Savannah High School has canceled its next two varsity football games after a player on the Savages roster tested positive for COVID-19.
Savannah was supposed to play at Lathrop this week and then travel to Kirksville in week three.
Savannah High School shut down early on Monday after learning of the positive case and the district reported two new cases and six total. In a release, the school said they closed early Monday "Because the specific positive cases resulted in the potential for SEVERAL student/ staff contacts, a decision was made to release all students for the afternoon so that more definitive contact tracing could be done." Classes are expected to resume Tuesday at SHS.
All activities and practices were also canceled Monday. The Savages played Excelsior Springs Friday and the Excelsior school district announced that its entire football team and staff would quarantine until further notice due to the case.