The La Salle-Peru at United Township football game was postponed Friday due to inclement weather and will be resumed at 1 p.m. Saturday.

The Panthers led 16-15 with 9:44 left in the second quarter. United Township senior Isaiah Navarrete scored on a 9-yard run and added the two-point conversion just before the game was stopped due to lightning at 7:38 p.m.

A few minutes later, it began to rain. After a period of heavy rain and lightning, the rain stopped, but lightning continued until it was decided to postpone the game shortly after 9 p.m.

L-P got on the board first with a 1-yard TD run by quarterback Marion Persich with 6:41 left in the first quarter, but United Township responded immediately when Navarrete broke off a 70-yard TD run on the Panthers’ first play of the ensuing drive.

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