I wrote briefly yesterday about a girls basketball team that beat another team 100-0. Needless to say that game garnered quite a lot of press coverage locally, state wide, and even national levels.
Turns out the winning school felt badly about their "win" and decided they would request their governing body for permission to forfeit the game. Some questioned if you can forfeit a game after it is played. The answer is yes, you can.
The director who oversees the 236 team league says " You don't have to ask permission to forfeit a game. If they want to forfeit, it's forfeited."
I am not for sure what this league's rules are concerning what happens or what the consequences are when a forfeit is made. I understand from what I believe to be a reliable source that the rules of this league state if you forfeit a game you are not eligible for the playoffs.
That is a stiff penalty especially when the forfeit was self imposed. Regardless of whether it is too stiff, or not, it was the right thing for the "winning" school to do and I applaude them for their actions.
Don Hardin
donhardin1@gmail.com
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