Jim Thorpe High School to Become Road Warriors for 2011 High School Football Season

by Jeff Fisher
Pennsylvania High School Football Huddle

Jim Thorpe High School's nickname is the Olympians, however, this season school officials may want to think about changing it to the Road Warriors.

Why you ask?

Well, the school and town, which bears the name of the Olympic great Jim Thorpe will not play an "official" home football game this year.

School officials have decided that the team will play all of its home games at nearby Panther Valley High School's football field in Lansford this year while the team's regular home field undergoes repairs.

The Olympians will play Friday night "home games" on September 9th against Line Mountain, September 16th against North Schuylkill and October 7th against Minersville.  There will be two Saturday "home games" on October 15th against Mahanoy Area and October 22nd against Schuylkill Haven.

The Jim Thorpe School District will spend approximately $260,000 to completely refurbish its current football field that has had a drainage problem since opening 10 years ago.