Football: Peninsula ends its season with three games to go for safety concerns

Peninsula High School in Rolling Hills Estates has ended its football season with three games to go because of safety concerns, Southern Section spokesman Thom Simmons said Tuesday.

“They don’t have enough players and feel it’s a safety issue,” Simmons said. “We support them.”

Peninsula had 27 players and has lost players to injuries.

The team was 2-5 with remaining Bay League games scheduled for Redondo, Inglewood and Palos Verdes.

“We no longer believe that we can safely field a varsity team without putting the health of our remaining student-athletes in jeopardy,” Peninsula Principal Mitzi Cress said in a news release. “Site administrators have spent the last several days conferring with our coaching staff, trainers and CIF, and have in turn reached out to our counterparts in the Bay League. To varying degrees, they are also experiencing reduced numbers in their football programs. As a result, they are understanding and supportive of the position we are in.”

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