(KLZA)-- The Falls City Board of Education voted unanimously during a special meeting Monday night for the Tiger football team to play 8-Man football for the next two-year cycle.

Following a meeting of parents of potential players in grades 8 -11 last week and visits with students, the administration recommended going with 8-Man football for the next two years, with the recommendation based on safety of athletes, developing players and sustaining a junior varsity program.

The plan is for the Middle School teams to continue playing 11-man football with hopes of an increase in player participation in the future to allow a return to 11-man at the varsity level following the next two-year schedule cycle.