By Tom Nader

Publisher and Editor

Waterloo High School’s football game on Friday, a Week 7 league matchup at McDonald, has been canceled following an announcement by the Waterloo Local School District.

Kyleigh Smith/Special to Portage Sports

The district announced the decision on Wednesday afternoon and cited low roster numbers for the cancellation.

“Our football team has shown resiliency throughout the year,” a statement released by the district said. “We assessed the overall physical health of the players following (last) Friday’s game. Our numbers were low, but we hoped to continue to play the upcoming game.

“Additional players throughout the week came forth unable to play this week,” the statement added. “We have decided it is best to cancel this upcoming Friday’s game against McDonald.”

After Week 6, the Vikings are 1-5 overall and 0-3 in the Mahoning Valley Athletic Conference. The team started the season with 20 players, but that number has dropped to the low teens.

However, the Vikings’ remaining regular-season games have not been canceled at this time. The district intends to review each future game on a weekly basis.

“We hope that the team will be able to play the remaining games on the schedule,” the district’s statement said.

McDonald will be awarded a forfeit win over Waterloo.