Fort Pierce high school football team hosts senior night early in face of uncertainty

John Carroll Catholic Highschool is taking a break from tradition to host its first senior night at the beginning of the season on Friday.

HAPPENING RIGHT NOW, SOME BIGPLANS ARE UNDERWAY AS ONELOCAL HIGH SCHOOL PREPEARES TOHONOR ITS STUDENT ATHLETES WHOARE ALL IN THEIR FINAL YEAR.JOHN CARROLL CATHOLIC ISTAKING A BREAK FROM TRADITIONAND IS LOOKING TO CELEBRATEITS VARSITY FOOTBALL TEAM ANDCHEERLEADERS AT THE BEGINNINOF THE SEASON.ITS SENIOR NIGHT..

AND WPTVNEWS CHANNEL 5'S KAMRELEPPINGER JOINS US NOW LIVEWITH A PREVEIW AHEAD OFTONIGHTS BIG GAME.ITS NO SECRET SENIOR NIGHTSARE TYPICALLY HELD AT THE ENDOF THE SEASON FOR HIGHSCHOOLSPORTS BUT OF COURSE THINGSARE A BIT DIFFERENT THIS YEARDUE TO THE PANDEMIC.SO THIS EVENING IN ITS FIRSTHOME GOME OF THE SEASON THERAMS WILL BE HOSTING ITSSENIOR NIGHT.

WITH SO MUCHINCERTAINTY SURROUNDING THISYEAR THIS IS REALLY ANOPPORUNITY TO MAKE SURSENIORS ARE RECOGNIZED ANDHONORED FOR ALL OF THEIR HARWORK AND DEDICATION.

HEADCOACH AND ATHLETIC DIRECTORMICKEY GROODY (GREW- DEE) SAYSWITH ALL THE CRAZINESS OF THEYEAR HE WANTED TO MAKE SUREHIS KIDS RECEIVED A SPECIALCELEBRATION.

ONE OF THOSE BEINGHONORED TONIGHT WILL BE HISQUARTERBACK JAY ALLEN --- WHOHAS BEEN WITH GROODY EVERYSTEP OF THE WAY."ÃITI TRY TO SAY ITS NOT GOING TOBE OR ACT LIKE IT IS BUT HISWHOLE GROUP HAS BEEN THEFOUNDATION.

THEYALL HERE SINCE ILAID THE FOUNDATION FOR WHATWE ARE DOING.

I THINK WE AREPUTTING SOMETHING TOGETHERREAL SPECIAL HERE AT JOHNCARROLL."THE FESTIVITIES WILL BEGINDURING HALFTIME AT TONIGHTSVARISTY FOOTBALL AGAINSTOKEECHOOEE HIGHSCHOOL KICK OFFIS SET FOR 7 O CLOCK... AND OFCOURSE OUR PARTNERS AT ESPN106.3 WILL BRING US HIGHLIGHTSTONIGHT ON WPTVA CHANGE OF PLAN