I wonder if this victory was enjoyable for coach Overton and his team? How fun was it for Edison? How much fun will it be for Fairfax, knowing they’ll probably be playing a playoff game in name only?
Hayfield will probably go on and win a state title. But rest assured it’ll be tainted…having an asterisk. The Hayfield AD going on a “sabbatical” says it all.
But I hope all involved with Hayfield enjoy the state title. Most everyone knows how you got it, not earned it.
A few years ago St. Frances Academy in Baltimore took the same route. They were eventually kicked out of their conference. Of course they are a private school.
Hayfield is public, so that probably won’t happen. But their future opponents can elect not to play them. Either that or deliberately slow the game down.
Either way, Hayfield’s state title will be tainted, as well as their program, as long as those who were responsible for creating this mess remain at the school and/or the school district.
Nothing’s proven? Perception is everything and right now Hayfield doesn’t have a good look.
Hayfield will probably go on and win a state title. But rest assured it’ll be tainted…having an asterisk. The Hayfield AD going on a “sabbatical” says it all.
But I hope all involved with Hayfield enjoy the state title. Most everyone knows how you got it, not earned it.
A few years ago St. Frances Academy in Baltimore took the same route. They were eventually kicked out of their conference. Of course they are a private school.
Hayfield is public, so that probably won’t happen. But their future opponents can elect not to play them. Either that or deliberately slow the game down.
Either way, Hayfield’s state title will be tainted, as well as their program, as long as those who were responsible for creating this mess remain at the school and/or the school district.
Nothing’s proven? Perception is everything and right now Hayfield doesn’t have a good look.