Huntington HS in trouble!

[Mountaineer]

WOW! The best HS player in the country by most accounts - OJ Mayo - was ejected from a game tonight. A buddy of mine actually stuck him for his 2nd T (I actually know all 3 - 2 of them are from my local board). I haven't been able to talk to him - just saw it on the news. My buddy is a D1 official and isn't afraid to whack someone - they actually stick kids pretty quickly IMO. That being said, the footage on TV actually looked like everything was justified.

Here's the problem - OJ, by WVSSAC rule, has to sit out 10% of their games - or 2 games. Their next game is against Artesia, CA - the former #2 team in the country. The game is on ESPN and is being played at Duke. So this will be interesting. Stay tuned if this interests you.

[Johnny Ringo]

I would predict that he will play in an ESPN televised game at Duke and the WVSSAC rules will not govern that game since it is out of state! please keep us informed!

[bronco]

Yes, please keep us informed. I got home, saw that, and called a friend who is a college coach. We both agreed some way would be found for Mayo to play. However, I am hoping, if the rules are he shouldn't, then he won't. But, I'm not holding my breath.

[Mountaineer]

The company I work for actually owns the broadcasting rights to all of the WVSSAC Championships so we are pretty tight with the WVSSAC - hopefully I'll get a scoop on Monday . . . plus, one of my coworkers sons is the assistant AD at Huntington.

The game is Tuesday in Durham - won't be much time to fight over this one. If there was more time I think the WVSSAC would declare him ineligible and a judge would allow him to play - but there's not a lot of time. Johnny, I think they will have jurisdiction . . . but we'll see. I'll make some calls tomorrow and see what's going on.

[BktBallRef]

If they let him play when they would uphold the suspension for any other player,....well, I hope they've got bigger balls than that.

[orangeump]

why is your friend a D1 official and working HS boys basketball? something doesnt jive up here....unless he is a D1 women's official of some sort.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by BktBallRef

If they let him play when they would uphold the suspension for any other player,....well, I hope they've got bigger balls than that.

You know how this one is gonna turn out. No brainer at all. The kid plays.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

WOW! The best HS player in the country by most accounts - OJ Mayo - was ejected from a game tonight. A buddy of mine actually stuck him for his 2nd T (I actually know all 3 - 2 of them are from my local board). I haven't been able to talk to him - just saw it on the news. My buddy is a D1 official and isn't afraid to whack someone - they actually stick kids pretty quickly IMO. That being said, the footage on TV actually looked like everything was justified.

Here's the problem - OJ, by WVSSAC rule, has to sit out 10% of their games - or 2 games. Their next game is against Artesia, CA - the former #2 team in the country. The game is on ESPN and is being played at Duke. So this will be interesting. Stay tuned if this interests you.

The real question that should be asked is how O.J. Mayo was ruled eligible by the WVSSAC, when the OhioHSAA had ruled him ineligible for H.S. sports because he had already attended H.S. in Ohio for four (4) years (eight (8) semesters).

MTD, Sr.

[cshs81]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The real question that should be asked is how O.J. Mayo was ruled eligible by the WVSSAC, when the OhioHSAA had ruled him ineligible for H.S. sports because he had already attended H.S. in Ohio for four (4) years (eight (8) semesters).

MTD, Sr.

You are confusing OJ with Bill Walker. OJ has never been ruled ineligibile.

[Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.]

Originally Posted by cshs81

You are confusing OJ with Bill Walker. OJ has never been ruled ineligibile.

OJ Mayo was ruled ineligible by the OhioHSAA. The reason being that he entered Cincinnati (Ohio) North College Hill H.S. as a freshmen in Fall 2003. He played basketball for North College Hill H.S. for three (3) years. A student-athlete is only allowed eight (8) semesters of eligilbity from the time he enters H.S. OJ Mayo was no longer eligible to play sports for any OhioHSAA member schools. He was ruled ineligible because he played H.S. basketball in Kentucky as an eighth grader during the 2002-03 school year. During the 2002-03 school year he lead Rose Hill (Kent.) Christian Acad. to the KentuckyHSAA Sweet 16 and was named First Team All-State in Kentucky.

MTD, Sr.

[Mountaineer]

Originally Posted by Mark T. DeNucci, Sr.

The real question that should be asked is how O.J. Mayo was ruled eligible by the WVSSAC, when the OhioHSAA had ruled him ineligible for H.S. sports because he had already attended H.S. in Ohio for four (4) years (eight (8) semesters).

MTD, Sr.

OJ was ruled ineligible in Ohio because he is 19 not because of attending HS for 4 years . . . in WV I think you can still attend HS until you are 27, the only stipulation is that you cannot enter into a grade past one your father is currently enrolled in . . .

(First part is true - second is embellished for humor sake.)

[WhistlesAndStripes]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

OJ was ruled ineligible in Ohio because he is 19 not because of attending HS for 4 years . . . in WV I think you can still attend HS until you are 27, the only stipulation is that you cannot enter into a grade past one your father is currently enrolled in . . .

(First part is true - second is embellished for humor sake.)

On that note, in West Virginia, if you divorce your wife, is she still your cousin?

[GarthB]

Originally Posted by Whistles & Stripes

On that note, in West Virginia, if you divorce your wife, is she still your cousin?

No, but she's still your sister.

[Jurassic Referee]

Originally Posted by GarthB

No, but she's still your sister.

That doesn't apply to barnyard animals though, does it?

I think I read that somewhere....Farmers Almanac maybe.

[cshs81]

Originally Posted by Mountaineer

OJ was ruled ineligible in Ohio because he is 19 not because of attending HS for 4 years . . . in WV I think you can still attend HS until you are 27, the only stipulation is that you cannot enter into a grade past one your father is currently enrolled in . . .

(First part is true - second is embellished for humor sake.)

The first part is not true. OJ turned 19 in November. Ohio's cutoff is August 1st. He would have been eligible had he stayed at North College Hill High School.