Hayfield withdraws football team from Virginia playoffs

Update: Hayfield football forfeits Region 6C playoffs amid transfer controversy
Hayfield Secondary School principal withdraws football team from postseason after text messages from athletic director come to light.
Hayfield's withdrawal pushes Fairfax forward in Virginia high school football playoffs
Hayfield Secondary School is officially out of the Virginia High School League (VHSL) playoffs, and tonight’s game against Fairfax is off. But it won’t just affect this game. With no game against Hayfield Tuesday,
Hayfield withdraws football team from Virginia playoffs amid transfer scandal
After multiple investigations into player transfers and eligibility, the Hawks had been disqualified from the VHSL bracket and then reinstated.
Handling of Hayfield football ‘train wreck’ questioned by some Fairfax school board members
Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid’s announcement last week that the division will commission an independent review of its student-athlete protocols appears to have done little to quell the questions mounting around Hayfield Secondary School’s football team.
Fairfax Co.’s Hayfield football team allowed to compete in the playoffs
Fairfax County’s Hayfield Secondary School has received a temporary injunction that will allow them to play in the football postseason.
Principal withdraws Hayfield Secondary School football team from playoffs amid recruitment scandal
The controversy centers around the Hayfield Hawks' recruiting violations. In October, the Virginia High School League, accused Hayfield's coach of recruiting students from outside the Fairfax County Public Schools district, issued a two-year ban on Hayfield on Oct. 29. A ban that parents fought hard to overturn.
Hayfield Secondary's athletic director resigns, team's playoff hopes end in controversy
Hayfield High School Athletic Director Monty Fritts has submitted his resignation, Fairfax County Public Schools announced Tuesday.
Hayfield director of student activities to resign amid recruiting controversy
The director of student activities at Hayfield High School, Monty Fritts, has submitted his intent to resign, News4 has confirmed. One day before Hayfield Secondary School was set to square off against Fairfax High on the Gridiron,
Hayfield Secondary School withdraws from postseason amid recruiting allegations
Hayfield Secondary School has announced that it will be withdrawing its football team from the rest of the postseason. In a letter from Fairfax County Public Schools, Superintendent Michelle Reid said that last week,
Sources say Hayfield athletic director has resigned amid football recruitment scandal
But FCPS tells WUSA9 that the activities director is still an employee at this time. Hayfield is in the midst of a scandal around recruiting for its highly ranked football team, t
Hayfield football team withdraws from high school playoffs amid recruiting controversy
Days after Hayfield Secondary School’s blowout win against Thomas Edison High School, the school district announced it’s game over. The team is officially out of the playoffs, ending a controversial season after allegations of an improper recruitment scheme.
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