Fox Chapel parents disappointed after football team's coaching staff asks for mercy against Pine

Fox Chapel parents voiced disappointment after the team's coaching staff asked Pine-Richland for mercy ahead of Friday's game.

In a letter written by Pine-Richland's coach to the school's community, the decision to shorten the game was made after numerous conversations with Fox Chapel Athletics. Rather than four 12-minute quarters, only the first quarter would be 12 minutes long, with the other quarters being eight minutes long with a running clock in the second half.

"I am sure this was not an easy request, but understand how taxing, both physically and mentally, lack of success on the field can be," the letter from Pine-Richland coach Jon LeDonne said.

Fox Chapel came into Friday's game with a 2-3 record. The letter explained that a shortened game would keep players safe and ensure th