KFDM COOP Posted March 10, 2007 Report Posted March 10, 2007 UIL awards crown to Cinco RanchIneligibility costs Highland Park wrestling titleHighland Park and Cinco Ranch might have tied for the University Interscholastic League state wrestling team title Saturday, but a ruling has handed the trophy to Cinco Ranch.On Monday, Highland Park officials contacted the UIL office in Austin to report an academically ineligible athlete had competed at the state wrestling tournament, said UIL athletic coordinator Mark Cousins, who was the wrestling tournament director."Highland Park officials informed us Monday afternoon and this necessitated a change in the team scoring," Cousins said. "It took us until late Wednesday or Thursday morning to update the team scoring. It took awhile to deduct the scores properly."Cinco Ranch coach Bill Dushane, who is friends with Highland Park coach Tim Marzuola, said his squad members know they are champions."We were already state champions, so we are not celebrating any more or differently. I feel bad for my friend, Tim Marzuola," Dushane said. "I have no doubt it was an oversight on his part. In Katy, it is drilled into us how we need to check and double check these kids' grades."With only five wrestlers, Highland Park had earned 78.5 points to tie the Cougars before the UIL ruling. It would have been the Scots' six state championship in nine years of UIL competition under Marzuola, who is retiring this year.With the updated team scores, Cinco Ranch (78.5 points), which became the only team to win a state wrestling championship south of the Dallas area, remains atop the list. Canyon Randall (73) slides into second place ahead of Highland Park (64.5). Cy-Fair (63) and Allen 61.5 round out the top five.
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