The first nine weeks of the high school football season across Southern Nevada had seen picture-perfect weather.

Then came Week 10 on Friday night. A powerful thunderstorm brought rain across the city and forced nearly all prep football action to be delayed due to lightning.

Most 6 p.m. games were delayed by nearly two hours, and nearly all of the games, including a handful of 7 o’clock games, started at 8 or later. Some games finished after 11 p.m.

“It had an effect, but not to the point where it’s a reason to not play well out of the gate,” Arbor View coach Sam Norris said. “The reason it has an effect is because, as athletes, we’re used to routine. We’re used to consistency.”

Arbor View’s 6 p.m. game against Green Valley was delayed by nearly an hour. The Aggies went on to win 42-17

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