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Lightning delays start of Bishop Gorman-St. Thomas Aquinas on ESPN

The delay also affects St. John Bosco vs. Chaminade-Madonna, which will kick off at 5:33 p.m. PT/8:33 p.m. ET on ESPN2

Mike Swanson, SBLive Sports

Lightning in Florida has delayed the start of Bishop Gorman (Nevada) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas high school football on ESPN.
Lightning in Florida has delayed the start of Bishop Gorman (Nevada) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas high school football on ESPN. / GREG LOVETT/THE PALM BEACH POST / USA TODAY NETWORK

Bishop Gorman (Nevada) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Florida) should have started their high school football game on ESPN at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET Saturday, but lightning has delayed the start.

Update: As long as another bolt doesn't hit, the game is now scheduled to start at 1:55 p.m. PT/4:55 p.m. ET. St. John Bosco vs. Chaminade-Madonna is now scheduled to start at 5:33 p.m. PT/8:33 p.m. ET.

Officials can't start the game until 30 minutes after the most recent lightning strike, so the game between nationally ranked opponents on national television is in a holding pattern.

College Football Countdown is airing on ESPN while waiting for the weather to clear for the high school football game in South Florida.

Bishop Gorman is ranked No. 2 in the national SBLive/SI Top 25, while St. Thomas Aquinas is No. 21.

Live updates: Follow along for live updates from Bishop Gorman at St. Thomas Aquinas

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-- Mike Swanson | swanson@scorebooklive.com | @sblivesports

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Mike Swanson is the Trending News Editor for SBLive Sports. He's been in journalism since 2003, having worked as a reporter, city editor, copy editor and high school sports editor in California, Connecticut and Oregon.

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