Bylaw 33-10 of KHSAA is pretty clear in the case of using an ineligible player.

I had heard from the father of a Bowling Green player that Paducah Tighlman had questions about the players eligibility well before the state championship. If this is so how does this all not get resolved before the player in question makes it to the state tournament? Sounds like the second place team was having trouble dealing with their second place finish. Hope Marshall County can appeal this succesfully.

 

You would think that of BG. We know how much you hate the Purples. You are correct in your comment about hearing about this player before the state tournament. Don't be so quick to assume BG was behind it. Heath and Paducah were well aware of the ineligible player.

You would think that of BG. We know how much you hate the Purples. You are correct in your comment about hearing about this player before the state tournament. Don't be so quick to assume BG was behind it. Heath and Paducah were well aware of the ineligible player.

Heath and Tilghman may have wondered, but they didn't file a complaint. The first inkling Marshall had of a potential problem was after the state tournament. They were told that Bowling Green questioned the kid's eligibility during the state tournament, and the investigation started almost immediately.

 

Bottom line ... from all indications, it's a paperwork thing. Marshall checked at his previous school in Florida and was told he didn't compete in any athletics for the school. They weren't aware that he had played golf for a state championship team as a freshman at another school until about a week or two ago.

 

Bottom line ... no one is questioning the kid's residency. He moved from Florida to live with his mother in Kentucky. The only question is his eligibility, based upon his athletic record in Florida.

This is the second time in recent years that Marshall County has not filed or lost transfer paperwork regarding a golfer. They had a female golfer/basketball player transfer to Trigg County a few years back. When Trigg couldn't find their transfer paperwork, they asked Marshall County to send them a copy of the initial paperwork. Marshall County couldn't find it. This was Trigg's problem, but it could have been avoided if Marshall Co. had been able to locate the original paperwork when the girl left Marshall for Trigg.

Heath and Tilghman may have wondered, but they didn't file a complaint. The first inkling Marshall had of a potential problem was after the state tournament. They were told that Bowling Green questioned the kid's eligibility during the state tournament, and the investigation started almost immediately.

 

Bottom line ... from all indications, it's a paperwork thing. Marshall checked at his previous school in Florida and was told he didn't compete in any athletics for the school. They weren't aware that he had played golf for a state championship team as a freshman at another school until about a week or two ago.

 

Bottom line ... no one is questioning the kid's residency. He moved from Florida to live with his mother in Kentucky. The only question is his eligibility, based upon his athletic record in Florida.

I think if this is the case that Marshall County will win an appeal and have their championship restored.

I had heard from the father of a Bowling Green player that Paducah Tighlman had questions about the players eligibility well before the state championship. If this is so how does this all not get resolved before the player in question makes it to the state tournament? Sounds like the second place team was having trouble dealing with their second place finish. Hope Marshall County can appeal this succesfully.

 

Heath and Tilghman may have wondered, but they didn't file a complaint. The first inkling Marshall had of a potential problem was after the state tournament. They were told that Bowling Green questioned the kid's eligibility during the state tournament, and the investigation started almost immediately.

 

Bottom line ... from all indications, it's a paperwork thing. Marshall checked at his previous school in Florida and was told he didn't compete in any athletics for the school. They weren't aware that he had played golf for a state championship team as a freshman at another school until about a week or two ago.

 

Bottom line ... no one is questioning the kid's residency. He moved from Florida to live with his mother in Kentucky. The only question is his eligibility, based upon his athletic record in Florida.

 

My info was coming from parents who said it was being discussed by other teams/parents during region. You sound as if you have legit info from the school or KHSAA.... I have no idea who "officially" reported it. Trust me I am no expert on this situation...just happen to know several kids that played.

My earlier comments were directed at jbckentucky out of frustration because he has no ties to BG or MC and will find any reason to negatively comment about BG.

One would think the MC golf coach, when meeting the new player, would ask if he'd played golf before at his previous high school. ???? Just a thought.

I was in western KY this weekend and what I was told was the a parent of a child who was beat out by the kid from FL started all this mess. Has anyone else heard that? I hope it's not true....

Concerns are one thing but until reported for the KHSAA to consider/investigate, they are never known.

 

And once they are reported it often takes quite a bit of time to determine eligibility. It's not like they meet daily.

I was in western KY this weekend and what I was told was the a parent of a child who was beat out by the kid from FL started all this mess. Has anyone else heard that? I hope it's not true....

 

I would not be shocked if this is true.

You would think that of BG. We know how much you hate the Purples. You are correct in your comment about hearing about this player before the state tournament. Don't be so quick to assume BG was behind it. Heath and Paducah were well aware of the ineligible player.

 

BG was VERY vocal in all this.

I was in western KY this weekend and what I was told was the a parent of a child who was beat out by the kid from FL started all this mess. Has anyone else heard that? I hope it's not true....

 

 

He didn't beat out the kid but there is some stuff related to certain parent.

Marshall reclaims the title!

I wonder how their situation was "unique" when compared to other schools who failed to do their homework when filling out transfer paperwork.

I don't know all the facts in this matter, but thank goodness for the KHSAA Marshall Co isn't a private school and doesn't have a school official on the KHSAA BOC (at least not based on the BOC info on the KHSAA site) or things would really heat up over this matter. While I've been critical on here as to how the KHSAA has handled eligibility issues from time to time in the past (slight understatement ), I will say, again without knowing all the facts, I am glad to see that the kids on the Marshall Co. golf team are not being penalized for paperwork mistakes. If the KHSAA has done that in the past, in my opinion the KHSAA was wrong in the past and that shouldn't control how they handle those matters in the future.

 

I fully realize the KHSAA has to have ways to make sure that the school officials promptly and diligently take care of the paperwork. Actually it shouldn't be the KHSAA responsibility to make that happen: it should be the Supers job to make sure that happens. But to the extent the KHSAA has to become the baby sitter because adult administrators at the schools aren't doing their job, sanctions like fines, probation etc. seem much better than taking away the accomplishments of kids.

 

If you've followed the comments from the legislators and the State Board of Education relating to the public private issues and recruiting issues, they've stated pretty clear that they do not want kids penalized for the actions of adults. Perhaps, just perhaps the KHSAA heard that message and decided to follow those directives. Smart move on their part or they would have moved closer and closer to being totally removed as the State's agent to manage high school athletics in Ky.

 

I'm sure there will be some schools (and their coaches, players and fans) that have had to forfeit championships or games in the past due to paperwork mistakes are going to scream bloody murder about the action in re Marshall Co. But they shouldn't really. They were probably screaming at the time that the KHSAA's actions against them were unfair, so they should be happy for the kids at Marshall Co. that the KHSAA got it right this time.

Interesting stuff.