North Wasco County School District 21 announced Wednesday that The Dalles High School’s scheduled varsity football game on Saturday with Nyssa has been cancelled due to injuries paring down the number of players on the roster, and the fate of the squad’s final three games will be determined on a week to week basis. In a written statement, district officials said the injury reports led them to cancel Saturday’s game with student safety in mind. The school’s freshman/sophomore football team will continue with their schedule. The Dalles High School athletic director Mike Somnis says they had decided going into the season they would not bring up freshmen to finish the season, as they have done in recent years. Somnis says they are currently have nine varsity players on the injury list, adding they feel they need 20 on the roster to play safely. He noted they are keeping the possibility of continuing the season going because there is a possibility that a majority of the injured varsity players could be back in two weeks, when they are scheduled to visit Pendleton. In addition, Somnis says they have not had players quit, and they want to keep every opportunity for their 14 seniors to be able to get back on the field.