Inglewood played two ineligible football players

When Inglewood High traveled to Texas last month to play Westlake High from Austin, two football players who have been listed on the Southern Section switch portal as not cleared played in the sport, according to video obtained by The Times.

Last week, in a recreation against Long Beach Poly played at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood coach Mil’Von James was not on the sideline, according to a report from the Daily Breeze.

The Southern Section can not make personnel modifications when a college violates guidelines, but it will probably stop groups from taking part in in the playoffs if faculties don’t self-report violations and decline to take motion.

The Southern Section and Inglewood Unified School District have declined remark. The two players are still eligible to play this season if cleared. One was cleared last week with a legitimate change of handle. The other has not been cleared. Both are lacking from Inglewood’s roster on MaxPreps.

James got here to Inglewood, which is 4-1 this season, after being fired at Hawkins in 2016 following the invention of ineligible players, ensuing in Hawkins forfeiting all its video games and going 0-13. Since then, the City Section established a rule that groups must exchange rosters before video games to confirm that players are eligible, identified as the “Hawkins rule.”

James took over at Inglewood in 2019 and has constructed a profitable program.

It’s not identified if James’ absence can be for one recreation or a number of video games. The only other Southern Section motion could be forcing Inglewood to forfeit video games the players played in, but the varsity misplaced to Westlake, making a forfeit moot.