KFDM COOP Posted February 13, 2007 Report Posted February 13, 2007 West Brook could benefit from ineligible player rulingBy Dave Rogers The Port Arthur News Athletic officials at Channelview are appealing an ineligible player ruling that could knock its boys’ basketball team out of the running for the playoffs. If the Falcons lose their Tuesday morning appeal to the UIL, Beaumont West Brook and Humble could lock up a playoff spot before their District 21-5A showdown Tuesday night in Beaumont.Kingwood, the No. 2-ranked team in Texas, has clinched the 21-5A championship and Port Arthur Memorial cannot be dislodged from second place. Pending Tuesday morning’s UIL decision, West Brook is in third, a game ahead of Humble and Channelview.Beginning this season, the top four finishers in each Class 5A district advance to the playoffs in all team sports, so the possibility existed of a three-way tie for the final two spots.It was unclear Monday exactly what the punishment would be if the original ruling was upheld that Channelview had used an ineligible player. That conclusion was arrived at Friday by the District 21-5A executive committee.Normally, teams are forced to forfeit games in which ineligible players were used.Channelview has district wins this season over West Brook (Dec. 5), Memorial (Jan. 2) and Humble (Jan. 30).Memorial, 27-5 for the season, hosts seventh-place Baytown Sterling, 10-22, tonight at 7 p.m. at Titan Gym in the regular season finale for both teams. The game might see the Titan debut of Chris Mayfield, a 6-foot-4 Nederland transfer who has missed the first three months of the season after knee surgery.The Port Neches-Groves boys wind up their season at Little Cypress-Mauriceville and Nederland plays host tonight to District 22-4A playoff qualifer Beaumont Central.
Preacherskid Posted February 13, 2007 Report Posted February 13, 2007 Is it known on what grounds they are appealing?UIL is pretty strict when it comes to ineligilbility.
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