"The neighborhood is a tougher neighborhood and there are some things going on," Johnson said. Johnson said the decision to not play home games in the playoffs was already made before Saturday's shooting. On Saturday, another shooting near the football field sent a man to the hospital. 30, Sto-Rox High School/Middle School was shut down for a while because of a shooting near the school. There was a shooting near the field during an all-star game in June. Shootings have occurred near Sto-Rox's field the past few months. Sto-Rox also was supposed to play at home against Carlynton in the regular-season finale this past Friday, but the game was played at Carlynton, per Sto-Rox's request. "The school administration and police kind of got together and decided it would be best to not have any home games," said LaRoi Johnson, Sto-Rox football coach and athletic director.Įarlier this year, Sto-Rox moved a home game against Avonworth to Avonworth's stadium because of some "altercations" near the Sto-Rox field and school a week earlier, Johnson said. Police were involved in the decision to relocate games. Instead, Sto-Rox will play Shady Side Academy in a Class 2-A first-round game Friday at Peters Township. If Sto-Rox won the game, it should play another home game in the quarterfinals.īut Sto-Rox informed the WPIAL last week that it will not play host to any playoff games because of worries about security in and around the stadium, which sits behind Sto-Rox High School in McKees Rocks. Sto-Rox is undefeated and won its conference in WPIAL Class 2-A, which should've earned the Vikings a home game in the first round of the playoffs. Concerns about security will make the Sto-Rox High School football team road warriors in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League playoffs.
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