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Rooster · 01-23-2009, 08:41 AM

Bad sportsmanship or laying the wood down??

Girls Basketball Team Wins 100-0, Seeks Forfeit
Friday, January 23, 2009

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 winning school say they are trying to do the right thing by seeking a forfeit and apologizing for the margin of victory.

In a statement Thursday on The Covenant School's Web site, the head of school said, "It is shameful and an embarrassment that this happened." He went on to say that Covenant has made "a formal request to forfeit the game recognizing that a victory without honor is a great loss."

Last week Covenant, a private Christian school in Dallas, defeated Dallas Academy 100-0. Covenant was up 59-0 at halftime.

A parent who attended the game told The Associated Press that Covenant continued to make 3-pointers — even in the fourth quarter. She praised the Covenant players but said spectators and an assistant coach were cheering wildly as their team edged closer to 100 points.

"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."

Covenant coach Micah Grimes and head of school Kyle Queal did not immediately respond to messages left by The Associated Press on Thursday.

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."

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."

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,481854,00.html

Amnorix · 01-23-2009, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Jerm

The Covenant head coach is an absolute freaking douchebag...running a full court press and having his team bomb 3 point shots in the 2nd half then they were already up by 53 points and knew the other team had no chance.

Boy that's a lot of class there.

Can't really blame the players as they were just following instructions.

No point in Dallas Academy having a team either...seems like they're not gaining anything at all by having four winless seasons, etc.

QFT.

Chief Chief · 01-23-2009, 10:41 AM

Don't weep for the losers: The ones who have attention deficit disorder have already forgotten about this loss, and the ones who suffer from dyslexia couldn't correctly read the scoreboard and ensuing news articles about the game.

Rooster · 01-23-2009, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Chief Chief

Don't weep for the losers: The ones who have attention deficit disorder have already forgotten about this loss, and the ones who suffer from dyslexia couldn't correctly read the scoreboard and ensuing news articles about the game.

EyePod · 01-23-2009, 12:18 PM

OK, by the way. I just found out that the opposing school has 8 girls on its team, 20 girls in their entire school, and they have learning disabilities (like dyslexia, ADD and the like). This is pretty bad. I take all the other stuff back.

Hammock Parties · 01-23-2009, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

Pussification of America continues.

No shit. This really pisses me off.

EyePod · 01-23-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Claythan

No shit. This really pisses me off.

Did you see what I just wrote? The losing school was for students who had learning disabilities.

EyePod · 01-23-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Saulbadguy

This kind of puts their forfeit in to perspective, a bit:

"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."

Yeah, I missed this the first time I looked over the story...

Coach · 01-23-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiTown

F it.

It's High School. Get better or keep getting your ass beat. It's that simple.

This.

Hammock Parties · 01-23-2009, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by EyePod

Did you see what I just wrote? The losing school was for students who had learning disabilities.

I'm still pissed off. Subjecting disabled kids to competition they don't have a prayer against is seriously wrong.

rad · 01-23-2009, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Seems pretty obvious to me that Dallas Academy has no business even attempting to play competitive basketball. Drawing from a pool of 20 kids, all of whom have mental issues? That's just ****ing brilliant.

Why? Just because.........nevermind. I can't see arguing this out with you so I'll just say I disagree.

jidar · 01-23-2009, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

Pussification of America continues.
How about they practice and get better and try to get a win and learn from getting their asses kicked?

It's youth sports. get a grip

Mama Hip Rockets · 01-23-2009, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

Pussification of America continues.
How about they practice and get better and try to get a win and learn from getting their asses kicked?

exactly.

|Zach| · 01-23-2009, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wutamess

Pussification of America continues.

This is the most tired drawn out phrase...

It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't always linked up with something that is idiotic to associate with the idea.

It is like rally cry for middle aged guys who are mad and have no idea why.

Chiefnj2 · 01-23-2009, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Claythan

I'm still pissed off. Subjecting disabled kids to competition they don't have a prayer against is seriously wrong.

You are subjected to contact with females every day. You don't stand a chance with any of them, but nobody prevents you from trying.

rad · 01-23-2009, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by |Zach|

This is the most tired drawn out phrase...

It wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't always linked up with something that is idiotic to associate with the idea.

It is like rally cry for middle aged guys who are mad and have no idea why.

There are some things that I agree this phrase could be used for, but not a mercy rule for a game played against kids with learning disabilities.

But don't write "Hitler" for a kid on a cake.......

01-23-2009, 08:41 AM
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