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End of an era: Weber School District discontinuing junior high football program

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WEBER COUNTY, Utah — Junior High football Is a unique experience for Weber School District students, said Steven Barela, Wide Receivers and Defensive Backs Coach for South Ogden Junior High.

After forming a committee this past fall, the school district decided that the steady decline in interest proved that it wasn’t feasible to continue the program, said Lane Findlay, Community Relations and Safety Specialist. Last year, around 350 students played junior high football; this year, just over 200 played, said Findlay. Weber was the only school district left in Utah to still have a junior high football program.

With the program no longer continuing this fall, all the junior high players will go back to Little League until they get to high school, said Barela.

 

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