Athletic Director Jordan Woodruff indicates the team is following protocols.
Like many athletic programs across the state, the Pendleton County Boys Basketball program has had a player test positive for Covid-19. Per HIPPA and student confidentiality, the name of the player will not be officially released.
Athletic Director Jordan Woodruff indicated in a statement that the exposure and resulting positive test results came as a result of "contact outside of athletics."
He continued, "The district has a protocol in place that has been effective thus far in minimizing the impact as a result of athletic based contacts. The PC Coaches, staff, and parents have done a phenomenal job of following protocols to keep our programs healthy. With any positive test result, athletes will have to follow the KHSAA return to play matrix before being cleared to play."
Practice for the boys basketball team has not ceased as there was no exposure from the infected player and the rest of the team.
Woodruff shared with Falmouth Outlook the KMA guidelines on Covid-19 medical evaluation and return-to-activity guidance.
The guidelines cover three different diagnosis.
First, asymptomatic since laboratory diagnosis. It reads that the athlete is to have no exercise for 14 days after positive test and monitor for development of symptoms during isolation. There should be medical evaluation by physician with certain considerations and return to exercise is decided individually by physician, athlete and parent/guardian.
Second, mild to moderate illness managed at home. There is a 14 day isolation since symptom onset or positive test and symptom free for at least seven days without use of fever-reducing medications. Also, there is a medical evaluation by a physician with certain considerations and return to exercise progression decision between the physician, athlete and parent/guardian.
Third, severe symptoms (hospitalized, abnormal cardiac testing, multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children) or prolonged symptoms that last longer than 14 days. As the previous two, there is a required medical evaluation by physician with certain considerations and return to exercise progression decision between the physician, athlete and parent/guardian.
The athletic team has guidelines to follow once an athlete returns to practice.
After the season was delayed by the Governor and KHSAA in November, the Wildcats started back practicing on Monday, December 11 and are scheduled to play their first game on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 versus Bellevue.