Football season starts with heat week

Belle Vernon Area quarterbacks Tanner Steeber and Braden Laux get some throws in during the first day of mandatory heat acclimation practices at James Weir Stadium on Monday.

By JEREMY SELLEW

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The official start of high school football season has arrived as local teams begin the PIAA’s mandatory heat acclimation practices as required prior to the start of training camps. According to the PIAA’s rule, a school must have 5 consecutive days of heat acclimatization prior to their first contact drills, which begin with the official start of training camp on Monday.

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