Let the people in.

On Wednesday, Gov. Tom Wolf lifted the ban on spectators at high school sporting events — sort of.

These events must still follow county guidelines in terms of number of people allowed into gyms and stadiums. That means 25 total people at an indoor gathering and 250 at an outdoor event.

This is good news for some sports, virtually no news for others.

Under these restrictions, no parents would be able to attend any volleyball matches. The entire teams themselves won’t be permitted in the gym at the same time, in some cases.

Soccer, tennis and cross country should all be OK. Roster sizes, game officials and spectators should be close enough to the legal limit to make it work. It’s doubtful anyone will make a fuss if these sports go a few people over.

Football, however, remains a problem.

Given the size of football rosters, coaches, trainers, game officials, etc., there won’t be a whole lot of open spots available for people who want to watch from the stands.

How does one determine who gets in? A raffle? Some sort of lottery?

This entire situation is still bizarre.

Why are high school sporting events being singled out in terms of spectator limitations?

Swing by Lernerville Speedway on a Friday night. The parking lots are filled and a few thousand people are there.

Other dirt racing tracks are pulling in plenty of people. So are youth football games and various youth baseball and softball tournaments.

It’s hard to believe that parents of high school football players won’t be permitted inside a stadium to watch their sons play or lead cheers or play in the band.

If high school kids can slam into each other on a football field, people should be able to mask up, socially distance themselves and watch them play from the bleachers.

Frankly, if it’s not safe enough to watch the event, it shouldn’t be safe enough to have the event.

High school football is about atmosphere and pageantry. Take those elements away and playing football in an empty stadium, with parents, friends and classmates not watching ... why not just get together on a Saturday afternoon and play?

Spare the cost of lights.

What about Senior Night? Does the senior not share that with his parents? What if a high school football player gets injured during a game and his parents aren’t there? What if that player needs to be transported to the hospital?

Does the player go by himself? Does a coach or trainer go with him?

These questions shouldn’t have to be addressed.

If it’s safe to play high school football, it should be OK to have high school football. That includes everything that goes with it.

It’s not enough just to allow the kids to play the game.

Let the kids experience the game.

John Enrietto is sports editor of the Butler Eagle