Montco's Springfield Township HS Cancels Football Season

Montgomery County's Springfield Township High School has cancelled their 2016 football season due to an insufficient number of players, according to a letter sent to parents on Monday.

The letter noted that officials had postponed making the decision in hopes that the team could recruit additional players from the student body. Ultimately, they said the decision to cancel the season was a safety issue. The decision was praised by StopCTE.org, a nonprofit focused on fighting brain diseases associated with excessive head trauma and concussions.

Springfield lost their only game of the year, a scrimmage against Octorara, 47-20 last Friday night.

The sad news for Springfield's players and staff will have consequences beyond the school district however. Several neighboring teams they were scheduled to play will now have altered schedules.

Springfield's regular season schedule included the following matchups:

• 9/2 @ Lower Moreland (Huntingdon Valley, Pa)
• 9/9 Germantown Academy (Fort Washington, PA)
• 9/16 @ Hatboro-Horsham (Horsham, PA)
• 9/23 @ Cheltenham (Wyncote, PA)
• 9/30 vs. Plymouth Whitemarsh (Plymouth Meeting, PA)
• 10/7 vs. Upper Moreland (Willow Grove, PA)
• 10/14 vs. Upper Dublin (Fort Washington, PA)
• 10/21 vs. Quakertown (Quakertown, PA)
• 10/28 vs. Wissahickon (Ambler, PA)

It's not yet clear whether these schools will schedule alternative games or take a bye week.

The high school is located on 1801 Paper Mill Road in Glenside. Their enrollment is under 800 students.

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