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Georgetown calls off games amid West Nile scare

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By Zuri Berry, Boston.com Staff

Games at Georgetown high school today were called off after a cluster of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile Virus, said athletic director Guy Prescott.

"We're shutting the whole school down," Prescott said.

Seven games were affected, including four soccer games and two field hockey games today. Saturday's varsity football game, which was scheduled to be hosted at the North Shore school, has been moved to West Bridgewater at noon.

Prescott said the board of health alerted Georgetown's school district at 2:15 p.m. of its findings. It's especially disturbing, said Prescott, because of the stream that surrounds the school "like a moat."

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