One of the major schools in the state will no longer play high school football

Des Moines Hoover, the 51st largest high school in the state of Iowa, will not set up a soccer team for the coming season 2025.

According to a report by KcciThe small number of students who participate in football is the main reason for the decision. The students of the Moines Hoover who want to play football can fight for that of the Moines Roosevelt program.

Iowa used beds Pay to determine where the schools compete with regard to class size. In the registration numbers used for the current season 2024-25, Hoover was included in 51th place with 660 students.

In a letter to families, Hoover director Qynne Kelly said: “I can assure you that this decision was not made lightly. Due to a variety of concerns and obstacles, including security and interest, this decision was made together. “

For football, they provided this in class 4a, where the huskies went 0-9 and lost an average of 45-9. Hoover also went 0: 9 in 2023 and has only achieved 12 wins for 6: 4 in 2015.

Junior Quarterback Samuel Zay Zay threw for over 550 yards, while Junior ran four touchdowns for 376 last year to lead the huskies. First semester Niyo Francois and Paulo Asani were among the leading tackers in defense.

Head coach Theo Evans will join the coaching staff of the Dallas Center Grime as an assistant.