Freemans parents criticized the Times reporters who wrote the Bellevue High story, saying they hounded and harassed their son and tricked him into saying things that he has no knowledge of. Good kids and families participated in Bellevuefootball, but there were also some people who stepped over the line. The most successful and the private schools are usually those that get accused. The newspaper further documented its original article: The parents of a former Bellevue High School football player have disputed their sons account of his time on the team, calling a Sunday Seattle Times articleon the subject false and misleading.. KingCo reviewed sanctions that Bellevue had proposed for itself in the wake of a 68-page independent report that found wide-ranging rules violations within the program. Earlier this year, one family complained that an assistant coach threatened to revoke their sons financial aid at Academic Institute if the student didnt continue playing football at Bellevue. Any booster associated with this mess be banned from any financial or booster club membership for two years. The defense continued their stifling business, while the offense added a 27-yard Lucas Razore-to-Hogan Hansen TD, and a 39-yard Daniels TD run, leading to a comfortable first quarter lead. Jones has filed an unfair-labor-practices complaint with the Public Employment Relations Commission. Its no surprise that we tend to have a lot of conversations about entitled young athletes. Bellevue will host Mead High School in the 3A Round of 16, this Saturday at Noon. Editors note: After the original Seattle Times article of Aug. 23 the newspaper followed up with another article in which the parents of Darien Freeman disputed portions of the first article that were attributed to their son. Bellevue coach Butch Goncharoff was suspended two games for "improper out-of-season activities" and for providing money to a player. He played for the New York Giants and Washington Redskins and was a five time Pro Bowl selection. To tear down this whole organization is a crime. ', "The Bellevue School District said only one charge was valid and that was the compensation to Goncharoff, and so they recommended his firing. But, we would be lying if we said that there wasnt at least a benefit to these kids.. The No. Theyre going to find you. Junior Carson Rubin was the first to take the spotlight two long runs and two TDs got BHS on the board in Q1. Sports news, analysis, opinions, and rumors. All Rights Reserved. The players spent 75 days in the districts alternative school after the incident. Two former teachers told the Times the Academic Institute doesnt adhere to basic educational standards. Players need a 2.0 GPA with no more than one failing class to compete athletically. The coaching staff should be immediately dismissed. But the programs remarkable success has depended, in part, on players who werent actually Bellevue High students. Our guys played pretty well, its just about getting better., Then, on Monday, the LW JV made the opposite trip, visiting BHS. Unfazed by the less than hospitable conditions, the Wolverine ground game got to work against a stout Panther defense. Any booster associated with this mess be banned from any financial or booster club membership for two years. %link% On the first play from scrimmage, freshman Max Jones took a handoff 65 yards to the house, and the JV squad never looked back. Final score: Wolverines 53, Panthers 12. "Goncharoff, the booster club at Bellevue, and many people objected said 'No, this is all inaccurate. The train wreck at Bellevue may be symbolic of much that is wrong with high school and college athletics and the creation of the entitled teenager and the grotesque flow of money into amateur sports. In 1959, Stamford defeated Brady 19-14 in the state championship. The blatant efforts by school and district officials to obstruct the investigation demonstrate their complicity in cheating, their utter disregard for the truth and their complete lack of integrity. Hopefully something like that will come out of this mess.". He is now on administrative leave while this is adjudicated.". Among the players who have attended Academic Institute were those instrumental in Bellevues recent 67-game winning streak: Myles Jack, a linebacker now at UCLA; Marcus Griffin, a defensive tackle at the University of Arizona; and Max Richmond, a wide receiver at the University of Washington. Their punishment is that they will never be remembered well. Therevelation is not a product of bias or envy. Mercer Island Football Booster Club President, 1988-89. The investigators report and your editorial finally nailed it.. Dubbed The Fab Five, McKinney North High Schools Fab Five became the focus of a made for TV movie when photos of the cheerleaders drinking, scantily clad and engaging in risque behavior landed them in hot water with the cheer sponsor. Bier on the Pier takes place on October 7th and 8th and features local ciders, food trucks and live music - not to mention the beautiful views of the Guemes Channel and backdrop of downtown Anacortes. All told, a 42-0 first half lead. This is another example of the incredibly flawed process that has been guiding this investigation for months. The team should have to forfeit the championships it won. That loss was an eye-opener, as Bellevue dominated in every aspect of the game against our team. The scandal rocked the affluent community and brought awareness to steroid use by teens. Bellevue has also been the subject of a nearly year-long investigation by the KingCo Conference, the league governing body for high school athletics in King County. The Bellevue High School football team is one victory away from the ultimate return to glory. On the shoulders of some hard running by junior Carson Rubin and sophomore Ryken Moon, a long reception by senior Ishaan Daniels, and a heaping helping of stingy defense, Bellevue took a 47-7 