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Congrats to Nevada! He will be working games in the state tournament next week in Reno.

On another note, our state tournament almost didn't happen...on time. A team self-reported an ineligible player and was forced to forfeit 4 games. This moved them from second place out of the playoffs. Well, one of the players went to court and the playoffs on that half of town (boys) were delayed.

The zone final was supposed to be played last night, but will be played on Tuesday now. Here is what happened:

The decision was made to give back two victories and the team made the playoffs. I heard two versions of what happened: 1) The player in question was a fifth-year senior and 2) The player in question took some high school classes as an 8th-grader and that started his eligibility. If it was the latter, I think the state shouldn't have penalized the team in the first place. At any rate, the victories were given back because this player was the last player off the bench and his team won the two victories by 30 points or so - he didn't determine the outcome.

Now, the winning team will have to play today, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday in Reno and Friday in Reno. If the team happens to take a bus to Reno, that is a 450 mile trip!