KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A football game between Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission North scheduled for Friday night was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, according to a tweet by Mill Valley.
Due to possible COVID exposure, the football game between Mill Valley and Shawnee Mission North will not be played tonight. We are sorry for the timing of this information.
— mvjaguars (@mvjaguars) October 23, 2020
An SMSD spokesman confirmed Friday night that the game was canceled, but said SM North did not cancel it.
Mill Valley Athletic Director Jerald VanRheen said there was a possible exposure within an hour of the game and no contact tracing was possible in advance of the game.
It did not directly involve the Mill Valley team, VanRheen said, but "we just felt like it was in the best interest of both teams to cancel."
The game will not be rescheduled with the Kansas state high school playoffs set to start next week.
