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There is no real press coverage of the situation, other than the blurb I quoted, although there may be soon, particularly if the right thing happens and the player gets suspended for the rest of the season.
I think a big thing is that it caught all of us by surprise, we all falsely assumed that the right thing was done and was being done, and it was a fairly easy issue to sweep under the rug, particularly since sectionals feature crews from neutral areas. Since the semifinal that the team played in featured a team from our area, this was the first time our group officiated this team since the "suspension" had been lifted, and it rung some alarm bells for us to see this kid on the court again, hence the delay in timing.
Hopefully the press picks it up, which it will as the news spreads among officials.
BTW: The school and the section tried to pawn this off as an "accident" despite numerous accounts through e-mails and game reports to the contrary. For all of us nationwide, the right thing needs to be done.
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