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FHSAA Hands Down Punishment To Northview Chiefs For Forfeiting Game
October 7, 2016
The Florida High School Athletic Association has handed down punishment to Northview High School for forfeiting a game in the third quarter last Friday night against Maplesville High School in Alabama.
The FHSSA action states that Northview High School’s varsity football team is not permitted to travel outside the state of Florida to compete in a contest until after the 2018-2019 school year. Northview, however, remains eligible to compete in the state championship series in Florida.
A FHSAA rules states that a team that forfeits a contracted game for any reason other than weather shall become ineligible to participate in the state playoffs; however, the FHSAA chose not to implement that penalty according to a Thursday email.
According to Principal Gayle Weaver, Northview Head Coach Dereck Marshman has also been suspended for one game, which will be Friday night’s contest at Liberty County in Bristol. She said assistant coach Glenn Weber will lead the team.
In making their ruling the FHSAA reviewed statements and game film provide by Northview, the contest official’s game report, spoke to the game official and spoke to the athletic director at Maplesville High Schoool.
After the game at Maplesville, Weaver told NorthEscambia.com that after Marshman was ejected for two consecutive unsportsmanlike conduct penalties, she made the call to end the contest with 1:40 to go in the third because “it was no longer a safe environment”.
“The officiating got out of hand,” she said Friday night. “They were trash talking, and they were not officiating. They were not providing a safe environment and it was a danger to our team, everyone on the sidelines and our fans. Someone could have been hurt badly.”
Weaver said Marshman was attempting to get an explanation for a penalty flag when he was ejected. Weaver said the head referee would not provide any explanation or talk to anyone from Northview.
The Maplesville Red Devils are the defending Alabama 1A state champions and were 4-0 headed into Friday night’s game, outscoring opponents 211-14 this season. Friday night, the Red Devils were only up 6-0 headed into halftime against the Northview Chiefs. They had increased their lead to 21-0 by the third quarter, when the game came to halt in the third.
“At that point, it was no longer a game,” Weaver said.
NorthEscambia.com photos.
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11 Responses to “FHSAA Hands Down Punishment To Northview Chiefs For Forfeiting Game”
Strange to say the least.I never understood playing teams way off in other states.To risk injuries like that there must be a payday for both sides.
Someone explain why the FHSAA got involved.They say they reviewed the game films and the officials were interviewed. IF, and I say IF the FHSAA did what they claim and found no wrongdoing by the alabama school and officials, they are extremely dangerous to the kids and dumb as dirt.
I attended the game. I hope that the refs.were reported with film.. I do believe that they would not be #1 in the state of Alabama with different refs. As the previous said this has been going on a long long time .
I have ZERO Confidence in decisions of the FHSAA. A few years back, at a Pace soccer game, Law Enforcement had to be called because of the actions of a Panama City team. They had multiple red and yellow cards against them. Even their goalie got a card. Pace coaches called for Law Enforcement to come to the game and escort them out of stadium. Same team was disqualified in the playoffs when playing Gulf Breeze. Don’t think the FHSAA did anything to them. Called and asked and was told any punishment was private and couldn’t be discussed. How can a penalty against a public school be private? Thats the FHSAA at its best!
My view, when it is perceived that the situation is no longer a “GAME” someone with the authority to stop the potential threat must intervene. Sounds like the correct decision was made.
I was not at the game but having lived in Maplesville many years ago, the right call was made by Mrs Weaver. This behavior is nothing new. It was well known back then and obviously has not gotten any better. Snickering official says it all.
An Alabama team with Alabama officials at a game in Alabama, I wonder who is most likely to win? Hmm….
Quite funny that FHSAA uses info mostly provided by Maplesville and the local officials hired by Maplesville.
Also quite odd that two high school teams from different states can not agree to play each other independently of a sanctioning body such as FHSAA.
Does FHSAA get $$ for every game played ?
There’s not a team around that is good enough to outscore their opponents by that kind of margin. Sounds to me like the officials and probably other people in high places want that team to be guaranteed their wins. I think Coach Marshman and Mrs. Weaver did the right thing by calling it quits. Our players safety is the most important thing and you can’t win a game where you won’t be allowed to win.
Not having been at the game and relying solely on statements that were made, I applaud any school official that would make a call to cancel a sporting event in the interest of safety for our children and fans. Tempers can flare violently at a sporting event. I say good call in my opinion.
The FHSAA needs to be replaced with a pro-active group. They are back in the fifties with some of their nonsense rules and regulations. Principal Weaver was right to make the call to vacate the hostile environment that the “officials” had created and was supporting.