Virginia High School Team to Play All Road Games After Gunfire at Home

Petersburg High will play its entire 1992 football season on the road because gunshots at a home game last year frightened students and parents.

School Superintendent Willis B. McLeod said the school decided to abandon Cameron Field to ensure the safety of students and players. He also said the move was linked to poor ticket sales in recent years.

“It was not a decision reached easily,” McLeod said Wednesday.

No one was injured when a gun discharged at a home game Oct. 25. A boy under 18, whose name was not released, was arrested and charged with a weapons violation.

School officials hope a planned $500,000 sports stadium will be completed before the 1993 season.

“The School Board examined a number of options. It was the feeling that this is the best short-term solution,” McLeod said.