HARRISBURG, Pa. — Defense lawyers in Jerry Sandusky’s child sex-abuse trial yesterday asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a delay, quickly appealing a same-day rejection from a lower court ahead of next week’s scheduled start date.

A person familiar with the defense’s court filing told the AP Sandusky’s lawyers made the appeal yesterday afternoon, a couple of hours after a Superior Court panel issued a one-paragraph order denying the former Penn State assistant football coach’s petition seeking its review of the matter.