Valley Mustangs Forced to Withdraw from 8-Man Small Football Because of Low Numbers

As first reported by the Maine High School Football Page on Facebook, the Valley Mustangs have been forced to withdraw from the 8-Man Small Football Conference because of small numbers.  Their withdrawal comes just a day before their exhibition game against Waterville on Saturday, August 29th.

Valley only had 18 players last week, but were down to 11 players this week. That's not a safe number to play 8-man football, as it left them with only 3 players on the sidelines.

If they had played a regular season game and then had to cancel, they would be subject to the Maine Principals' Association guidelines indicating the program would be ineligible for varsity competition for two years.

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