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.
Hayfield’s football team withdraws from VHSL 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
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.
EXCLUSIVE: Hayfield Athletic director resigns effective Dec. 2 amid widening scandal
The Fairfax County Times has learned that Hayfield Secondary School’s embattled athletic director, Monty Fritts, will officially step down from his role on December 2, marking the first resignation in
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.
Principal withdraws Hayfield Secondary School football team from playoffs amid recruitment scandal
The controversy centers around the Hayfield Hawks' recruiting violations. In October, the Virginia High School League, accused Hayfield's coach of recruiting students from outside the Fairfax County Public Schools district, issued a two-year ban on Hayfield on Oct. 29. A ban that parents fought hard to overturn.
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 as “homeless” to make them eligible for Hayfield Secondary School’s football team,
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.
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.
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 ...
Fairfax Co. residents still divided over Hayfield HS controversy
Now that the Hayfield Hawks are officially out of the playoffs, the other teams in the region are doing their best to move ...
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‘FCPS failed to protect its student-athletes’: 3 FCPS School Board Members outline next steps to address the Hayfield ‘football situation’
Three Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) School Board Members wrote a letter regarding the recent Hayfield Hawks football ...
Fairfax County leadership establishes group to investigate Hayfield recruiting controversy
The controversy began when the Virginia High School League (VHSL) accused Hayfield of recruiting violations and banned the ...