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Fire ants delay SC high school football game
Referee decided the field was unplayable
Updated: Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011, 10:12 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011, 10:12 AM EDT
NEESES, S.C. (AP) — Football games have been postponed by heavy rains, lightning, power outages: and now, fire ants.
A game in South Carolina was postponed Friday after the referee decided the field was unplayable because of fire ants. Referee Steve Hook says he found 15 to 20 large active fire ant mounds shortly before the game.
Hook says he was worried about players, coaches and officials. Bruce Hulion with the South Carolina High School League says officials properly handled the safety issue.
The home team, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, tried digging up the ant piles and pouring salt on them before the game was postponed. One fan offered to bring fire-ant poison.
The field was deemed ready Monday night. Calhoun County beat the home team 19-8.
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