By John Estridge
COVID-19 is an ever-changing opponent, and apparently Franklin County High School athletics is learning about that.
Due to close contact with a person who tested positive for the virus the Wildcat football team has canceled its next two games: at home against Lawrenceburg Friday night, September 18, and at Greensburg, next Friday night, September 25.
Also, girls soccer matches have been canceled until Saturday’s encounter at home versus Lawrenceburg. Matches canceled include: Monday, September 14 at Batesville, Tuesday, September 15 at Rushville, and Thursday, September 17 at home versus Richmond.
The reason for that is also close contact.
The boys soccer has canceled all this week’s matches and will see what will happen next week. That reason is contact tracing has left the team with too few players.
According to FCHS Athletics Director Denny Dorrel, close contact means somebody on the team tested positive for COVID-19 and the team was in close contact with that person.
That means the girls soccer and football teams cannot practice during this time. The football team comes out of quarantine on Monday, September 28. The girls soccer team will be out of quarantine in time for Saturday’s match, he said.
Technically, the boys soccer team can still practice during this time, he said.