Is this old news?

[JohnKnight]

Portsmouth High
School’s varsity football team had a student-athlete violate Bylaw 4-7-2, Transfers, during the 2011 season.
In accordance with Bylaw 10-2-1 Forfeitures, the school must forfeit three victorious contests in which the
ineligible student participated

http://ohsaa.org/news/board/minOct12.pdf

[Kentucky Trojan]

It is news to me.

I had not known about this before now.

What happened?

[Kentucky Trojan]

http://www.ohsaa.org/eligibility/bylaw4-7.htm

Bylaw 4-7-2 — If a student transfers after the first day of the student’s ninth grade year or after having established eligibility prior to the start of school by playing in a contest (scrimmage, preview or regular season/tournament contest), the student will be ineligible for one year from the date of enrollment in the school to which the student transferred. A student is considered to have transferred whenever the student changes from that school in which the student was enrolled as a ninth grader to any other school regardless of whether the school from which the student transferred or to which the student transfers is public or non-public, member or non-member or whether the high schools are within the same school district.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 1 — If the parents or legal guardian have made a bona-fide legal change of residence from one public school district to another public school district, the student may enroll in either the public school within the boundaries of that public school district that includes the new residence of the parents or legal guardian or any non-public school, and be immediately eligible insofar as transfer is concerned.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 2 — If the student is the ward of a court-appointed guardian, and there is a subsequent change in that guardian, the student shall be eligible in the district of residence of the new guardian or at any non-public school provided the student lives with the guardian. Likewise, if the student is a child of parents who are either divorced or have had their marriage dissolved or annulled and there is a court ordered change of custody, the student shall be eligible in the district of residence of the new custodial parent or at any non-public school provided the student lives with the new custodial parent. For purposes of this exception, the term “parent” means the biological or adoptive parents of the student or, as the case may be, the person to whom parenting rights and responsibilities have been allocated pursuant to court order. In the event a student has been temporarily or permanently removed from the home, ‘parent’ means the person or government agency with legal or permanent custody.”

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 3 — If, and only if, either one of the parents in a Shared Parenting Plan, notwithstanding any provisions therein to the contrary, makes a physical change in residence that results in the student’s transfer, the student shall be immediately eligible insofar as transfer is concerned.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 4 — The school closes.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 5 — Subject to the provisions of exception 6 below, a student may transfer to a different school and be eligible provided the superintendents of both districts enter into a written agreement that consents to the attendance and specifies that the purpose of such attendance is to protect the student’s physical or mental well-being. Only one such exemption shall be permitted in any four school years. The student shall not be eligible until declared eligible by the Commissioner upon submission of the exemption form.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 6 — A student shall be entitled to one transfer back to the public school district within which the student’s parent residence is located regardless of from where the student is transferring. HOWEVER, if the student utilizes this exception, the student will no longer be able to utilize the superintendent’s agreement exception set forth in Exception 5 in Bylaw 4-7-2.

Bylaw 4-7-2, EXCEPTION 7 — A student transferred to the State School For the Blind or State School for the Deaf shall be eligible upon enrollment.

[Portsmouth98]

We can't forfeit more games than we won.

[Kentucky Trojan]

We can't forfeit more games than we won.

We forfeit our 3 victories from 2011 vs. Chillicothe, Cincinnati Prep, and Logan:

http://www.joeeitel.com/hsfoot/teams.js ... eamID=1268

Portsmouth 2011 (3-7)

8/27 A Wilmington (7-3) [2:8] L 24-27 ot
9/2 H Portsmouth West (10-2) [5:19] L 13-26
9/9 H Wheelersburg (7-3) [5:19] L 19-28
9/16 A Warren (5-5) [2:7] L 21-51
9/23 H Chillicothe (3-7) [2:7] W 31-24 ot
9/30 A Jackson (11-1) [3:12] L 6-56
10/8 H Cincinnati College Prep (3-6) [6:0] W 46-6
10/14 H Gallia Academy (6-4) [3:12] L 7-10
10/21 A Logan (1-9) [2:7] W 24-21 2 ot
10/28 A Ironton (7-5) [4:15] L 14-30

[Kentucky Trojan]

In essence, this becomes Clifford's only winless season as Portsmouth's head coach.

It is Portsmouth's first winless season since 1978.