PHILADELPHIA - For the second week in a row, Roxborough High School’s football game has been canceled.The cancelation comes more than a week after a shooting behind the school left a 14-year-old player dead and four other teens injured.
Officials with the School District of Philadelphia say Friday’s game was scrapped after Roxborough’s scheduled opponent, KIPP DuBois Charter, canceled.
The reason for the cancelation has not been disclosed. District officials say Roxborough may still host a scrimmage among themselves.
Back on Sept. 27, police say five gunmen emerged from an SUV and opened fire on a group of players who had just finished competing in a joint scrimmage.