ended:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lions &#8211; 77<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">SteelHawks &#8211; 38<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Key players for the SteelHawks tonight were: Walton, Reddick &amp; McClain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">2018 Season fans noticed a lot of New Players &amp; Coaching Staff.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">With continued practice, this team will find its groove and come together to bring home a Win for the Lehigh Valley!<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Go SteelHawks!!!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Next game: June 2, 7PM<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lvsteelhawks.com\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">For tickets and upcoming game information visit\u00a0http:\/\/lvsteelhawks.com\/schedule\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner3023'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/' target=\"_blank\" data-id='3023' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class='adkingprobanner sidebar banner7036'><a href='http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com' target=\"_blank\" data-id='7036' data-ga='{\"campaign\":\"\",\"banner\":\"\",\"implemented\":\"universal\",\"imp_action\":\"Impression\",\"click_action\":\"Click\"}'><img src='https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/inpostblank.jpg' alt='' \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?post_type=adverts_posts&p=7036\" class=\"read-more\">Click here to read more... <\/a>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":77383,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2290,69,2360],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diane-fleischman","category-in-the-valley","category-joe-scrizzi"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/steelhawks-5-20.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77373"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=77373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/77373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/77383"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=77373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=77373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=77373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}