lead to the locker room at half time. No, its not something we want to teach our kids as the right thing to do, he said. That was released a few months ago. The SHIBA program part of the Office of the Insurance Commissioner is ready to help with your Medicare open enrollment decisions. Thiel said the complaints have been leveled at the Bellevue High School football program for years, but the scandal erupted after an investigation by the Seattle Times last year. He openly shared details of his high school experiences, saying he felt like the program was putting kids in a poor position to succeed after high school and that he didnt want to see the program have a negative impact on others in the future. Mostly because they were too busy taking advantage of the whole in the system for their own benefit. For a paltry $1,750 tuition per month, these student athletes supposedly got academic help. Yesterday Kendall Alston, age 31, was sentenced in federal court to five years for selling fentanyl pills in downtown Seattle. One player who attended the Institute told the Times he took one class without a teacher, and the school's director gave him a book and test questions to study. It's false. Strip them of their titles going back to 2001. The investigation was prompted, in part, by an exposure in the Seattle Times last summer that found an underbelly of fraudulent academics, illegal recruiting and of course, money. Top-ranked Bellevue defeated Marysville Pilchuck, 27-3, in the 3A state football semifinals on Nov. 27 at Memorial Stadium in Seattle. The KingCo Conference report, released earlier this week, said that while players were illegally recruited to play for Bellevue, some used false addresses to be eligible within Bellevues residential district. The win marks a return to the top for a former state juggernaut that won eight state championships from 2001 to 2011. Bellevue football decimated the available pool of players for both Sammamish and Interlake for years to the point of Sammamish forfeiting games at the varsity level in 2015. Tony has been with Last Word on Sports for six years covering college football around the country. Butch Goncharoff is banned from coaching in Washington State, 3. Carter High . The coach should be a faculty member and actually teach classes., These coaches and families have only helped these kids progress in a more beneficial way through life. The win at all costs mentality, and the sad state of parents living vicariously through their childs athletic accomplishments, has put a pockmark on youth sports. The Academic Institute existed in a strip mall not far from Bellevue High. It's easy to be accused of fearmongering regarding crime, but Seattle residents might have good reason to be concerned for their safety. He's not going quietly. That would be a likely violation of rules that generally require student-athletes to live within a schools attendance boundary. Boosters have been barred from affiliating with the program. 1. The Times uncovered 17 instances. Last year, after a Seattle Times story detailed how numerous Bellevue players had taken classes at The Academic Institute, a private alternative school that former teachers described as a diploma mill, the school district called for an independent investigation. A talented Wolves team got out to a very fast start and never looked back, and the Wolverines found themselves on the wrong end of a running clock in the second half. Now we have to keep the focus going next week for playoffs.. Playoffs: No postseason games for four years, Boosters: No donations to program for four years, Games: Only KingCo 3A opponents for two years; no out-of-state opponents for four years, Transfers: Stricter guidelines, oversight for incoming transfer students for two years, Championships: Vacate Bellevues conference titles if WIAA determines that state titles should be forfeited. Im already excited for next week. JV plays at Lake Washington on Monday 9/26. Bellevue Highs football squad completed an undefeated season by winning the 3A state championship with a 17-13 triumph over Kennewick High on Dec. 4 at Sparks Stadium in Puyallup. The Bellevue football program was placed on a three-year probation last year for two self-reported violations, which allowed KingCo to hand down more severe sanctions. In addition to prohibiting the Bellevue football program from receiving donations, the KingCo committee said: Bellevue is not allowed to play any nonleague football games and will be limited to Class 3A league games for two seasons. The KingCo Conference is a 16-team conference [and] their athletic directors decided some fairly draconian punishments. Brady rolled through the playoffs that year up until the state game beating Belton (66-8), Taylor (30-8), Jasper (24-0) and Palacios (22-0). The Colleyville Heritage Steroid Scandal. "They also discovered that there was a small school within the school called the Academic Institute, which was privately funded by a lot of the boosters to give educations to students who were struggling. She has worked in news radio for more than 30 years. (Image courtesy Bellevue Wolverines Facebook) In 2003 Thiel wrote the definitive book about the Seattle Mariners, Out of Left Field, which became a regional bestseller. "This is the most successful athletic program in state history and it's being torn down. Bellevue's head coach and athletic director be fired immediately 2. The second half would be spent in running clock, ending in a final of 54-13. Bellevue High School football is banned from postseason play for two years 4. Once your account is created, you'll be logged-in to this account. On BHSs ensuing possession, junior QB Lucas Razore found Ishaan Daniels in the flat, and Daniels scampered 30 yards for the Bellevue score. 9-0 on the season, BACK ON TRACK! It taught them how to succeed and prepared them for the future. 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