Provo, Timpview High School Football Game Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Exposure

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Provo High School’s football game against Timpview has been canceled due to COVID-19 exposure, according to a post on the school’s Instagram account.

“Due to COVID exposure within our community, the Provo vs Timpview game is CANCELLED along with the JV game today,” read the post.

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STUDENTS, please read your emails regarding the football game THIS FRIDAY. Due to covid exposer within our community, the Provo vs Timpview game is CANCELLED along with the JV game today. We know you guys were super excited, and we are all bummed, It’s just for our and you guys’ safety. We will have more details out soon about fall sports and what’s to come.

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The school had members test positive for COVID-19 resulting in three classes of students and several coaches being quarantined as a precaution recommended by the Utah County Health Department.

“Unfortunately, the potential COVID exposure has affected many of our fall athletes and some of their coaches as well. Regrettably, the impact of the potential exposure at PHS requires that we cancel our varsity football game on Friday and our junior varsity football game today against Timpview High School,” read the post from the school.

The JV game was scheduled for Thursday and the varsity game was set for Friday evening at 7:00 p.m.

Provo is 1-1 on the season and Timpview is 0-2.