Possible 'Friction' Leads To Cancellation Of NFA-Ledyard Games

NORWICH, CT — Basketball games scheduled for Monday night, Jan. 14, between Norwich Free Academy and Ledyard High School teams have been postponed due to potential "spectator friction," NFA officials announced.

The decision to postpone the varsity, junior varsity and freshmen games was reached jointly by both schools following information they received from law enforcement. The exact nature of the information was not disclosed.

Below is the school's announcement about the postponement. A make-up date has not been determined:

"With an abundance of caution and in the interest of public safety, tonight’s NFA-Ledyard basketball games (varsity, junior varsity, and freshmen) are postponed. Reports of potential spectator friction at tonight’s scheduled game provided by the Mashantucket Tribal Police Department and the Norwich Police Department have caused the schools to jointly postpone this evening’s game to a future undetermined date and time."

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