Hayfield football coach denies recruiting accusations, claims team is being targeted
Head football coach Darryl Overton spoke to 7News and addressed the illegal recruiting allegations levied against the Alexandria school's leaders.
Hayfield football team withdraws from high school playoffs amid recruiting controversy
Days after Hayfield Secondary School’s blowout win against Thomas Edison High School, the school district announced it’s game over. The team is officially out of the playoffs, bringing a controversial season to an end.
Hayfield Secondary School withdraws from postseason amid recruiting allegations
Hayfield Secondary School has announced that it will be withdrawing its football team from the rest of the postseason. In a letter from Fairfax County Public Schools, Superintendent Michelle Reid said that last week,
Hayfield withdraws from postseason football play amid recruitment investigation: FCPS
Less than 24 hours before Hayfield withdrew from the playoffs, the Fairfax County Times reported they had obtained text messages sent by Hayfield athletic director Monty Fritts, who is taking a leave of absence, which seemingly suggested listing some transferring students as homeless so they would be allowed to play at Hayfield.
High School AD Resigns, Team Withdraws From Playoffs Amid Recruiting Scandal
Secondary School has officially withdrawn from the football postseason amid a recruiting scandal that prompted the school's athletic director to resign.
Hayfield withdraws football team from Virginia playoffs amid transfer scandal
After multiple investigations into player transfers and eligibility, the Hawks had been disqualified from the VHSL bracket and then reinstated.
Update: Hayfield football forfeits Region 6C playoffs amid transfer controversy
Hayfield Secondary School principal withdraws football team from postseason after text messages from athletic director come to light.
School board member demands investigation into Hayfield football recruiting
A Fairfax County School Board member is calling for a thorough investigation into allegations of improper football recruiting practices at Hayfield Secondary School.
Hayfield High’s football team has withdrawn from playoffs after ‘evidence of potential impropriety’
The Hawks were the No. 1 seed in the Class 6 Region C tournament, but the team had been embroiled in a saga in recent weeks that included a Circuit Court appeal that put Hayfield back in the
Moms demand accountability amid Hayfield football recruiting scandal
A growing group of Fairfax County parents, led by a coalition of determined mothers, is demanding transparency and accountability from Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) in response to the Hayfield Secondary School football scandal.
FCPS superintendent speaks on Hayfield football scandal
Hayfield Secondary's athletic director resigned one day after the school's football team withdrew from the Virginia Region 6C playoffs. FOX 5's Katie Barlow spoke with FCPS superintendent Michelle Reid about the controversy.
VHSL finds Hayfield administrators knew about controversial football transfers: Court Docs
The Virginia High School League determined that Hayfield Secondary School’s principal, football coach, and athletic director ...
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Hayfield Secondary's athletic director resigns, team's playoff hopes end in controversy
Hayfield High School Athletic Director Monty Fritts has submitted his resignation, Fairfax County Public Schools announced ...
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2 Hayfield athletes ‘homeless,’ as parents call for resignations
The Fairfax County Times has learned that Fairfax County Public Schools officials allegedly designated two transfer students ...
Northern Virginia high school AD implicated in scheme to exploit homelessness to recruit players
A high school athletic director in northern Virginia has been implicated in a scheme to use homelessness as a way to recruit ...
Here's how the rest of the Virginia High School League football playoffs are changing after Hayfield withdrew
The schedule change is because Hayfield’s principal pulled the school out of the playoffs amid a recruitment scandal, legal ...