Archbishop Murphy High School’s football team is under investigation due to player eligibility allegations, Wesco Conference president Don Dalziel confirmed to The Seattle Times via email Tuesday. The Everett Herald was the first to report the story.
Questions regarding eligibility issues were discussed during a Wesco Athletic Directors meeting on Sept. 9, according to The Herald, and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association confirmed an ongoing investigation.
The WIAA rule in question is 18.12.5 regarding transfers. It reads, in part, that a high school student would only be eligible for sub-varsity sports if they received “personal athletic or activities instruction or training, including weight training and conditioning, from a person affiliated with another school to which the student transfers.”
During the Wesco meeting in September, two athletic directors from member schools mentioned concerns athletes followed a 7-on-7 coach to AMHS, where said coach claimed to be part of the football…