Top-ranked 3A Wolverines get all they want for three-plus quarters, but Wing-T (342 rushing yards) generates big fourth-quarter scoring plays to pull away. 2023 Bonneville International. Hogwash! By, Its almost like a cult. Activists shout down rural renewable energy projects, Amazon pauses construction in Virginia on its second headquarters, Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Puyallup River, First auction held for licenses to pollute in Washington, How this year's Selma Bridge Crossing could mark a community renaissance, Russia's foreign minister gets laughed at over Ukraine remarks at a global conference, Students learn lessons on climate change, pollution through raising salmon. With the pregame pageantry and TV interviews done, the Wolverines got to work making the Big Game a big blowout. I think the idea behind high school sports is pretty genuine if you get together and you play sports with the kids you grew up with.. One son married a runner-up from The Bachelor TV show and became an assistant football coach at Bellevue. The Bellevue football program was placed on a three-year probation last year for two self-reported violations, which allowed KingCo to hand down more severe sanctions. Agreed with Bellevues conclusions that athletes used false addresses to gain eligibility, and that payments were made to coaches without approval from the school district. Next stop for the Wolverines (13-0) is the state championship game the Gridiron Classic versus Kennewick at noon on Dec. 4 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The KingCo Conference is a 16-team conference [and] their athletic directors decided some fairly draconian punishments. A player for Stamford, Wendell Robinson, lived in the towns fire station and continued to play for the school after his parents moved away from Stamford. This has been, I dont want to say an open secret, but Im not surprised by the investigation, ONeil told Seattles Morning News. Top-ranked Bellevue defeated Marysville Pilchuck, 27-3, in the 3A state football semifinals on Nov. 27 at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and is a voting panelist for the Outland Trophy, the Nagurski Award, and the Biletnikoff Award. November 4, 2022. The parents confirmed in their letter that they received financial support, but said they properly requested aid from the school. Bellevue Independent Schools announced it has canceled the rest of its high school's football season due to multiple injuries on the team. An investigation into the allegations by the Dallas Morning News led to the school investigating the claims as well. In the second quarter, junior Carson Rubin got on the board with an thrilling 80 TD run, Razore completed his second TD pass of the day (once again to Hansen, of course), and senior DB Caymus Rooney took an interception 40 yards to the house. In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. And a large percentage of those kids were athletes," Thiel said. That would be easy. The deluge culminated in a 34-0 halftime lead for BHS. Rescind the championship titles, and ban the team from any post-season playoffs for five years. Gifts processed in this system are not tax deductible, but are predominately used to help meet the local financial requirements needed to receive national matching-grant funds. The KingCo Conference came down hard on Bellevue High School football Tuesday, banning the embattled program from postseason play for four years, prohibiting outside donations for four years and tightening oversight of incoming transfers for two years. NEWSLINE 425-453-4270. In the end, nine football players at the school admitted to using over the counter steroid-like substances and prescription steroids. KingCo will have stricter guidelines and oversight for incoming transfer student-athletes for two years. BELLEVUE, Ky. (WXIX) - Bellevue police are stepping up for the high-school football team in their community after this week's news that the rest of the . The Wolverines will look to build on their learning from week 1 and 2 as they start KingCo 3A conference play against Liberty High School this Friday. In Q2, senior Ishaan Daniels added his own long TD run, and quarterback Lucas Razore added not one, but two, TD passes to fellow junior Blake Teets (one for 19 yards, one for 43). The uproar began and a legal battle quickly ensued. Three players robbed a Jack in the Box, two star players robbed a video exchange at gunpoint and walked away with $256 and robbed a mexican restaurant taking $11,000. Breed initially denied any involvement, but in December of 2015 pleaded guilty to assault causing bodily injury, was placed on probation and gave up teaching. Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. In addition to prohibiting the Bellevue football program from receiving donations, the KingCo committee said: Bellevue is not allowed to play any nonleague football games and will be limited to Class 3A league games for two seasons. Later, when the family lived in SeaTac, he said, his mother would drop him off at a bus stop in Renton to commute. It should not be about winning at all costs to include cheating by parents. GSBA, Comcast, and other partners are working to address disparities in access to financial resources with the Ready for Business fund. Brick by brick!. The investigation was prompted, in part, by an exposure in the Seattle Times last summer that found an underbelly of fraudulent academics, illegal recruiting and of course, money. The final score is simply listed as Brady 1 Stamford 0 in the states record books. The startup funding should be part of the investigation. That loss was an eye-opener, as Bellevue dominated in every aspect of the game against our team. Sports news, analysis, opinions, and rumors. Editors note: The following is an excerpt from the Seattle Times article of Aug. 23 detailing alleged improper practices within the Bellevue High football program: Bellevue High School has established itself as one of the premier prep football programs in the nation with 11 state titles in