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Y! MyWebMiddie QB ruled ineligible to play
Falsified information was reportedly used to establish his residence.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Middletown High School quarterback Caleb Watkins is ineligible for the upcoming 2008 season, according to the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
OHSAA Assistant Commissioner Debbie Moore said Tuesday, June 17, in an e-mail to The Journal, that Watkins was "ruled ineligible for one year due to falsification of information that was used to establish a bona fide residence ... ."
Watkins, who will be a junior this fall, transferred from Edgewood to Middletown prior to the 2007-08 school year.
Moore said the family appealed the ruling June 12. The OHSAA tabled the appeal "pending a request for additional information" until August, Moore said.
The case has been under investigation since the early part of the 2007-08 school year, she said.
"As long as the OHSAA says he is not eligible to play, he is not," MHS Principal Dennis Newell said. "It is my understanding that he is eligible until August."
Watkins led the Greater Miami Conference with 2,045 passing yards and 26 touchdowns last season.
Contact this reporter at (513) 705-2852 or sweaver@coxohio.com.
