Hunt. St. Joe forfeits games

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Oak Hill now has one less loss. They used an ineligible player as per the Herald Dispatch
Notebook: Irish boys must forfeit four wins
February 08, 2010 @ 12:00 AM

GRANT TRAYLOR

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON -- Huntington St. Joseph's boys basketball is being forced to forfeit its first four wins of the season after losing an appeal concerning an eligibility issue with one of its players, according to athletic director Shannon Lewis.

The issue centers around Irish forward Nate Hedrick, who started the year at Spring Valley but transferred to Huntington St. Joe after basketball practice had begun.

Lewis said that it was not due to the late transfer to the school; instead, it had to do with unfinished paperwork concerning residency.

"Initially, we were told right after the first four games -- around the 20th or 21st of Decemeber -- that he was ineligible due to a residency issue, so he sat out of the Teays Valley Christian game," Lewis said. "After they got the paperwork done, he was ruled eligible again on the 22nd."

Huntington St. Joe appealed the initial ruling of ineligibility, but found out from the WVSSAC on Jan. 29 that the ruling was upheld, meaning that the Irish forfeited each of its first four games -- all wins over Cross Lanes Christian, Oak Hill (Ohio), East Fairmont and Buffalo Putnam.

"We appealed it and lost the appeal on the Friday during the St. Joe Invitational girls tournament," Lewis said. "Our principal sent a letter out to the schools we played this past week, letting them know that we had to forfeit those games."

The Irish started out the season by winning their first seven games played, but the ruling means that Huntington St. Joe's record now stands at 7-

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This means Oak Hill Oaks are unbeaten at 15-0

[TribeManiac10]

This means Oak Hill Oaks are unbeaten at 15-0

This is a huge forfeit.

[Keyser_sozeThrice]

No. Oaks would be 15-0

Games remaining include at Northwest, at Valley, South Webster at home, Wheelersburg at home and at Waverly

[TribeManiac10]

No. Oaks would be 15-0

Games remaining include at Northwest, at Valley, South Webster at home, Wheelersburg at home and at Waverly

That Waverly game should be a good one.