Hayfield back in the playoffs...maybe not
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I would hate this if I had any skin in it but as an outside observer I'm fascinated by how this process has played out.
This story has many legs and just when you think its over, here comes another turn.
It’s become an internal Fairfax issue more than anything else. Those coaches & players within FCPS that tried to engage within the boundaries of the rules aren’t OK with their division leadership playing favorites like this. Someone is going to end up losing their job over this situation.
I dislike the fact that the student athletes that weren't part of the "transfer crew" were caught up in the undertow of all of this. They're the innocent bystanders. They didn't have a choice in any of this.
I also read a comment on another site....someone posed the question...the kids that transferred OUT of Hayside to other surrounding programs....were their transfers vetted 100%, scrutinized as hard? I think it's a legitimate question....No one has mention anything about the ones that left ....sooooooooo many different angles to view this from.
I also read a comment on another site....someone posed the question...the kids that transferred OUT of Hayside to other surrounding programs....were their transfers vetted 100%, scrutinized as hard? I think it's a legitimate question....No one has mention anything about the ones that left ....sooooooooo many different angles to view this from.
I think they’ve made more enemies with Twitter fingers than anything and the constantly poking the bear is biting them in the tail. Sure a lot of stuff has been deleted for CYA purposes (if they’re that smart it would be).. After that decision was overturned, the “coaches” should’ve deactivated social media. I see a bunch of selfish and egotistical dudes who are about look at me rather than it being about the kids.
My statement remains. We need real men leading our kids man. We need fathers at home, we need real men leading our young men for this jacked up world we live in. I truly feel bad for the kids who saw Hayfield as a meal ticket out and are now caught up in this mess.
Hayfield should be out of the playoffs. I hope the VHSL does the right thing and keeps them out. Hayfield should be punished for what they have done
I don’t care whether you are Hayfield, Salem, Graham, Maury, LCA, or anyone else. A team does not deserve to be in the playoffs if they do the stuff that Hayfield has done. Do not reward a team for bad doings.
Link to the latest article on this saga:
www.fairfaxtimes.com
Breaking: City of Fairfax school board fires lawyer for conflict-of-interest while coaches say they may forfeit games with Hayfield
Amid an outcry from local students, football players, and parents, the school board for the City of Fairfax—not the county—fired local attorney John Cafferky and his law firm, Blankingship &
That was exactly what I was thinking this morning. You boycott, you make it easier on them.
Great post sir. I had this conversation with a co-worker this morning at my 9-5. What is being lost in this day and age of getting kids to the next level is making sure these young men get the life lessons from football that we always heard were the cornerstone of not just football but all sports. In this day and age of everyone wanting to get theirs, that is being lost and it is sad.
The grandstanding, poking the eyes of your detractors, maintaining that constant, offensive, arrogant demeanor on social media by the adults is a grotesque display. Someone has to be the leader, show the way, teach civility and a socially acceptable skillset. There were questions, it appeared they were answered. Publicly acknowledge the team completed their due diligence, met the requests, everyone was legit, then BE BETTER. The chirping on social media, doesn't help anyone associated in this predicament.
I'm old....showing class, while winning and losing was the expected and only accepted behavior - ALWAYS and Coach Roger Brookes made sure you got the message.
And yet another article I discovered through another site. This one is a very long read but really tells the story in its entirety. Not much new, but there are some bits of information this reporter got from people involved who most have not heard from.
defector.com
How An Imported State Champion Blew Up Virginia High School Football | Defector
Administrators at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Va., set out late last year to create a football powerhouse. The principal and athletic director, both new to the school, recruited the coach from Freedom High School, a school located in a neighboring county that had claimed the state...
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Seems to me like Hayfield will be aloud to play. Rediculous. All it teaches is that people can do bad and will not face consequences
I mean, what have we been doing in this country for some time now if not this very thing?
True. It’s absurd though. No wonder why people try to do bad things, there’s a good chance nothing will happen
I don’t blame the 6A schools for wanting to boycott the playoffs. I totally see why they would want to do that
This is an extremely long read, but it’s the complete, honest, and accurate accounting of the entire story.And yet another article I discovered through another site. This one is a very long read but really tells the story in its entirety. Not much new, but there are some bits of information this reporter got from people involved who most have not heard from.
How An Imported State Champion Blew Up Virginia High School Football | Defector
Administrators at Hayfield Secondary School in Alexandria, Va., set out late last year to create a football powerhouse. The principal and athletic director, both new to the school, recruited the coach from Freedom High School, a school located in a neighboring county that had claimed the state...
That's what I was thinking too but I am not certain. I don't know what the end goal is for the coaches and principals that have threatened to boycott. Maybe they are hoping that the FCPS superintendent will follow a majority rules mindset and side with the boycotting schools as opposed to one school. I really don't know.
Huguenot did the exact same thing, except they brought their players from Life Christian Academy.
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