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Urbana High School football team plays Central High School back in 2017, this is the first time we will have a varsity team since 2021.

Finally, after two years…Friday Night Lights is making a comeback to Urbana High School. These past years low participation has caused UHS to only have a junior varsity team. This has not only brought fewer people to the stands, but it has also lowered the amount of games they’ve won too. 

Although the question in store is will Urbana students have already found a different sport to enjoy. Sophomore Lily Kacich  is one of those students.

“Soccer kind of took over football because they are around the same time and our soccer team is extremely good,” Kacich said.

Boys and girls soccer stealing the spotlight, the combination of time off, and only a JV team, leaving some students feeling the same as Kacich.

“If they bring back a trophy I will be astonished,” sophomore Noah Hamilton said.

Statistics show that over the last decade participation in high school football teams have dropped by 10%. Not only that, schools are dropping out of varsity football seasons because of lack of participation as well.

“I do believe football is less popular because these past few years the season got canceled and now people just kind of gave up on football. and a lot of the boys could be scared to try out because the team isn’t stable. Thus making less players and having no players makes the season get canceled,” said sophomore Kamaya Britt.

Many negative comments seem to be filling the school, leaving the inquiry of will the football team be able to prove them wrong.

“I don’t even hear about football games anymore, and the rare times I do it’s negative,” Hamilton said.

So many different opinions are circulating for UHS students this summer entering the school year. Who knows what this upcoming season will have in store.

“I am excited to have a football season this year because I’m a cheerleader and if their season gets canceled so does ours,” Britt said.