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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • Archbishop Murphy players hope for a victory off the field 11/13/07 • Denied a goal, team huddles 11/11/07   HIGH SCHOOL SCORES AND SCHEDULES: By sport: BaseballBoys basketballBoys golfBoys soccerBoys swimmingBoys tennis Boys trackBoys wrestlingCross countryFootballGirls basketballGirls bowlingGirls golfGirls soccerGirls swimmingGirls tennisGirls trackGirls wrestlingGymnasticsSoftballTrackVolleyballWrestling By date: November 24 November 25 November 26 November 27 November 28 November 29 November 30 December 1 December 2 December 3 December 4 December 5 December 6 December 7 December 8 December 9 December 10 December 11 December 12 December 13 December 14 December 15 By school: Archbishop Murphy Arlington Bothell Cascade Cedar Park Christian-Everett Cedarcrest Concrete Coupeville Darrington Edmonds-Woodway Everett Friday Harbor Glacier Peak Grace Academy Granite Falls Highland Christian Prep Jackson Kamiak King's La Conner Lake Stevens Lakewood Lopez Island Lummi Lynnwood Mariner Marysville-Pilchuck Meadowdale Monroe Mount Vernon Christian Mountlake Terrace North Sound Christian Oak Harbor Orcas Island Shorecrest Shoreline Christian Shorewood Snohomish South Whidbey Stanwood Sultan Tulalip Heritage    • Stadium map By league: Cascade Conference Non-conference Northwest 1A/2B Northwest 1B Northwest 2B Wesco Wesco 3A Wesco North Wesco South STANDINGS: Select league Cascade Conference baseball Cascade Conference boys basketball Cascade Conference boys soccer Cascade Conference boys wrestling Cascade Conference football Cascade Conference girls basketball Cascade Conference girls soccer Cascade Conference softball Cascade Conference volleyball Northwest 1A/2B baseball Northwest 1A/2B boys basketball Northwest 1A/2B boys soccer Northwest 1A/2B boys wrestling Northwest 1A/2B girls basketball Northwest 1A/2B girls soccer Northwest 1A/2B softball Northwest 1A/2B volleyball Northwest 1B boys basketball Northwest 1B boys soccer Northwest 1B girls basketball Northwest 1B girls soccer Northwest 1B volleyball Northwest 2B football Wesco 3A Football Wesco North baseball Wesco North boys basketball Wesco North boys soccer Wesco North boys swimming Wesco North boys tennis Wesco North boys track Wesco North boys wrestling Wesco North football Wesco North girls basketball Wesco North girls soccer Wesco North girls swimming Wesco North girls tennis Wesco North girls track Wesco North softball Wesco North volleyball Wesco South baseball Wesco South boys basketball Wesco South boys soccer Wesco South boys swimming Wesco South boys tennis Wesco South boys track Wesco South boys wrestling Wesco South football Wesco South girls basketball Wesco South girls soccer Wesco South girls swimming Wesco South girls tennis Wesco South girls track Wesco South softball Wesco South volleyball CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Saturday, November 10, 2007 Football team's perfect season erased Archbishop Murphy must forfeit 8 wins, playoffs By John McDonald, Herald Writer EVERETT -- A season marked by grief came to a shocking end Friday for the unbeaten Archbishop Murphy High School football team. The Washington Interscholastic Activities Association upheld a Cascade Conference and District 1 board ruling that required Murphy to forfeit its district playoff victory over Bellingham for using an ineligible player. Murphy defeated the Red Raiders 28-6 last Saturday. "It has been an unbelievable year for these kids, and for it to end this way is beyond belief," Archbishop Murphy coach Rick Stubrud said. Murphy was preparing to play Mark Morris today in a first-round Class 2A state playoff game. Bellingham replaces the Wildcats and the game has been rescheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday at Everett Memorial Stadium. Stubrud informed his team of the decision late Friday afternoon and said his players reacted with "absolute disbelief." Tom Lord, president of Archbishop Murphy High School, said the violation involved an expired term for a player's medical exam. The problem was discovered Thursday by the boys basketball coach, who was preparing for the start of practice on Monday. Lord said the physical expired Sept. 8, two weeks into the football season and four days before the death of Terry Ennis, the school's athletic director and head football coach. The school's athletic department also moved into a new building over the Labor Day weekend. "It just slipped through the cracks," Lord said. As soon as the error was discovered, the player in question was given a physical, Lord said. "Our position was that the timing of this, coming around the time of Terry's illness and death, created a vacuum of leadership," Stubrud said. "It's just common sense that you shouldn't penalize kids for the death of their coach. But our words fell on deaf ears. They just don't budge on eligibility issues. "We were asking for some compassion. We felt the kids deserved it." Stubrud said the school went to court late Friday afternoon seeking a reversal of the WIAA decision, but lost there as well. "The school appealed to the league, district, district executive board and WIAA executive board for compassion, given the unusual set of circumstances," Lord said in a press release. "We even went as far as seeking a legal injunction. At that point, unfortunately, the ruling from the court commissioner was not in favor of our appeal. Thus, this represents the end of our football season. "We do not regret our timely self-report as we believe that integrity and honesty are of the greatest importance. However, we believe that our community, and especially our football team, has suffered greatly, and we believe compassion is the appropriate response for those who purport to hold student-athletes' well-being as their number one priority." Murphy won all 10 of its games despite losing Ennis to cancer on Sept. 12. The Wildcats, who were ranked No. 3 in the final washingtonPreps.com and Associated Press polls, had dedicated their season to their fallen coach. In addition to its playoff victory, Murphy forfeits all seven of its Cascade Conference games and its conference championship, Stubrud said. "I'm numb, too," he said. "It was an absolute pleasure and a great opportunity to be associated with these kids. I couldn't be prouder of them." Stubrud said the team has decided to throw its support behind the girls soccer team and attend the girls state quarterfinal game tonight against Seattle Prep at Everett Memorial Stadium. District 1 eligibility secretary Paul Lesh said Murphy reported the violation to the Cascade Conference on Thursday. The conference decided to follow guidelines established in the WIAA handbook and ordered Murphy to forfeit all the games in which the player participated. That ruling was upheld by the District 1 board. "The WIAA executive board commends Archbishop Murphy High School for alerting the league of this violation," said Al Falkner, WIAA executive board president. "This action reinforces the association's high value placed upon ethical conduct within the WIAA membership." Bellingham coach Doug Trainor learned of the possibility of a forfeit late Thursday. He re-issued gear to his players at noon on Friday and organized a practice after the WIAA rendered its decision about 4 p.m. "It's crazy," Trainor said. "I feel bad for Archbishop (Murphy). They pounded us pretty good. They're a class act all the way. It's a sad deal. There was a lot of shock. We were going, 'No way. You're kidding me.' But then we refocused. We're a little out of shape after six days off."

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