Plattsburg Tigers to Play 8-Man Football in 2023

The Plattsburg Board of Education Wednesday voted unanimously to move to 8-man football starting in 2023.

Plattsburg will play in the 8-man ranks for three seasons with an eye towards returning to play 11-man football in the 2026 season.

The Plattsburg program has been hurt in recent years with lower enrollment numbers and fewer football participants.

In 2022 Plattsburg High School had just 81 boys and only 22 of them played football. The Tigers were out scored by opponents 560-70.

The move will leave the KCI with only seven 11-man playing schools at the varsity level.