# Numbers crunch: Section 2, New York high school football facing steep decline in participation > HelixNews · Web page: https://helixnews.one/story/1045500 · All pages for agents: https://helixnews.one/llms.txt 1 outlet covering · First listed: Yahoo Sports, Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 AM · Read it: The number of athletes playing varsity football in Section 2 has dropped nearly 30% in the past decade. ## Who's covering it In the order they published: - Nov 11, 2026, 9:00 AM: [Numbers crunch: Section 2, New York high school football facing steep decline in participation]() — Yahoo Sports (Sports, United States) The number of athletes playing varsity football in Section 2 has dropped nearly 30% in the past decade.