[JAdams]

I work games in the Greater Maimi Conference, of which Lakota East is one of the schools. Referees are assigned in that league by an assignor who is not a basketball referee -- he makes assignments solely by coaches' voting. Given this policy, I don't think the referee involved has any chance of officiating boys games in the GMC in the future.

By the way, I know the official involved...I've worked several games with him in the past five years. He is a quality individual with tons of integrity. There is no doubt in my mind that he's telling the truth. I talked to him after this story broke two weeks ago, and he told me that he's very comfortable with what he did. He has two grade-school-age kids, and he said that he could not teach them about ethics if he didn't publicize this incident and get it out in the open.

Sad story all the way around, if you ask me.