Decatur cancels football game night before contest with Skyview

Published 9:30 am Friday, October 3, 2025

The Decatur football team’s week 5 game against Skyview High School has been cancelled as told to The Mirror by Federal Way Public Schools in a statement.

The Gators were scheduled to head down south to Vancouver and take on the Storm for the back half of a home and home series that began last season.

“The Decatur High School varsity football game scheduled for Friday, October 3, 2025, at Skyview High School in Vancouver has been canceled due to an insufficient number of available players. No additional information will be provided due to student privacy,” FWPS Director of Equity and Athletics John Yellam said in a statement to The Mirror.

Decatur is sitting at 2-2 this season and is coming off a 47-7 win over Kent-Meridian on Sept. 27. A matchup against Skyview would serve the Gators well as the Storm are one of the better programs in the state and are a challenge for any team that heads to the Kiggins Bowl. The game was initially reported as cancelled late last night by Meg Wochnick of The Columbian and 360 Preps.

It was also Skyview’s Homecoming weekend, which now will have no game as the Gators and Storm will not be playing Friday night.