Pope John XXIII Regional High School varsity football team.
Pope John XXIII Regional High School varsity football team. ( Photo: Pope John XXIII Regional High School )

Sparta. An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease in Pope John XXIII Regional High School’s football program led to the cancellation of all football games and an open house, as the school takes precautions to contain the spread.

Hand, foot and mouth disease forces Pope John to forfeit Saturday’s football game
17 Oct 2025 | 09:41
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An outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease within Sparta’s Pope John XXIII Regional High School football program has caused the school to forfeit Saturday’s game at St. Joseph Regional High School.

“Things like this need to be taken seriously and we weren’t about to go down to St. Joe’s knowing how contagious...

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