lots and lots of money going around. 9-0 on the season, BACK ON TRACK! Coach Salonen said, We feel incredibly lucky to have the numbers to support a JV program this year, we love seeing the additional reps these players are getting, and the improvement that comes with those reps.. Some of Bellevue football's top players came from South Sound schools How did the adults never ask how it was that their kid was taking classes in a $1,750 per month school, yet they never got a tuition bill? His older brother became vice president of the teams booster club. The movie portrayed the girls as ruthless in their quest to run the school. Goncharoff released a statement after KingCos sanctions were handed down. 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. An interception by Caymus Rooney sealed the first half, 34-7 in favor of Bellevue. Go re-read this story, and you will have your answers. The parents disputed Freemans account in which he said his father had asked him to thank Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff for helping pay rent. With the pregame pageantry and TV interviews done, the Wolverines got to work making the Big Game a big blowout. 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At least two families of football players received tuition assistance coordinated by the teams wealthy supporters, according to interviews and documents. 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. Thiel: Bellevue Football Scandal Highlights Need For Statewide Reform Goncharoff has argued that the decision to fire him was based on improperly applied policies. I have known athletes who have told of offers made by colleges. Bellevue Wolverines | Bellevue WA - Facebook It's finally come to a head. In 2009, along with Steve Rudman and KJR 950 afternoon host Mike Gastineau, Thiel authored The Great Book of Seattle Sports Lists, a cross between historylink.org and Mad Magazine that has become mandatory reading for any sports fan who has an indoor bathroom. You can find Art Thiel's work at Sportspress Northwest and Crosscut.com. The Colleyville Heritage Steroid . Due to state-wide ref shortages, the Wolverines trip to the jungle at Mercer Island High School was moved from Friday night to Thursday. The families of two other players have described how supporters of the football program had a role in coordinating scholarships for the players. Unphased by the change, the boys loaded up the busses on Saturday evening, and headed north to Juanita High School in Kirkland. In its findings released a few hours earlier, the KingCo committee: Found a preponderance of evidence that Bellevue illegally recruited athletes to the school and coordinated payments for athletes, and that Bellevue failed to self-report money provided to players families. Edwards was sentenced to 16 years and never played another down of football. 1 Bellevue back into 3A state semifinals: 4 observations, Week 11 Playoff Matchups - Bellevue 42, Lakes 21, (Nov 12, 2021), This website is powered by SportsEngine's. Mostly because they were too busy taking advantage of the whole in the system for their own benefit. On BHSs ensuing possession, junior QB Lucas Razore found Ishaan Daniels in the flat, and Daniels scampered 30 yards for the Bellevue score. For more high school stories, stats and videos, visit http://usatodayhss.com. Im so happy and proud of all of them. You can read the Times' entire investigation here. But, we would be lying if we said that there wasnt at least a benefit to these kids.. This is another example of the incredibly flawed process that has been guiding this investigation for months. The second half would be spent in running clock, ending in a final of 54-13. Saint Mary's guard Logan Johnson knows both sides of the Zags-Gaels rivalry, 35-year-old loved his dog, the outdoors and his mother who is accused of killing him, Accused killer returns to Spokane to face murder charge in 40-year-old South Hill cold case. And because it's now going to be subject to many lawsuits, there's going to be huge pressure and there should be huge pressure to reform the entire structure of state high school sports. They were outlandishly gravy training on their 17 or 18 year old kids football ability. The silver lining from one of the biggest scandals in Texas high school football history is the number of players who went on to continue their football careers in college. The sanctions are the latest chapter in the saga of investigations, appeals and denials concerning one of the most successful prep-football programs in state history. Until 1968, Washington state allowed restrictive housing covenants. Art Thiel is a co-founder and writer for the rising sports website Sportspress Northwest. Stamford had little trouble in the playoffs with wins over Quanah (43-13), Cisco (32-22), Denver City (14-0) and Olney (15-7). A talented Wolves team got out to a very fast start and never looked back, and the Wolverines found themselves on the wrong end of a running clock in the second half. Final score: 48-14, Bellevue. KPLU sports commentator Art Thiel says it's a symptom of a much bigger problem.Media Probe Bellevue (Wash.) School District officials are planning to fire the head coach of the Bellevue High School football team, according to a letter sent to the coach by a top district official and . Im already excited for next week. JV plays at Lake Washington on Monday 9/26. 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. Or that they never had homework from that school? There are a lot of reasons why he thinks the rules were wrongly interpreted by the investigators. There's just too much 'go along, get along' over the years. Bellevue Wolverines Varsity - Bellevue High School Football Accepted a Bellevue resolution that it will not renew contracts for two years of coaches who violated the WIAA rule that stipends and gifts of more than $500 must be approved by the school board. Of the 24-23 loss, Coach Kneip said, Theyre a really, really well-coached, high quality program. Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Washington is one of the most successful high school football programs in the country, with 11 state titles in 15 years, a 67-game winning streak covering some of that period and a national footprint that has had them playing on ESPN . 4. KingCo left the question of whether Bellevue should forfeit state titles up to the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA). Blistering report alleges football recruitment violations at Bellevue Coach Kneip on the game, We had a great, physical week of practice, and it really paid off. A third player whose family couldnt afford the steep tuition said he attended Academic Institute for two years without knowing who picked up the tab. Once you address these issues, thenlets talk about a level playing field.. 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. Junior Carson Rubin was the first to take the spotlight two long runs and two TDs got BHS on the board in Q1. They say proposed project will negatively impact Minidoka internment camp site. In order to remedy the violations, the district had proposed a suspension of the teams booster club along with meetings, training programs and policy reviews to ensure rules are followed in the future. (Image courtesy Bellevue Wolverines Facebook) Along the way, competitors have complained that Bellevue was bending the rules. But what happens when bending the rules or covering for players becomes a real life story; the infractions are so extensive and the storylines so indelicate that no TV producer would even believe it. Bellevue football banned from postseason for 4 years That's as many as Milwaukee, two more than Indianapolis and Tampa, and six more than Oklahoma City and San Antonio.. Really? That probe confirmed some of the problems that The Times found and also detailed other issues, including families that had used false addresses to gain eligibility, a school district that had obstructed the investigation and evidence that Goncharoff had been paid beyond the bounds of WIAA rules. (Image courtesy Bellevue Wolverines Facebook), (Image courtesy Bellevue Wolverines Facebook). Bellevue High School (WA) Varsity Football - MaxPreps.com Bellevue High football: Team reportedly aided by diploma mill - Sports 12 Mead in the first round of the Class 3A state football playoffs 41-10 as Bellevue rode its potent rushing attack to a dominant victory that puts it just two wins from their second consecutive state championship game appearance. 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. Bellevue football coaches get hit with stiffer penalties The final score is simply listed as Brady 1 Stamford 0 in the states record books. The Bellevue High (Seattle) football team is reportedly aided through a diploma mill private school, according to an investigation by The Seattle Times. The schools don't want to arm the WIAA with investigatory powers. Mercer Island Football Booster Club President, 1988-89. Bellevue High School, Wolverine Way, Bellevue, WA, USA Sat Nov 19 W 22-20 @ Lincoln High School "Abes" Lincoln Bowl, Tacoma, WA, USA - 701 S. 37th Street. Bellevue football players worked hard thats how they won. The only actual answer is likely that they didnt know and they didnt care to know. How did parents never ask how their kid had so much walking around money? The players reportedly said the refereewas using racial slurs and said they were instructed to hit the ref by their coach, Mack Breed.