Area Football: Lightning postpones Pequot vs. Perham

Pequot Lakes’ Maxx Schindel runs the ball Friday against Perham at Pequot Lakes. The game was delayed multiple times due to lightning and was called about 11 p.m. by the head official. At the start of the fourth quarter, it was Perham's ball on fourth and 3. The Patriots led the Yellowjackets 19-18. The game was set to resume 6 p.m. Monday. Kelly Humphrey/Brainerd Dispatch

By Jeremy Millsop

September 16, 2017 09:37 AM

Friday's Midwest Red Subdistrict game between host Pequot Lakes and Class 3A's seventh-ranked Perham Yellowjackets was officially called at 11:02 p.m. Friday because of lightning.

The game will restart at 6 p.m. Monday with Perham in possession of the ball with a fourth down and 2 at the Perham 34. It will be the start of the fourth quarter.

The game was postponed because of lighting around 9:30 p.m. and the skies continued to light up until the head official deemed it too unsafe for the players to come back onto a wet field after such a long delay.

The score is 19-18 with Pequot Lakes in the lead.

Perham 6 6 6

Pequot Lakes 7 12 0

First quarter

PL-Austin Young 30 pass from Blake Lane (Chase Larson kick) 7:08

PER-Ty Moser 40 pass from Jenson Beachy (run failed) 58.9

Second quarter

PL-Nathan Traut 56 run (pass failed) 10:52

PER-Beachy 11 run (pass failed) 3:25

PL-Traut 73 pass from Lane (run failed) 2:16

Third quarter

PER-Moser 22 run (run failed) 1:47