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.
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 misled the league about transfers.
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 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 Tuesday.
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 decisions and boycott threats. The highly-ranked high school football team and the school administration is currently being investigated by Fairfax County Public Schools over the alleged recruitment violations.
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.
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Hayfield High’s football team has withdrawn from playoffs after ‘evidence of potential impropriety’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.
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 ...
‘God bless the judge’: Hayfield football families eager to put allegations surrounding program behind them
Hayfield Secondary’s football team defeated Edison in the first round of the playoffs Thursday night, 75-7, less than a week ...
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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 ...
'We were all just shell-shocked': Student-athletes impacted by Hayfield drama speak out
The Virginia High School League (VHSL) had initially banned Hayfield from the playoffs for two years. But a judge ordered the ...
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 ...