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Title: (Dallas, TX) School Wants to Forfeit It's 100-0 Win
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URL Source: http://highschool.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=903780
Published: Jan 25, 2009
Author: u
Post Date: 2009-01-25 10:29:36 by OliviaFNewton
Keywords: TX, Sports
Views: 1439
Comments: 17

DALLAS -- A Texas high school girls basketball team on the winning end of a 100-0 game has a case of blowout remorse.

Now officials from The Covenant School say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.

"It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened," Kyle Queal, the head of the school, said in a statement, adding the forfeit was requested because "a victory without honor is a great loss."

The private Christian school defeated Dallas Academy last week. Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.

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"I think the bad judgment was in the full-court press and the 3-point shots," said Renee Peloza, whose daughter plays for Dallas Academy. "At some point, they should have backed off."

Dallas Academy coach Jeremy Civello told The Dallas Morning News that the game turned into a "layup drill," with the opposing team's guards waiting to steal the ball and drive to the basket. Covenant scored 12 points in the fourth quarter and "finally eased up when they got to 100 with about four minutes left," he said.

Dallas Academy has eight girls on its varsity team and about 20 girls in its high school. It is winless over the last four seasons. The academy boasts of its small class sizes and specializes in teaching students struggling with "learning differences," such as short attention spans or dyslexia.

There is no mercy rule in girls basketball that shortens the game or permits the clock to continue running when scores become lopsided. There is, however, "a golden rule" that should have applied in this contest, said Edd Burleson, the director of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. Both schools are members of this association, which oversees private school athletics in Texas.

"On a personal note, I told the coach of the losing team how much I admire their girls for continuing to compete against all odds," Burleson said. "They showed much more character than the coach that allowed that score to get out of hand. It's up to the coach to control the outcome."

In the statement on the Covenant Web site, Queal said the game "does not reflect a Christ-like and honorable approach to competition. We humbly apologize for our actions and seek the forgiveness of Dallas Academy, TAPPS and our community."

Covenant coach Micah Grimes did not immediately respond to a message left by The Associated Press on Thursday.

Queal said school officials met with Dallas Academy officials to apologize and praised "each member of the Dallas Academy Varsity Girls Basketball team for their strength, composure and fortitude in a game in which they clearly emerged the winner."

Civello said he appreciated the gesture and has accepted the apology "with no ill feelings."

At a shootaround Thursday, several Dallas Academy players said they were frustrated during the game but felt it was a learning opportunity. They also said they are excited about some of the attention they are receiving from the loss, including an invitation from Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban to see an NBA game from his suite.

"Even if you are losing, you might as well keep playing," said Shelby Hyatt, a freshman on the team. "Keep trying, and it's going to be OK."

Peloza said the coach and other parents praised the Dallas Academy girls afterward for limiting Covenant to 12 points in the fourth quarter. She added that neither her daughter nor her teammates seemed to dwell on the loss.

"Somewhere during that game they got caught up in the moment," Peloza said of the Covenant players, fans and coaches. "Our girls just moved on. That's the happy part of the story."

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#1. To: OliviaFNewton (#0)

Mark Cuban's one of the good guys.

Lod  posted on  2009-01-25   11:20:26 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: lodwick (#1)

Mark Cuban's one of the good guys.

I think so too.

OliviaFNewton  posted on  2009-01-25   19:20:02 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: OliviaFNewton (#6)

Mark Cuban's one of the good guys.

I think so too.

Yes, a friend's son married a babe who dated him several years ago...she told me that she had no idea the jack that he had.

Said that he was just a really, really right guy.

What you see, is what you get.

Lod  posted on  2009-01-25   20:11:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: lodwick (#10) (Edited)

Yes, a friend's son married a babe who dated him several years ago...she told me that she had no idea the jack that he had.

Said that he was just a really, really right guy.

What you see, is what you get.

Wow, inside scoop!

Don't tell anyone, but I knew he was a Bball team owner, by way of big time tech dough... but I really knew nothing about him till.........

shhhhh.

Dancing with the Stars.

DO NOT TELL ANYONE I WATCHED THAT SHOW..

Anyway, they did a number of pieces on all stars of course, but his story really stood out. He does seem to be a pretty balanced sort of guy.

Self-effacing guys are in short supply on the toob.

OliviaFNewton  posted on  2009-01-25   20:19:57 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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#12. To: OliviaFNewton, tube boobs, all (#11)

I'll have to cop to catching some 'sodes of DWTS - it is kinda 'refreshing.'

No one is getting killed, raped, kidnapped or abused...maybe we need more of this type show.

Lod  posted on  2009-01-25 20:56:38 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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