Pike Liberal Arts facing heavy penalty for violating AHSAA Transfer Rule
AHSAA Football
After violating the ASHAA Transfer Rule, Pike Liberal Arts Football program has been fined and forced to forfeit six of it’s previous games that it won in which an ineligible player participated. The wins include three region wins and three non-region wins. The program has also been placed on probation according to the AHSAA.
Action 8 reached out to Pike Liberal Arts and received this statement from Head Master Eric Burkett,
“The AHSAA notified us yesterday that it had deemed one of our student athletes ineligible for failing to complete a Bona Fide move. We are forced to forfeit any game in which he played, including a region win over Zion Chapel. That unfortunately knocks us out of the playoffs. We are disappointed in the outcome of the investigation, as our players and coaches have worked very hard this year. All six of the wins we must forfeit were won on the field, so our seniors will always have that.”
(Information from AHSAA)