the past 15 years. Kirsten is also a sports lover. More of the money went to pay for school; the kind with no real academics. Its no surprise that we tend to have a lot of conversations about entitled young athletes. Mostly because they were too busy taking advantage of the whole in the system for their own benefit. At least two families of football players received tuition assistance coordinated by the teams wealthy supporters, according to interviews and documents. After the Seattle Times story was published on Sunday, a distraught Darien Freeman called a Times reporter, saying hed just spoken with Goncharoff. Next week, both teams face a tough and up-and-coming Lake Washington team Varsity on Friday at LW (7pm), JV on Monday at home (7pm). Darien Freeman had said he lived in that city during his 2009-10 freshman season. All told, a 42-0 first half lead. During one of the meetings with the Times, Freeman said he no longer had a relationship with his father. Along the way, competitors have complained that Bellevue was bending the rules. Staff reporter Mike Baker contributed to this report. This decision is unfair to the players who are the heart and soul of this program. football coach makes appeal after ban. Bellevue High School offered a Physical Education program (football) not offered by this sham institution. Bellevue football decimated the available pool of players for both Sammamish and Interlake for years to the point of Sammamish forfeiting games at the varsity level in 2015. Arguably one of the best high school teams ever fielded in Texas, the 1988 Dallas Carter Cowboys were loaded with talent on both sides of the ball. It taught them how to succeed and prepared them for the future. And oh, by the way, how is it fair that a public school has limits on the geographic locations of its players homes,but private schools players can live anywhere? We will continue to defend our right, and the right of booster clubs around the state, to make these activities available to kids.. Mercer Island Football Booster Club President, 1988-89. "Goncharoff, the booster club at Bellevue, and many people objected said 'No, this is all inaccurate. Bellevue football players worked hard thats how they won. This begins the discussion of the penalty phase of the violations, and there are several steps working through that process, said Mike Colbrese, WIAA executive director. Saint Mary's guard Logan Johnson knows both sides of the Zags-Gaels rivalry , "It should be an awesome environment": Gonzaga's WCC title hopes depend on outcome vs. Gaels , Gonzaga rewind: Ben Gregg continues to thrive in expanded role, helps Gonzaga thump San Diego , Daily marijuana use raises risk of heart disease by 34%, study indicates, 'Growing up I can say I fell victim to being a Gonzaga fan.' KNKX Public Radio | There's just too much 'go along, get along' over the years. "They said four years of probation for the entire athletic department, a four-year ban for football on postseason play, and also non-conference play, as well as inviting any out-of-state opponents to play Bellevue High School. We asked our fans to vote for the 3A Players of the Year for Texas HS Football Podcast: Championship Series. 1 talking about this. "The report then went to a panel of KingCo Conference athletic directors. A 68-page report found that players' families provided false address to gain eligibility and that head coach Butch Goncharoff encouraged players to attend classes at a private alternative school. Darien Freeman has not returned multiple messages left for him last week. This fake news reporting in the media hammered down on the program until the program was literally ripped apart at the seams. The Bellevue football story became national news in 2016 as false accusations of recruiting by the twelve-time state champions and 2012 national champions took center stage. One player who attended the Institute told the Times he took one class without a teacher, and the school's director gave him a book and test questions to study. Updated: 7:13 PM PDT July 8, 2016. Washington state wants to be a leader in climate change, but I sense that the voters are not as concerned about that these days. Video Highlights of State Championship New coaching staff of young alumni lead Bellevue back to state football championship glory Probation: Bellevue athletic department is on probation for four years. Two former teachers told the Times the Academic Institute doesnt adhere to basic educational standards. Players need a 2.0 GPA with no more than one failing class to compete athletically. "The Bellevue High School football cheating scandal is 'American Greed' at it worst.". Until 1968, Washington state allowed restrictive housing covenants. On the first play from scrimmage, freshman Max Jones took a handoff 65 yards to the house, and the JV squad never looked back. Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff was suspended two games for "improper out-of-season activities" and for providing money to a player. On Thursday, the Bellevue High School self-imposed sanctions on its football program and head coach for violations of WIAA rules. After the half, the BHS offense really got rolling, including a 44-yard TD run from junior Blake Teets, a 24-yard TD run from sophomore Ryken Moon, and a screen pass from Razore that junior Cal Zimmerman took 21 yards to pay dirt. "The schools want it that way. 2021 State Champs! It was a back and forth affair from the beginning that saw the Wolverines take a 21-17 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Colleyville Heritage Steroid . Lets be reasonable., The wrong-headed parts of the Bellevue High Schoolfootball program continued for far too long. They don't have subpoena power because this is a trade association. The scandal rocked the affluent community and brought awareness to steroid use by teens. The team should have to forfeit the championships it won. This will essentially kill the football program. Bellevue will be on bye this week, ahead of a Week 9 home game against Hazen to finish off the regular season.