• The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Scranton School district lights up athletic fields at Scranton High School in honor of spring sports athletes who season were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Old Forge School District lit up Old Forge High School Veterans Memorial Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Old Forge School District lit up Old Forge High School Veterans Memorial Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Old Forge School District lit up Old Forge High School Veterans Memorial Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Old Forge School District lit up Old Forge High School Veterans Memorial Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • The Old Forge School District lit up Old Forge High School Veterans Memorial Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • Valley View School District lit up Valley View's John F. Henzes / Veterans Memorial Football Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • Valley View School District lit up Valley View's John F. Henzes / Veterans Memorial Football Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • Valley View School District lit up Valley View's John F. Henzes / Veterans Memorial Football Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • Valley View School District lit up Valley View's John F. Henzes / Veterans Memorial Football Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

  • Valley View School District lit up Valley View's John F. Henzes / Veterans Memorial Football Stadium in honor of spring sports athletes who seasons were cut because of coronavirus on Friday, April 17, 2020. Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer

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Local schools light up Friday

| Apr 18, 2020 | HS Sports

Lackawanna League schools lit up their scoreboards and stadiums Friday night to honor student-athletes who had their seasons cut short because of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the doctors, nurses, paramedics and other essential workers who are fighting the virus.
Scores on the scoreboards read 20-20 to honor the class of 2020. The football down panel was set to fourth and the yards to go at 19 to signal COVID-19 was on its final down.

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Conor Foley goes beyond the box score with in-depth coverage of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Yankees. He has worked at The Times-Tribune since graduating from University of Scranton in 2011, and he has covered the RailRiders since 2017. Contact: cfoley@timesshamrock.com; 570-348-9125; or @railridersTT