Published: February 1, 1991

End Of The Game?

The answer was no. Awrey and the school administration decided to cancel the rest of the season.

Across the country, many football coaches and athletic directors are lamenting a decline in the number of students participating in football, the sport often considered an integral part of the American high school.

They point to several reasons for the decline. Demographics is one; high schools are feeling the impact of a slump in the birthrate...